Adelphi University Women's Softball

Effective Monday, September 16, 2024, Katie Apostolopoulos has been tabbed the tenth head coach for Adelphi University softball.  In her inaugural campaign, Apostolopoulos guided her team to a 24-27 record, highlighted by a magical run in the NE10 Championship Tournament. The Panthers swept #2 Saint Anselm College and kept things rolling with a win over #6 Assumption before their season came to a close. Following the team's strong second half, "Coach A" had four players earn all-conference honors: Courtney Murphy and Lily Kenney were named to the All-Conference Second Team, Zee Zee Shreter was selected to the All-Defensive Team, and Maddy Moore earned an All-Rookie selection. Prior to coming to Garden City, Apostolopoulos spent two years at Cedar Crest College from 2016 to 2018. During the 2017 campaign, her program broke the school record for wins in a single season and made back-to-back appearances in the conference tournament. Soon after, she was named Head Coach at the New York Institute of Technology before the athletics program was disbanded in 2020. Before her stint at Cedar Crest, she also recorded stops at Iona College and her alma mater, Kutztown University. She was born on Long Island, but moved with her family from Floral Park to Lancaster, Pa., at age 2. A standout in her four-year playing career as a catcher at Kutztown, she helped lead the Golden Bears to the Division II national championship game as a senior. The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Rookie of the year, she concluded her career as a three-time All-Conference selection and All-Region honoree. In 209 games (207 starts) during her four-year collegiate career, Apostolopoulos hit .310 with 22 homers and 117 RBIs in 642 at-bats. Kutztown posted a 173-63 record (.733) during that span. Apostolopoulos, or "Coach A" lives on Long Island with her family.  Apostolopoulos's Year-by-Year Coaching Record Year -Overall- -Conference- -Notes- W-L Pct. W-L 2025 24-27 .470 10-10     NE10 Tournament Totals 24-27 .470 10-10

As the new era continues to be ushered in, Adelphi University softball head coach Katie Apostolopoulos has announced the hiring of Jenna Laird, a 2024 University of Missouri softball graduate.  Laird comes to Adelphi as an East Meadow, N.Y. native after a stellar four-year career at Missouri. Playing shortstop primarily at Mizzou, she hung up her cleats as the program's all-time leader in consecutive games played. In addition, she finished inside the top-10 in multiple statistical categories during her time in Columbia ; she was second in at-bats (794), third in hits (279), and fourth in runs (200) just to name a few.  Laird made her impact on campus instantaneously, winning Southeastern Conference Rookie of the Year in 2021, and led the Tigers to NCAA Tournament appearances all four years.  "We are so excited to welcome Jenna to the Adelphi softball family after such an extremely successful playing career at Mizzou. With her beginning her coaching career at Adelphi, we're looking forward to the wealth of knowledge and passion for the game coming to our program," commented Apostolopoulos. 

Delaney Haley joins Katie Apostolopoulos' coaching staff effective February 18, 2025. Haley comes fresh off four years of softball at SUNY Oneonta, graduating in May of 2024. A native of nearby Levittown, N.Y., her time at Oneonta was highlighted by taking home co-Player of the Year in the SUNYAC conference. Serving as the team's primary left fielder, Haley batted .420 en route to 50 hits, along with a slugging percentage of .437 and 29 stolen bags.  The two-time All-SUNYAC receipient helped lead her squad to 62 wins across the last three seasons, tallying 130 career hits.