Middlebury College Women's Softball

Bevere was named the NESCAC Coach of the Year, leading the team to its first NESCAC Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance with a record of 30-8. The team has enjoyed 20-plus win seasons over five of the last six years, with a 26-11 mark in 2013. Bevere owns a career record of 208-132 over 10 seasons as the team's head coach, recording her 200th victory on April 19, 2016. She also serves as the schools Director of Compliance. All 22 of the schools single-season and career hitting records have come under Beveres tutelage, as well as all 10 pitching records. Many of the school marks are held by standouts Jessica Hoffman and Jessica Poracky, who graduated in the spring of 2013 owning nearly all of the schools records. Bevere, who earned a degree in psychology from Middlebury in 1999, has spent a significant amount of time coaching at the college. Following her graduation, Bevere remained on campus as a graduate assistant basketball coach for the 1999-2000 season. She attended Suffolk University Law School and earned her law degree in 2003. Bevere returned to Middlebury in the fall of 2003 to work as an assistant dean of the college and residential systems coordinator. She also served as an assistant womens basketball for 11 years. Prior to arriving at Middlebury, Bevere was a two-sport standout at Bishop Guertin High School in Nashua, New Hampshire. She was a four-year starter and All-State selection on both the softball and basketball teams, and was inducted into the schools hall of fame in 2002. Bevere was interested in playing softball at Middlebury, but the school did not field a varsity team until the spring of 1998. During her four years on the basketball team at Middlebury, the Panthers sported a 76-27 record, including an ECAC Championship in 1997. The team also earned two bids to the NCAA Tournament in 1996 and 1998, while taking part in the 1999 ECAC tourney. She played in 102 games at Middlebury, scoring 958 points (9.4 ppg), while pulling down 607 rebounds (6.0 rpg).

Mark Lewis joined the athletics staff in 2016 as the John R. Illig Head Coach of the men’s and women’s squash programs. He also serves as the director of intramurals for the College. AT MIDDLEBURY Women’s Squash Coaching Record 2023 Walker Cup Champions 16x All-NESCAC honorees Ranked in the top-15 places nationally nearly every year Numerous CSA Scholar Athletes 2017 Clarence C. Chaffee Award winner Men’s Squash Coaching Record 2017 Summers Cup Champions Summers Cup Finalists in 2020 Ranked in the top-20 places nationally every year Coached the 2019 NESCAC Rookie of the Year 17x All-NESCAC honorees Numerous CSA Scholar Athletes AWARDS & HONORS 3x NESCAC Women’s Coach of the Year (2017, 2020, 2024) 1x NESCAC Men’s Coach of the Year (2017) COACHING RESUME Head men’s and women’s squash coach - Middlebury College (2015-present) Head boys’ and girls’ squash coach - Potomac School (2009-2015) U.S. Squash Association Mid-Atlantic Region Regional Squad Head Coach (2009-2010)  Head men’s and women’s squash coach - Georgetown University (2009-2011) Executive Director - DC Squash Academy (2006-2008) Head squash professional - Union Boat Club (1997-2006) Head coach - U.S. Men’s Junior National Team (2000-2002) EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS Bachelor’s Degree - History - Trinity College - 1993 ATHLETIC CAREER Member of the U.S. Squash Men’s National Team Represented the U.S. at the Pan American Federation Championships Joined the Professional Squash Association World Tour from 1995 to 2002, achieving the #2 ranking in the U.S. and the #106 ranking in the world Named the 1999 United States Olympic Committee Athlete of the Year 1991-92 U.S. Squash Intercollegiate Association All-American Four-year member of the Trinity squash team Served as the team captain his senior season Named to the New England East/West All-Star Lacrosse Team in 1990-1991  The full history of the two programs Lewis coaches can be found at the links below. Men’s Squash  | Women’s Squash

Kelly Bevere ‘99 joined the athletics staff in 1999 and was tabbed as the head softball coach in 2007. She was later named an Assistant Athletic Director and the Director of Compliance in 2011. AT MIDDLEBURY Coaching Record Winningest coach in program history (349) 1x NFCA All-American 2x CSC (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-America selections 2011 NESCAC Champions 11x NESCAC Tournament Appearances 2x NESCAC Player of the Year honorees (2019, 2022) 13x All-Region selections Coached the 2012 NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year Coached the 2011 NESCAC Pitcher of the Year School-record 30 wins in 2011 Eclipsed 20-win plateau 12 times Set nearly every Middlebury hitting and pitching record during her tenure Teams honored by NFCA for classroom work, including the sixth-highest GPA nationally in 2013-14 (3.54) and 2020-21 (3.80) Dozens of NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes, including 17 in 2020-21 AWARDS & HONORS 2024 NESCAC Coaching Staff of the Year 2011 NESCAC Coach of the Year COACHING RESUME Director of Compliance - Middlebury College (2011-present) Head softball coach - Middlebury College (2007-present) Assistant women’s basketball coach - Middlebury College (2003-2013) Graduate assistant women’s basketball coach - Middlebury College (1999-2000) EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS Bachelor of Arts - Psychology - Middlebury College - 1999 Juris Doctorate - Suffolk University Law School - 2003 ATHLETIC CAREER Played women’s basketball at Middlebury College (1995-1999) The full history for the Middlebury softball program can be found here. 

Teddy Best joined the men’s and women’s squash staff as an assistant coach in the summer of 2025 after serving as a volunteer the previous season. COACHING RESUME Assistant men’s and women’s squash coach - Middlebury College (2025-present) Volunteer assistant men’s and women’s squash coach - Middlebury College (2025) Squash coach - 412 Squash at the Spence School (2023-2025) Varsity squash coach - The Brearley School (2022-2023) Squash and educational volunteer - CitySquash (2018-19) Junior squash coach - SmartSquash (2016-2018) EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS Bachelor of Arts - Political Science - Middlebury College - 2022 ATHLETIC CAREER 2022 All-NESCAC Second Team 2022 CSA Individual Championships qualifier 2022 John R. Illig Memorial Award recipient Career Record: 27-13 4x CSA Scholar-Athlete 3x NESCAC All-Academic The full history of the men’s and women’s squash programs can be found at the links below. Men’s Squash  | Women’s Squash

Raeanna Dunn joined the staff as an assistant softball coach in 2021. AT MIDDLEBURY 3x team eclipsed 20-win plateau Helped coach 2022 NFCA All-American  Coached 2x CSC (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-America selections (2022, 2025) 4x Guided All-Region selections (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) 3x NESCAC Tournament Appearances Helped coach 2022 NESCAC Player of the Year AWARDS & HONORS 2024 NESCAC Coaching Staff of the Year Coached 2021 Liberty League Pitcher and Player of the Year at Clarkson Coached several conference and regional honorees at Clarkson COACHING RESUME Assistant softball coach - Middlebury College (2021-present) Assistant softball coach - Clarkson University (2019-2021) EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS Bachelor’s Degree - Applied Mathematics and Statistics, minor in psychology - Clarkson University - 2018 Master’s of Business Administration - Clarkson University - 2021 Master of Science - Data Analytics - Clarkson University - 2021 ATHLETIC CAREER Holds six Golden Knight career softball records  Four-time Liberty League First-Team All-Star NFCA Northeast All-Region Second-Team All-Star Four-year member of the Clarkson women’s basketball team 2018-19 Liberty League All-Academic selection The full history for the Middlebury softball program can be found here.