Harwood grad Dominic Moreno tapped to lead varsity baseball program

March 27, 2021 | By Waterbury Roundabout

A 2014 Harwood graduate, Dominic Moreno returns to coach Harwood Baseball this spring. Courtesy photo

Harwood Baseball has a new head coach this spring with the hiring of 2014 Harwood Union High School graduate Dominic Moreno. 

Athletic Director Chris Langevin announced that Moreno “enthusiastically accepted” the position of varsity baseball coach. “As always, I am excited to have a Harwood graduate return to their program, school, and community to give back and coach the next generation,” Langevin said. “The excitement and passion with which Dom  talks about baseball, and how it helped mold him into the person he is today is incredible, and I can’t wait  to see what he does with the program.”  

In his time at Harwood, Moreno played soccer and ran cross-country one season each and played basketball and baseball all four years.  

“I am very excited to have this opportunity to coach varsity baseball at Harwood Union. Baseball has always been a very important part of my life, from my parents and siblings teaching me how to play, all the way to playing under Coach [Mitch] Casey,” Moreno said. “It has given me great friends, mentors and countless  memories over the years. I look forward to continuing to build on the success this program has seen under Coach Casey. I hope to have an impact not only on the program here at Harwood Union but also on the baseball leagues around the Harwood community.” 

Moreno will be taking over after longtime Highlander baseball Coach Mitch Casey stepped down this winter after 26 years leading the program which skipped the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019, the Highlanders made it to the Division-II semifinals where they were stopped by Otter Valley, 6-1. 

Moreno said he is looking forward to leading Harwood back to the D-II baseball championships for the first time since 2014.