Kevin Burdick enters his seventh season as the head coach of the Pride in 2026-27 and his 12th season overall with the program. He previously worked as the hitting coach and the mental skills coach.
The 2026 season saw the Pride finish with a 22-21 overall record (13-8 MAC Commonwealth), earning second place in the conference standings. Widener earned a regular-season victory over nationally ranked No. 11 Messiah before entering the MAC Commonwealth Tournament as the No. 2 seed. The Pride faced No. 3 seed Hood in the tournament, winning two of three games to advance to the championship series against Messiah. Widener fell in both championship games as Messiah went on to reach the NCAA Division III Super Regionals. Six student-athletes earned All-MAC Commonwealth honors, including first-team selections infielder Kevin Bukowski, infielder Brandon Yoder, and left-handed pitcher Ethan Lytle. Infielder Ryan Bauerle and left-handed pitcher Trae Sanders earned second-team honors, while shortstop Sean Burke received honorable mention recognition. Bukowski, Lytle, and Bauerle also earned ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Team honors. The Pride additionally received the EBCA Team Academic Excellence Award.
In 2025, the Pride finished with a 20-21 record (12-9 MAC Commonwealth). Widener would pick up multiple big wins throughout the season, including a wins against a Shenandoah team who was receiving votes at the time and a win against Messiah who would make it to the NCAA Division III championship series. The Pride made the MAC Commonwealth tournament as the four seed but fell to number one ranked Messiah.
In 2024, the Pride finished with a 13-22 record (8-13 MAC Commonwealth). Despite not qualifying for the postseason, the Pride won their series with York and Hood, two of the conference's playoff teams. (York was receiving votes in the D3baseball.com Top 25 poll at the time). Five student-athletes made the All-MAC Commonwealth Teams: relief pitcher Ethan Lytle and shortstop Ryan Bauerle made the first team, outfielders Jack Balcer and Alex Savkov were on the second team, and pitcher Sean Curran was an honorable mention.
In 2023, the Pride went 22-20 (15-9 MAC Commonwealth). They made the MAC playoffs against Alvernia. However, the Pride would fall two games to one in the three-game series.
During his tenure, the Pride have been to eight conference tournaments and one NCAA regional by capturing the MAC Commonwealth championship in 2016. In his six years as head coach, Burdick has coached 16 All-MAC Commonwealth players, one MAC Commonwealth Player of the Year, five All-Region players, and one All-American.
Burdick began his coaching career with the Mt. Carmel Legion program in the Greater Norristown League. In 2013, he helped guide the Mounties to their first league title in 33 years. After his legion coaching career, Burdick entered the college ranks at Division II Regis University in Denver, Colo. as a volunteer assistant coach. His primary focus was coaching mental skills.
Burdick graduated from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Fla. with a bachelor's degree in psychology in 2013 and is originally from Plymouth Meeting, Pa. He currently resides in Secane, Pa., with his wife Alyssa and daughter Brooke.
