Amy Sasin
| Position: | Head Coach |
A New England native who has achieved success
playing and coaching at two of the most highly-regarded softball
programs in the region is the new head softball coach at the
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Amy Sasin has been named to
succeed Kelly Roy-Sale, who resigned last spring. Sasin served as
an assistant coach at Wheaton College in Norton, MA for three
seasons, assisting in all phases of the program. She has also
assisted at Oliver Ames High School in North Easton, MA, and
coached in the Westport Youth Softball program. At Wheaton, where
she assisted Head Coach Gina Loudenburg, the Lyons went 99-30-1
during her tenure between 2002 and 2004. They were the champions of
the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference in each
season, advancing to the NCAA Division III Championships. They won
the regional championship and tied for fifth in the College World
Series in 2004 after advancing to the regional semi-finals in 2002
and the regional finals in 2003. A native of Canton, MA, where she
played softball and ice hockey, Sasin went on to star at
Bridgewater State. A 1999 BSU graduate, Sasin was a four-year
starter for the Bears as a catcher, serving as team captain three
times and twice earning All-American honors. Her team posted a
record of 112-53, twice qualified for the NCAA Championships, and
was the NCAA Division III Northeast Regional champion and an NCAA
finalist in her senior year Sasin also has athletic administrative
experience, serving as the assistant facilities manager at Wheaton,
as an assistant athletic trainer at UMass Dartmouth from 2001 until
2002, and as the head athletic trainer at Oliver Ames HS between
2000 and 2009. But softball is her passion. "I've always loved the
sport," said Sasin. "Wheaton was one of our arch-rivals when I was
at Bridgewater, and the assistant trainer at Bridgewater, who was
from Wheaton, introduced me to the head coach. Coaching is I always
wanted to be." UMass Dartmouth Director of Athletics Ian Day was
pleased to have Sasin join the staff. "I am delighted to have Amy
as our softball coach," said Day. "Her passion for the
student-athlete and her desire to elevate the program to the next
level were evident from our first meeting. She has a plan that I am
confident she will be successful in implementing." Sasin is pleased
to come on board at UMD. "I'm ready to go, and I'm excited for the
opportunity," said Sasin. "It's a good place to coach, there's a
lot of local talent and I'd like to bring the local players in here
and build the program. I'm definitely up for the challenge."
