Title: Head Coach Finch’s Aces 16U
High School: Morris Hills
College: The College of New Jersey
Experience …
Coach, instructor, Diamond Nation, Flemington, since Aug., 2017
Freshman Head Coach, Wayne Valley High School, 2017
Freshman Head Coach, Morris Hill High School, 2016
Varsity assistant Coach, Wayne Valley High School, 2015
High School Health and Physical Education teacher, Wayne NJ, 2015-Present
Education …
The College of New Jersey, 2015
Morris Hills High School, 2011
Expertise …
Catching, Hitting and Infield
Did you know? …
Lauren is from a large family of five siblings and 33 first cousins. She was a three-sport athlete all four years of high school. Lauren was a two-time Second Team All-Conference recipient at Morris Hills. At TCNJ, Lauren was a recipient of the athletic academic scholarship three out of four years. Her TCNJ teams qualified twice for the NCAA regional tournament.
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Experience …
Notre Dame High School, Ewing, NJ - 1997-2010
Non-Public A state champions, 2006 & ‘07, Three Mercer County championships, Eleven conference division championships.
North Hunterdon, Annandale, NJ - 2014-Present
Group 4 champions, 2014, Conference division champs 2015, Sectional champs and Group 4 runner-up, 2017.
Finch’s Aces 14U Head Coach, August 2017-Present
Education …
Rider University, 2005
Notre Dame High School, 1993
Expertise …
Infield, hitting, game strategy.
Did you know? …
Anthony’s 2007 Notre Dame team finished the season ranked No. 1 in New Jersey and made the USA Today Top 25. Rotondo was named the Lehigh Valley Live Softball Coach of the Year in both 2014 and 2017. He was also the Courier News Softball Coach of the Year in 2017.
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Amanda is a Senior at Montclair State University studying Justice Studies. She has been playing softball since the age of ten. Started playing local recreational softball in Edison and then moved to NJ Intensity. Amanda was a 4- year starter at third base for JP Stevens in Edison and walked on to the Montclair State Softball team as a freshman and started 14 games at third base. Played only two seasons at MSU, as ankle injury forced me to hang up my cleats for good. She has been a softball instructor at North Edison Baseball and Softball, Winter workouts at the Metuchen Sportsplex and at Basic and Beyonds Softball Clinic at Montclair State University. She has also been Assistant coach for NJ Flames (Anderson 10u).
Experience …
Ridge High School Varsity Softball, 2017-present
Director of Softball Operations (2011) and Assistant Coach, DePaul University Softball
Graduate Assistant, DePaul Softball, three years.
Four-year playing career at Depaul University, fourth all-time in RBI and second all-time in HRs.
Four-time (2001-'04) All-State catcher/shortstop at Ridge High School, Basking Ridge, N.J.
Education …
Master's Degree in Educational Leadership, DePaul University, 2012
B.A. Communications, DePaul University, 2009
Expertise …
Catching, infield/outfield defense, hitting
Molding young athletes
Did you know? …
Jackie was the only player from New Jersey to compete in the 2007 Women's College World Series. That DePaul team went 20-0 in Big East Conference play and beat top-ranked Oklahoma in the NCAA Super Regional to reach the WCWS. She was inducted into the Ridge High School Hall of Fame in 2016. Jackie's first season coaching at Ridge last spring produced the team's first .500 season since 2002. She was a four-time All-Big East Conference selection at DePaul University and an All-Region honoree in 2007 and '09.
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Katya is a very energetic, and well-rounded coach. As a 2015 Phillipsburg High School graduate at Phillipsburg High School, she was a shortstop and an outfielder as well as played travel ball all through high school. Currently, Katya is working on her degree in Exercise Science. She has helped with the Phillipsburg High School feeder program since 2015 by way of coaching 10u and 12u Liners, as well as working the Liner Summer Camps. Currently, Katya is giving lessons for the youth and high school kids at Diamond Nation and specializes in infield, outfield, bunting, slapping, speed, and agility
Sara was a four year starter at Mount Saint Mary Academy and continued her playing career at RVCC before having a career ending injury. Sara has been coaching 10u-14u at the Skylands Pride since 2016. Sara is currently giving lessons at Diamond Nation in pitching, hitting and fielding!
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Leslie is a Madison High School graduate and played at Springfield College. Leslie was talented enough to play in Italy for one summer and has been coaching at Bernards High School since 2006.