Jeff Kane is in his third season as assistant coach and will now coordinate all recruiting efforts for the baseball team in 2012. Under Kane's guidance as hitting coach in his first season, the Holy Cross offense broke school records in nine batting categories including batting average (.319), slugging percentage (.477), at bats (1,785), runs (367), hits (569), doubles (114), home runs (45), total bases (852) and RBI (340). Last year, his hitters ranked second in the Patriot League with a .288 batting average. He helped guide Nick Ciardiello, who broke the Holy Cross career home run record as a senior and Matt Perry, a MLB draft pick who broke the Holy Cross career hits records.

Prior to joining the Crusader staff, Kane was the varsity baseball coach at Westford Academy (Westford, Mass.) from 2006-2009. As head coach, the Grey Ghosts posted a 60-27 mark (.690 winning percentage) and a berth in post-season play every year.  During the 2009 season, the Grey Ghosts finished 17-4 and won their second straight Dual County League (Large Division) title, marking the first time in school history that the team has won back-to-back titles. In 2008, Kane led his team to a 21-3 record and an appearance in the Division 1 North Sectional Final, the furthest Westford Academy had advanced in the state tournament since 2003. For his accomplishments, Kane was named the 2008 Lowell Sun Coach of the Year.

Kane spent four seasons coaching for the Lowell All-Americans of the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) and got his coaching start in 2002 as an assistant coach for Littleton High School in Littleton, Mass.

Kane played at the collegiate level under head coach Jack Leggett at Clemson University from 1997 to 1999. The team ranked in the top-25 nationally in all three seasons. While at Clemson, he also played in the New England Collegiate Baseball League for the Rhode Island Reds. Growing up in Acton, Mass., Kane was a four year starter and three year All-Star at Acton Boxborough Regional High School from 1993 to 1996.

Baseball runs in the family as Kane's brother Ryan was a Cape Cod League All Star and sixth round selection of the Anaheim Angels in the 1995 Major League Baseball draft.  He has played and coached at the professional level since. Jeff currently resides in Maynard, Mass. with his wife, Lilly, and son, Travis.