Austin Straub was awarded the 2023 North Atlantic Conference Coach Of The Year while serving as the Head Baseball Coach at the State University of New York at Cobleskill. With over a decade of coaching experience at the college level, Coach Straub led SUNY Cobleskill to unprecedented success in the 2023 season, achieving record-breaking regular and conference wins. Under his guidance, the team secured a remarkable number of All-Conference team selections.

Before his tenure at SUNY Cobleskill, Coach Straub contributed as an Assistant Coach at Defiance College in Ohio and Keystone College in Pennsylvania. Notably, his second year with Defiance marked the Yellow Jackets' first conference tournament appearance in a decade, coupled with a new program record for winning percentage.

Coach Straub initiated his coaching career at Keystone College, where, over four years, the team clinched four consecutive conference titles, made four NCAA regional tournament appearances, and reached the national title game in 2016.

As a Keystone College graduate, Coach Straub holds a place in the athletic department's Hall of Fame, commemorating his role in the historic 2011 team that reached the College World Series for the first time. With an extensive coaching background, Coach Straub has also made significant contributions in various summer collegiate leagues, notably the Cape Cod League. During his three-year tenure with the Brewster Whitecaps, he mentored over 50 MLB draft picks and clinched the 2017 Cape Cod League championship.