Marissa Young
Marissa Veronica Young (born August 30, 1981)[2] is an American softball coach who is the current head softball coach at Duke University, a post she has held since 2016. She played her college ball as a pitcher for the University of Michigan, and was named Big Ten Player of the Year in 2003. Immediately prior to joining Duke, Young was an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina.[1]
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Duke |
Conference | ACC |
Record | 54–58 (.482) |
Biographical details | |
Born | Santa Ana, California | August 30, 1981
Playing career | |
2000–2003 | Michigan |
2004 | Texas Thunder |
Position(s) | Pitcher |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2009–2011 | Concordia (MI) |
2012–2013 | Eastern Michigan (asst.) |
2014–2015 | North Carolina (asst.) |
2016–present | Duke |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 80–162 (.331) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
Three-time All-American, 2002 Big Ten Pitcher of the Year, 2003 Big Ten Player of the Year[1] |
In July 2015, Young became the inaugural head coach at Duke, whose softball program began play in the 2016 season.
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Concordia Cardinals (Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference) (2009–2011) | |||||||||
2009 | Concordia (MI) | 10–37 | 5–23 | 7th[3] | |||||
2010 | Concordia (MI) | 8–36 | 3–25 | 8th[4] | |||||
2011 | Concordia (MI) | 8–31 | 6–19 | 6th[5] | |||||
Concordia (MI): | 26–104 (.200) | 14–67 (.173) | |||||||
Duke Blue Devils (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2018–Present) | |||||||||
2018 | Duke | 29–27 | 13–11 | T-3rd (Atlantic) | |||||
2019 | Duke | 25–31 | 11–13 | T-3rd (Coastal) | |||||
2020 | Duke | 23–4 | 1–2 | T-9th | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||
Duke: | 77–62 (.554) | 25–26 (.490) | |||||||
Total: | 103–166 (.383) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- Keeley, Laura (July 30, 2015). "Marissa Young named Duke's first softball coach". The News & Observer. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- "2003 Michigan Softball: Marissa Young". University of Michigan. Archived from the original on July 6, 2004. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- http://www.whac.net/sport/6/7.php
- http://www.whac.net/sport/7/7.php
- http://www.whac.net/sport/8/7.php