| Jen Hastings | |
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Jennifer Hastings took over as head coach of the Mercy College softball program in the summer of 2008 after serving one year as an assistant coach with the Mavericks.
As an assistant coach at Mercy Hastings worked closely with the hitters and defense, while coaching in the third base box during games. She was an integral part of Mercy's softball program in 2007, which marked a nine-win improvement.
Hastings has coached at numerous camps, including the last three years for Michele Smith and four years at Towson. She is also currently an instructor at Frozen Ropes in White Plains. Hastings continues to play competitive softball with the New Jersey Elite 23-U team, helping her squad to an ASA New Jersey State Championship in 2007.
Hastings was a four-year starter as an outfielder and catcher at Division I Towson University from 2004-2007, where the Tigers combined to register 134 wins, including a pair of 38-win seasons. During her career, she racked up 127 hits, including 32 doubles and 11 home runs, while driving in 65 runs, collecting 24 stolen bases, and recording a .981 fielding percentage, making only 12 errors in over 600 chances. As a senior and a team captain, Hastings set career-highs with six home runs and 21 runs driven in. She posted career-highs of 53 hits and 15 doubles to earn Second Team All-CAA honors as a junior.
A 2007 graduate of Towson, Hastings earned a bachelor's degree
in sports management with a minor in business administration.
