Team Details

James Pierce is a 2003 graduate of Thayer Academy where he was a 3-year starter for the varsity baseball team, winning multiple ALL-ISL League honors and a Co-Championship as the starting shortstop and Co-Captain in 2003. He then went on to be a 4-year starter at Thomas College where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Sport Management. He won multiple North Atlantic Conference All-League selections and was named NAC Tournament MVP in 2004 as the starting 3rd baseman for the North Atlantic Conference champion Thomas College as a Freshman. In his senior year, Coach Pierce was named a Captain for the baseball team and also won Senior Athlete of the Year at Thomas College. After his college career, Coach Pierce played professionally in the inaugural Israel Baseball League in 2007 where he was the starting 3rd baseman for the regular season and playoff champion Bet Shemesh Blue Sox. Coach Pierce also played 11 seasons in the Boston Park League from 2004-2016 (not including 2007), while amassing multiple All-Star selections, the Jean Yawkey Award (2004), Defensive Player of the Year (2006), and two Boston Park League Championships. Coach Pierce is currently #3 on the Boston Park League Career Hits leaderboard and was inducted into the league’s Hall of Fame in 2022.

Coach Brian Tanguy joined the Varsity Baseball staff in 2021. He attended Boston College High School, graduating in 2002. He was a member of the 2001 State Championship Team, and was a 2002 Catholic Conference All Star, leading the Conference in ERA with a 1.00, and was also a Patriot Ledger Honorable Mention All Scholastic. He then attended St. Anselm College and tied a single season record for wins as a freshman (5). Brian transferred to Clarendon (TX) JC for the 2003-2004 year and then to Tennessee Wesleyan College where he was tied for 2nd in the Nation (NAIA) in saves with seven. For 2006-2007, he transferred to University of Massachusetts Lowell where he pitched for the Riverhawks and then played professionally for the Brockton Rox in the CanAm League. Brian also starred for many seasons in the Cranberry League and the Yawkey League, where he was a six-time All Star and Fireman of the Year for 2012, 2013 and 2014. Brian has extensive coaching experience at the secondary school and club baseball levels, including Gann Academy, RBI Academy, South Shore Baseball Club, Atlantic Baseball Club and US9 Prospects where he is entering his 9th season. He is the lead pitching instructor for the US9 Prospects program.

Greg Beston joins the Varsity Baseball staff in 2023. He was a three-year varsity starter at Weymouth High School, graduating in 1993. He was named an Old Colony League All-Star his senior season, and also received honorable mention as a Patriot Ledger All-Scholastic. Recruited by college programs around the northeast, he decided on Princeton University to continue his playing career. Greg also played four seasons in the Cranberry League for the Weymouth Titans and Canton A’s. He graduated from Princeton in 1997 and Suffolk University Law School in 2000. Greg’s first coaching position was at Princeton High School for two seasons. Then in 1998, he was a member of the coaching staff for the South Shore Seadogs 15U team which won the National Invitational Championship in Kingsport, TN. Six members of the team were future MLB draft picks. Starting in 1999, he began a seven year coaching run with the Weymouth American Legion baseball team, with the final four seasons being as head coach. During that time the team made 6 post-season appearances, including a trip to the state tournament in 2000. In his final season before stepping away to start raising a family, Greg led Weymouth to a 17-3 record. Ten players from that season went on to play in college programs, including the only Massachusetts player ever to be named American Legion Player of the Year. In recent years, he has been a coach for the Atlantic Baseball Club, and currently coaches in the US9 Prospects program.

James Stone joins Thayer Academy as Associate Head Football Coach and Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach, bringing over 30 years of coaching and athletic leadership experience. He previously served as Athletic Director and head football coach at Canterbury School, guiding the team to a Prep Bowl Championship in 2023, and spent two decades at Blair Academy, where his football and baseball programs combined for more than 430 wins and multiple league and state titles. A former UNC baseball letter winner and standout multi-sport athlete at The Taft School, Stone is dedicated to developing student-athletes both on and off the field.