Kiki Baldassari
Softball Slapping, Hitting, Fielding, & Base Running
Four year starter and lead off hitter at Providence College. College Sports Madness Big East Rookie of the Year. Two-time first team All Big East. All time batting average leader with over 200 hits. Two year assistant coach at Providence College.
Kayla Lombardo
Softball Hitting, Fielding, & Catching
Team captain and three-time Atlantic 10 Conference champion and NCAA Tournament participant at Fordham University. Earned all conference and all region honors at 3B and catcher. Coached for two years at Lehigh University. First Team All-State and Morris County Player of the Year at Pequannock Township High School, where she won a state championship and three Morris County titles. Writer and editor covering softball at large for Softball America.
Ashley Lesch
Softball Pitching
Morris County Player of the Year, Star Ledger Player of the Year, and Daily Record Player of the Year at Morris Knolls HS. Two-time rookie of the week, scholar athlete, and team captain at Rowan University before retiring to prepare for graduate school. Currently a graduate student at Seton Hall University for Occupational Therapy.
Taylor Huntly
Softball Pitching
Four year starter at Providence College with 120 career strikeouts and 9 career shutouts. In 2015, Taylor pitched 17 complete games and recorded 12 wins and 2 saves. She earned BIG EAST weekly honors for her athletic and academic performances. She graduated Providence College with a degree in Management and a Masters of Education. Taylor is an assistant project manager and coaches with the New Jersey Pride softball program.
Niki Carillo
Softball Pitching
Four year pitcher at Saint Joseph's University. First pitcher at Saint Joseph's selected to the Atlantic-10 All-Rookie team as well as All-Conference team. Honor Roll and Dean's List recipient for all four years. Awarded Passaic County Female Scholar Athlete of the year. Is now the Assistant softball coach at Rowan University.
Akilah Mouzon
Softball Pitching
Played 5 years for NJ Pride and 4 years at University of Illinois. Pitched against some of the nations best teams including Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon, and Minnesota. Wins against several Big Ten opponents, including Purdue and Nebraska. NFCA Scholar Athlete and Academic All American all four years.
Erin Stacevicz
Softball Slapping & Hitting
Played and won state championships at both Immaculate Conception and Cedar Grove High Schools. Four year starter in center field at UMass Amherst. Earned All Rookie Team and First Team All Conference honors. Among all time leaders in hits, batting average, and runs. Currently a graduate assistant for Fairleigh Dickinson University- Florham softball team.
Maureen Kleczkowski
Softball Pitching
Tincher certified pitching instructor who played at Misericordia University and continues to play competitively today. Maureen sought out and discovered the Tincher methodology after her daughter suffered an injury due to bad mechanics. Using this method, her daughter has made a full recovery and continues to pitch today.
Courtney Politz
Softball Pitching
Three year starter at Bloomfield High School. Pitched and played second base for Top Gun Softball. Pitched for Montclair State University where she was an NJAC Academic All Conference Honorable Mention selection and an NFCA Scholar Athlete. Earned a BA in Education with four consecutive years on the Dean's List.
Lauren Quense
Softball Pitching
Three year starter at Neshaminy HS. Bucks County Times Player of the Year, Trentonian Player of the Year, and First Team Honors. Team captain, 5-time A-10 Conference Champion, and NCAA participant at Fordham University as P/1B. 1st Team All Conference, NFCA All Region, and All ECAC honors. A-10 Co-Pitcher of the Year, 2-time NFCA Academic All American, and Fordham Athletics Leadership Academy Leader of Distinction. Pitching Coach and Director of Operations at Villanova University.
Jesse Garcia
Baseball Pitching, Baseball & Softball Hitting & Fielding
Pitcher and infielder at West Essex HS. Coached various levels in West Essex system from middle school to assisting at Varsity level. Currently coaches the NJ Axemen 12U team and has an extensive background in strength and conditioning working as a trainer.
Sarah (Rhodes) Pallino
Softball Pitching
Played Softball and Field Hockey at Millburn HS and University of Scranton. Set the game/season/career strikeout records for both high school and college. Was pitching coach at FDU Madison and Drew University. in 2005 and 2006. Currently teach Health and PE at Millburn HS and is head field hockey and softball coach. Has been giving pitching lessons and running softball camps/clinics since 2004. Received Masters in physical education with a concentration in sport’s administration and coaching from Montclair State University.
Nick DeGennaro
Softball Hitting & Fielding
20 years of experience coaching softball at the high school, club, and college levels. Won 5 league championships while earning 6 national top 10 team GPA awards. 2016 Mugs Media team of the year, 2005 NFCA National coaching staff of the year, and 2014 Mugs Media coach of the year. Currently head coach of Morris Catholic HS and assistant coach of NJ Pride. Member of NFCA and is 3 Dimensional Coach certified.