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Lead Instructors
Jamie Apicella
• LIU Post Head Softball Coach (14th Year)
• Associate Athletic Director LIU Post
• M.S. – Education LIU Post
• Coached team to 12 NCAA appearances
• 3 trips to NCAA D2 World Series (2007, 2008 & 2011)
• Played professional baseball w/San Francisco Giants
Matt Whittington
• Former LIU Post Assistant Softball Coach
• M.S. - Sport Management St. John’s
• Head Coach of Long Island Tigers 17U
• Played collegiate baseball for Notre Dame (Pitcher)
• Member of 2004 Big East Championship team
Ashley Marchese
• 4 year player on LIU Post Softball (2006 - 2009)
• Head Coach for the LI Hurricanes travel team
• Lead Instructor for Sachem Volleyball Camp
• 4 year NFCA Academic All-American
Megan Correia
• Currently 1st Assistant at Regis College for Softball & Field Hockey
• Played 4 years of softball at LIU Post
• All Conference Player for LIU Post
• Lead infield instructor for NY Softball Academy
Samantha Yodowitz
• Member of the 2009 Philadelphia Force of the National Pro Fastpitch League (sponsored by MLB)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education from LIU Post '08
• All-American Pitcher who led LIU Post to back-to-back D2 Softball
World Series appearances in 2007 & 2008 with a combined record of 61-17
• Lead instructor at Pat Gorman's Softball Camp, Valley Cottage, NY for the past 4 years
Kelsey Walker
• Assistant Softball Coach at LIU Post 2007-2009
• Associate Head Coach at LIU Post 2010
• Former standout player at LIU Post 2002-2006
• Bachelor’s degree in communications ’06 from LIU Post
Betsy White
• Currently 1st Assistant and Pitching Coach, Adelphi University
• Head Softball Coach at Elba High School in Elba, Alabama in 2008
• Formed G-Force Competitive Fastpitch Training facility, Southern Alabama
• ASA Level-3 Coaching Certification
Tracey Lynch
• Former Assistant Coach LIU Post
• Lead Instructor at Frozen Ropes, Garden City, NY
• Former player at Division I Liberty University
Christie Softy
• Current Assistant at NYIT
• 4 year standout player at LIU Post
• 2 time NFCA All-American
• 4 time NFCA All-Region Player
• Bachelor’s degree Health & Physical Education Jan. 2011
