Columbia Basin College Women's Softball

Montessa Califano enters her ninth year as head softball coach at CBC. The 2026 Hawks had to reload after a huge year in '25 but the 26 squad was up to the challenge finishing 9th in the NWAC Championships. Jaycee Jacobson earned national Gold Glove honors at 1st base. Califano was a standout softball player at Pacific Lutheran University, winning the NCAA Division III National Championship in 2012, while being named to the All-Tournament Team.  She earned First Team All-Conference honors her junior and senior years, and Second Team honors her sophomore year.  In 2013, she was named Female Athlete of the Year at PLU. Califano spent two seasons as the assistant coach at PLU after graduating.  She most recently served as head coach at Northwest University in the NAIA. Since 2011, Califano has also been coaching competitive softball for the Xpress and Blaze organizations at the 14u/16u/18u age groups.

Amanda Hall enters her third year as assistant softball coach at CBC.  Hall, a CBC softball alumni (2009-2011) returns to her alma mater after serving the last two years as assistant coach at Northwest University in the NAIA. After a standout two seasons as a player at CBC, Hall went on to play softball at Pacific Lutheran University (2011-2013). She played on the 2012 NCAA Division III National Championship team, while earning All-Conference, All-Regions honors and being named to the World Series and Regional All-Tournament teams. Hall also has 4 years of competitive softball coaching experience with the Acers in Auburn, WA and the Washington Angels in Richland, WA.

Joe Cheevers enters his second year as an assistant softball coach at CBC. Joe, a U.S. Air Force retiree after 20 years of service, joins the coaching staff with 22 years of softball and baseball coaching experience.  The last 7 years was spent coaching the West Plains Bandits (Spokane, Wa.) in competitive softball.