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Ehehalt enters his 31st season at the helm of the Monmouth baseball program in 2024, with over 700 wins at MU to his credit.

Ehehalt led Monmouth into the CAA in 2023, kicking things off with a doubleheader sweep of eventual America East champion Maine. He notched the program's first ever CAA win on March 11 with a win at UNC Wilmington, and also added victories throughout the season over St. Joseph's and Seton Hall. Phil Stahl led MU offensively with a .346 average, with James Harmstead lifting seven home runs.

In 2022, Monmouth won 24 times, including 12 times in the MAAC to secure the fourth seed in the MAAC Tournament. Ehehalt oversaw the development of two 2022 MLB Draft selections on the mound, as MAAC Pitcher of the Year Trey Dombroski was selected in the fourth round by the Houston Astros while left-hander Rob Hensey was taken in the 10th round by the Cincinnati Reds. Offensively, infielder James Harmstead broke the program's single-season home run record with 18 long balls. MU pitching also shattered the program single-season strikeout record with 457 K's, 73 more than the prior mark.

The 2021 Hawks won 24 games in games against MAAC opponents only due to the COVID-19 pandemic en route to the second seed in the MAAC Tournament. MU collected two major awards, with left-hander Rob Hensey being named Pitcher of the Year and infielder Dixon Black earning Rookie of the Year honors. Ehehalt coached a group that had six All-MAAC players, including four on the First Team for the second time as MAAC members. Black and Hensey were joined on the top team by Dan Klepchick and Alex Barker, while Jalen Jenkins was on the Second Team and Black picked up a spot on the All-Rookie Team. Monmouth finished fourth in team ERA nationally at 3.21, third in shutouts with eight and fourth in strikeout-to-walk ratio. The Hawks under Ehehalt's tutelage were also seventh in the NCAA in WHIP and Walks Allowed Per Nine Innings.

In the 2020 campaign, shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ehehalt led MU to five wins, including a 2-0 start to the season with wins over NJIT and Bucknell.

The 2019 Hawks won 27 times, including a win over #9 East Carolina on February 24th. Monmouth won eight of their last 10 conference games to qualify for the MAAC Tournament for the sixth time in seven years as members of the MAAC. Ehehalt coached a trio of All-MAAC players in 2019, including Second Teamers Clay Koniencki and Zach Schild as well as All-Rookie team selection Rob Hensey.

Ehehalt earned career win #700 in a 3-0 victory over Maryland Eastern Shore on March 9. His 700th win with Monmouth came over Iona in May.

Ehehalt enters the 2020 season with 725 career wins and 704 as the head coach of the Hawks.

The longtime head man at Monmouth led the Hawks to yet another 30-win season in 2018, and won the MAAC regular season crown for the first time since joining the league. Ehehalt coached the Hawks to win 13 of their last 14 MAAC games to lock up the regular season title and the top seed in the conference tournament, where MU reached the final round after two victories at the MAAC Championships.2018 saw freshman Dan Klepchick win the MAAC Rookie of the Year as well as be named to the All-MAAC Second Team, joining Kyle Norman and Shaine Hughes as all-league honorees.

On March 28, 2015, Ehehalt earned his 600th career victory in a walk-off win in extra innings against Manhattan to open league play.

The 2017 team won 20 times, with Shaine Hughes and Dan Shea named to All-MAAC teams. MU won 11 games in conference play, led by 43 home runs as a team. Hughes led the Blue and White in hitting at .359, while Joe Molettiere posted the teams lowest ERA.

The 2016 Hawks won 30 games, including 16 MAAC wins en route to the third seed in the conference tournament. Ehehalt coached four All-MAAC First Team players and the Conference Pitcher of the Year in Ricky Dennis, with Grant Lamberton and Shaine Hughes selected as unanimous choices to the 1st Team. Dan Shea also earned a spot. The Hawks won seven of eight games between late April and early May, and posted two wins over ranked programs in the non-conference slate. On March 6th, Ehehalt's Hawks knocked off the defending national champion and No. 8 team in the nation Virginia 6-4. He followed that up by beating No. 17 East Carolina 4-0 two weeks later. The wins were Monmouth's first over a top-10 team, and first over a ranked program since 2010.

Ehehalt, a three-time recipient of the NEC Coach of the Year, and a eight-time honoree of the NJCBA Coach of the Year, has guided the Hawks to 18 Conference Tournament appearances since 1996.  He also led Monmouth to 11 Conference Championship games since 1998, and 4 NEC titles and NCAA Regional appearances in 1998, 1999, 2007 and 2009. Under Ehehalt's direction, the Hawks have amassed 22 consecutive 20-win seasons and nine 30-win seasons, while appearing in 74 postseason games.

In addition to success leading his players during their four years in West Long Branch, Ehehalt saw his first former player reach the Major Leagues in 2011 (Brad Brach, San Diego Padres). Brach is now a key member of the Baltimore Orioles bullpen, earning a win in Game 2 of the ALDS against Detroit after going 7-1 in the regular season. Pitcher Pat Light also became Ehehalt’s first player drafted in the first round of the MLB Draft in 2012 (Boston Red Sox, 37th overall). Light was promoted to AAA Pawtucket in June of 2015 after a strong start to the season and debuted with the Red Sox in April 2016. He has since been traded to the Minnesota Twins and is now a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Infielder Jake Gronsky also joined the professional ranks in the St. Louis Cardinals system, having signed as an undrafted free agent in 2014. Left-handed pitcher Anthony Ciavarella was a St. Louis Cardinals draft pick in 2016.

2015 saw the Hawks post a winning conference mark for the second consecutive year, finishing 14-10 in the league to claim the #5 seed. MU went 11-5 at home, and ripped off five in a row and nine of 10 between April 25 and May 10. Seniors Kyle Perry and T.J. Hunt were named to the All-MAAC Second Team, with Hunt collecting numerous honors after throwing a no-hitter on May 9. Ehehalt's senior RHP was named the Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week, and also was named the Capital One Cup Impact Performer of the Week on ESPN.com after the no-hitter.

In Monmouth's first year in the MAAC, Ehehalt led MU to a pair of MAAC Tournament wins, including an extra inning win over Manhattan and a 5-2 victory over Quinnipiac to eliminate the Bobcats. Between April 23-May 11, Ehehalt and the Hawks reeled off 11 consecutive wins, including a pair of MAAC weekend series sweeps. In year one in the league, the Hawks posted an 11-2 record at home, and went 9-1 in MAAC games in West Long Branch. Three Hawks were named to All-MAAC teams, with outfielder Craig Sweeney and second baseman Jake Gronsky earning All-MAAC First Team honors, while junior RHP Chris McKenna was on the All-MAAC Second Team. Six Hawks were named to All-NJCBA teams, including freshmen Ricky Dennis and Grant Lamberton.

In 2013, Ehehalt led the Hawks to 30 wins and the No. 3 seed in the NEC Tournament. Under Ehehalt’s tutelage, Andrew McGee earned NEC Pitcher of the Year, becoming the fifth hurler to earn conference pitcher of the year in Ehehalt’s time in West Long Branch. McGee surpassed Light’s single-season innings pitched record with 110.1, posting a 2.12 ERA, including a 1.12 ERA in an undefeated conference slate. Jake Gronsky was named to the All-NEC First Team at second base for the second-straight year, while Owen Stewart, who hit .374 on the season, earned All-NEC Second Team. Nine Hawks were named NJCBA All-State, led by Rookie Pitcher of the Year Frank Trimarco.

Ehehalt led the Hawks to the top seed in the NEC Tournament in 2012, where Monmouth faced Sacred Heart in the finals. The Hawks again won more than 30 games, including more than 20 in league play. Light, the NJCBA Pitcher of the Year, posted a Monmouth single-season record 102 strikeouts in 101.1 innings pitched. Along with Light, Gronsky was named to the All-NEC First Team, while Jamie Rosenkranz took second-team honors. Danny Avella was also named to the NJCBA First Team, while Adam Yunginger took All-Rookie Team honors.

The 2011 season proved to be a memorable one for Ehehalt and his squad, advancing to the Northeast Conference Tournament finals after earning the program's seventh NEC Regular Season crown.  Guided by NEC Pitcher of the Year, Nick Meyers, and the NEC/NJCBA Player of the Year, Ryan Terry, who was also selected in the 20th round of the 2011 MLB Draft by the Tampa Bay Rays, the Hawks did not lose a league series en route to their 25 conference victories, setting the new program record, while also coming within one win of tying the school mark of 37 victories set in 2008.  

Ehehalt guided his 2010 team to the NEC Tournament for the fourth-straight season, lead by first-team second basemen Terry, who earned his second conference honor.  The Hawks, who defeated #16 East Carolina earlier in the season, finished with 22 wins on the year.

In 2009, the Hawks won their second league trophy in three years, while having four players earn all-conference and 11 named to All-New Jersey teams, and advanced to the Oxford Regional hosted by University of Mississippi. Led by two-time first-team all-league second baseman Chris Collazo, Monmouth earned 32 victories overall and won 15 conference contests, while junior pitchers Ryan Buch (8th - Chicago White Sox) and Brett Brach (10th - Cleveland Indians) were selected in the Major League Baseball Draft, lifting the total number of players picked in Ehehalt's tenure to seven.

Monmouth, which set a new standard for wins in 2008 with 37, won its eighth regular season title and advanced NEC Tournament for the 11th time under Ehehalt.

In 2008, the Hawks won the regular season title behind a 20-5 league mark, and boasted the NEC Player of the Year in shortstop Kyle Higgins, and the NEC and NJCBA Rookie of the Year in third baseman Terry. In addition, six players were named all-conference, eight were tabbed All-New Jersey, three were named ABCA All-East and a pair were named Freshman All-Americans by two publications, including Collegiate Baseball.

The 2007 campaign was a magical one for Ehehalt and the Hawks, as Monmouth claimed its fifth Northeast Conference Championship and the program's third trip to an NCAA Regional.

The Blue and White ended the 2007 season victorious in 36 contests, 17 of which came in league play. Four players were named all-league, Brad Brach was named the NEC Pitcher of the Year, while Ryan Buch was Monmouth's second straight NEC Rookie of the Year award recipient.

Despite falling short of a ninth straight NEC Tournament appearance in 2006, Ehehalt guided the Hawks to 27 wins and a program-record ERA (3.34), which ranked eighth in the nation. The Hawks also had win streaks of 10 games and 12 games during the campaign.

Ehehalt, tabbed the New Jersey Coach of the Year for the fifth time in 2006, mentored his third NEC Player of the Year in Nick Massari. Massari, the school's all-time leader in triples, was also named the NCBWA District II Player of the Year, the NJCBA Player of the Year and an ABCA All-East Region second-team member. Joining Massari at the podium was Brad Brach, who was tabbed the New Jersey Pitcher of the Year and Rick Niederhaus, the NEC Rookie of the Year.

Behind a record-setting performance from its pitching staff, the 2005 squad equaled the school-record for wins (30) and set a new single-season ERA record (4.21). En route to its eighth consecutive postseason, the Hawks also earned national recognition as they were named National Team of the Week on April 21 by College Baseball Insider in honor of its 13-game win streak.

In 2004, the Blue and White made its seventh straight postseason appearance and finished the campaign with a 22-29-1 record, its ninth 20-win season in nine years. The Hawks also added pitcher Chris Della Rocco to the list of Major League Draft selections, joining Mike St. Martine and Lance Koenig.

In 2003, the Hawks battled to yet another title game appearance and finished the season with a 24-27 mark, their eighth consecutive 20-win season, while placing five members on all-conference teams, including the Rookie of the Year, Marc Weres.

In 2002, his Hawks posted the University's second 30-win season, setting NEC records in wins (23) and winning percentage (.852), while posting a conference best 16 consecutive wins. The 2001 Hawks went 29-24 overall and won the NEC South Division with a 17-5 mark.

The skipper has posted 18 20-plus win (and six 30-plus win) seasons in West Long Branch and has led Monmouth to at least a share of eight regular season titles.

Ehehalt is the all-time winningest coach in Monmouth Division I history.

Ehehalt arrived at Monmouth after spending the 1992 and 1993 seasons at Upsala College where he implemented the resurgence of the Division III program. After finishing 5-22 in his first season, Ehehalt guided a predominantly freshmen squad to a 16-16 mark in his second campaign.

The Middletown, N.J., native spent the previous year as an assistant coach at Kennesaw State College in Marietta, Ga., where he was directly responsible for all aspects of defensive play and recruiting. Ehehalt spent the Fall of 1989 as an assistant coach at Princeton University where he was involved in recruiting, hitting fundamentals and outfield play. Ehehalt began his coaching career in 1988 as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, East Carolina. He graduated in 1987 with a B.S. in physical education. In 1990, he earned his second degree from the school, receiving a master's in education, in the discipline of physical education.

As a senior at East Carolina, Ehehalt was named to the 1987 CAA Scholar-Athlete team. The same year, the Pirates won the league tournament championship.

Prior to his arrival at ECU, Ehehalt played two years at Brookdale Community College, where he was named first team Junior College All-Region XIX in 1984.

Besides directing baseball clinics and summer camps at Monmouth, Ehehalt has also worked camps throughout the country.

Ehehalt, who was on the NCAA Regional Baseball Advisory Committee, was named National Chair of the ABCA All-America Committee in December of 2007.

Ehehalt resides in Wall, with his wife, Lee Ann and daughter, Kelsi Mae.