Acceptance Rate
67%
Avg SAT
1,033
Enrollment
1,533
Sport
Softball
Gender
Women's
Division
NAIA Division 1
Location
Adrian, MI
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Laura Klutsarits
Head Coach
Klutsarits was at Keystone College in Pennsylvania. There she was Associate Athletic Director, Head Softball Coach and Head Womens Soccer Coach. She started her coaching career as the Head Womens Soccer Coach and Assistant Softball Coach at St. Ambrose University. In her seventeen years of coaching, she has coached six All-Americans, 76 All-Conference Players, 49 Academic All-Americans, and 77 Academic All=Conference Players. In the ten years the NAIA has had a team scholar award, Klutsarits' teams have earned the honor eight times, including a 3.45 team GPA in 2012-2013, 3,56 team GPA in 2014-15, and a 3.64 team GPA in 2015-16. In 2012-13 and 2014-15, the NFCA honored the Saints with an award for placing in the top ten schools for their GPA on the academic year. Klutsarits was the Midwest Classic Coach of the Year in 2001 and the Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Conference Coach of Character in 2007, 2009, 2010 & 2013. On top of that, she has served as the Northeastern Athletic Conference Softball Chair and is currently the WHAC Softball Chair. She is also the Past President of the NAIA Softball Coaches Association. For the past eight years, she has served on the NAIA Softball Tournament Committee as well. Klutsarits is a native of St. Louis, Missouri and graduated from St. Ambrose University in 1999 with a Bachelors Degree in Sport Management. In 2001, she earned a Masters Degree in Business Administration from St. Ambrose. During her playing career, she garnered All-Conference accolades for her play on the softball field in both 1996 and 1999. She was also named as an All-Conference Goalkeeper in 1997. Off of the field, she has been recognized as an NAIA Academic All-American for both soccer and softball. In 2000, she was an integral part of the St. Ambrose team that went to the NAIA National Tournament. In her time at Siena Heights, Klutsarits amassed 220 wins and ranks second on the Siena Heights All-Time softball wins list and fifth in winning percentage list. At the conclusion of the 2016 season Klutsarits has been at the helm longer than any other coach in SHU history. Besides coaching softball, she also serves as the Saints Assistant Sports Information Director and is part of the Siena Heights Hall of Fame Committee.
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Katie O'Hotzke
Assistant Coach
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Audrey Crawford
Assistant Coach
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Becky Martinez
Assistant Coach
Martinez is back for her twelfth year on the Saints bench. She graduated from Blissfield High School in 1991. She then received her Bachelors of Arts in Social Science/Education from Siena Heights in 1996. In 2008, Coach Martinez earned her Masters Degree in Organizational Leadership at Siena Heights. During her playing time at Siena Heights, Martinez was a three-year starter and co-captain. She was an All-WHAC selection in 1995 and 1996 and All-District 23 honoree in 1994. She was also named the WHAC MVP in 1996 and was selected to the 1995 and 1996 All-Region teams. Prior to coming to Siena Heights, Martinez spent one year playing at Michigan State. In 2007, she was selected to the Siena Heights Athletics Hall of Fame. She is also a member of the Blissfield H.S. Hall of Fame. Martinez has several years of coaching experience and is certified in the Right View Pro hitting program. She coached the Northwest Ohio Lady Irish from 1996-2004. She also spent time as a graduate assistant at the University of Toledo and was the Adrian High School assistant head coach from 1997-2002. Most recently, she served as head coach at Hillsdale College. Martinez lives in Adrian with her daughter Gabby.
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