Georgian Court University Women's Softball

Jake Salvatore Head Coach | 1st Season Georgian Court Athletics and Director Dan Sempkowski welcomed the next Head Coach of GCU Softball, Jake Salvatore, Monday, August 3, 2026. Salvatore has more than a decade of coaching experience in the Garden State, both collegiately and with youth leagues. His last four years he's been in collegiate dugouts serving a variety of roles including hitting and catching coach.  Salvatore has worked his way up the collegiate ranks in recent years. He started coaching collegiately spending two seasons at Montclair State working as a hitting and catching coach. He then moved on to his most recent spot, spending two seasons with CACC foe, Caldwell, working primarily with the catchers. In Salvatore's time with the Cougars, Caldwell posted a 53-45 record and went 28-12 in conference play. This past season, the Cougars finished the league schedule at 15-3, winning the regular season and advancing to the CACC Championship game as the No. 1 seed. The Cougars also qualified for the NCAA Division II East Regional in 2026 and earned the No. 4 seed.  His coaching experience extends beyond college campuses. Salvatore has worked with the New Jersey Breakers organization, serving as Head Coach and Program Director. NJ Breakers is a fastpitch youth travel organization featuring teams from 10u-18u. In addition to developing the necessary skills for competitive fastpitch softball, NJ Breakers assists players throughout the college recruitment process, setting up players for success at the college level.  This past year with the Cougars, Caldwell catchers played a big role in the pitching staff's 3.67 team ERA, second-best in the league. They were among the league leaders in strikeouts and were in the top half in fewest wild pitches and passed balls. Sophomore Emily Kurth was named to the All-CACC Second Team as a catcher after hitting .302 with 36 RBI in 49 games played.  Salvatore has a Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Arts from Thomas Edison State University. He is currently completing his Master's Degree in School Counseling at Saint Peter's University. Salvatore comes to Georgian Court along with his recently married wife, Rebecca. 

Timothy Loehwing Associate Head Coach | 10th Season   Timothy Loehwing enters his 10th season as Jumps Coach at Georgian Court University in 2026-27 and his third as the Associate Head Coach. During this time with the Lions, Loehwing has coached numerous conference champions, championship meet record holders, school record holders, and national qualifiers. He coached Lyric Green to an All-American award in the triple jump as she was also named the East Coast Conference Track & Field Athlete of the Year indoors in 2019-20. Another on Loehwing's list of All-Americans is long jumper Aniyah Russell who earned the award in 2022. She was named USTFCCCA East Region Field Athlete of the year and ECC athlete of the year in 2022 as well. For his work with the GCU jumpers, Loehwing was named the USTFCCCA East Region Assistant Coach of the Year in 2022 and went back-to-back in 2023 as well.  Loehwing graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Albright College in 2006. While at Albright, he was a captain of the Lions' track and field squad. He earned a master’s degree from Ohio University. He also received his USTFCCCA Jumps Specialist certification. Before joining the staff at Georgian Court, Loehwing coached at Donovan Catholic High School. Athlete recognition under Loehwing includes: NCAA Indoor All Americans: Aniyah Russell - 2022                                                                                                                                             Lyric Green - 2020 NCAA Qualifiers: Aniyah Russell- 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 Jan Volkmer- 2023, 2022 Jeshurun Devero - 2023  Shanae Rayside - 2023 Charisma Bosley- 2021 Lyric Green- 2020, 2019 Devin Martin- 2021                                                                                                                                                                                         Dylan Breen- 2020                                                                                                      ECC Athlete of the Year: Lyric Green- 2020 Jan Volkmar - 2023 Diazhae' Brown - 2026 CACC Athlete of the Year: Diazhae' Brown - 2026 CACC Rookie of the Year: Hannah Gravante - 2022 Diazhae' Brown - 2026 Shona Mutokuto - 2026 ECC Rookie of the Year: Jan Volkmer - 2022 USTFCCCA All Region: Daizhae' Brown - 2026 Tishanna Cohen - 2026 Nina Casalino - 2023 Julian Rodriguez - 2023 Jan Volkmer- 2023, 2022  Julia Kirschnick- 2023, 2022  Charisma Bosley- 2021 Shanae Rayside- 2023, 2022, 2021 Hannah Gravante- 2023, 2021 Lamar Baldwin-  2021, 2020 Aniyah Russell- 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 Dylan Breen- 2021, 2020, 2019 Jeshurun Devero- 2023, 2021, 2020, 2019 Devin Martin- 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 Lyric Green- 2020, 2019, 2018 Evan Boyce- 2018

Robbie Babson Volunteer Assistant Coach | 1st Season  Robbie Babson enters his first year as a Volunteer Assistant Throws Coach at Georgian Court University, continuing his connection to the Lions after finishing his degree in Business Administration. Robbie established himself as one of the most consistent and accomplished throwers in program history, recording personal bests of 16.67 meters in the indoor shot put, 16.63 meters in the outdoor shot put, 15.55 meters in the weight throw, and 50.86 meters in the hammer. During his career, Robbie became a two-time ECC Indoor Shot Put Champion and a seven-time CACC Champion with three hammer throw titles and four shot put titles. He made history by becoming the only shot put athlete in CACC history to 4-peat a throwing title at the conference meet, and he also set the CACC championship meet record. Along with these achievements, he earned NCAA Division II provisional qualification, USTFCCCA All-East Region honors, and multiple All-Conference awards. He won an event 28 times, 24 in the shot put and four in the hammer throw.  Babson is in four events in the Georgian Court all-time top-10. At the time of his graduation, he was second in the hammer throw and indoor shot put, third in the outdoor shot put and sixth in the weight throw.  Robbie also excelled academically with a 3.44 GPA, President’s Level honors on the CACC Academic Honor Roll, and recognition as CACC Student-Athlete of the Month in May 2025. Now transitioning into coaching, he brings fresh DII competitive experience, detailed technical understanding, and an athlete-centered coaching style to Georgian Court’s throws program.