Bruce Wheeler has been an integral part of the baseball program at UMass Dartmouth for the last 32 years. During his more than three decades of coaching the Corsairs he has compiled a record of 731-515-3. He has also served as Assistant Director of Athletics at UMass Dartmouth for several years. Nine of Wheeler's teams have advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament, most recently following the 2000 season when the Corsairs also won their first Little East Conference Tournament championship. Wheeler's teams also qualified for eight ECAC Tournaments and made four NAIA tournament appearances in the early 1970's. From 1996-98, Wheeler served as National Chairman of the NCAA Division III Baseball Committee. Wheeler was the 1997 Jack Butterfield Award recipient in recognition of his distinguished service and promotion of college baseball. The Corsairs enjoyed one of their finest seasons in the program's history under Wheeler during the 1998 season. The Corsairs finished 31-12 and reached the NCAA Division III Regional finals. Wheeler was selected Little East Conference Coach of the Year in 1998. From 1972 through 1983, Wheeler also coached basketball at Southeastern Massachusetts University, posting a 133-131 career record in 11 seasons.