Softball

Jen Hastings
	Head Coach
	Second Year
	jhastings@mercy.edu
	914-674-7220

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.

Mike Fazio
	Assistant Coach
	Second Year
	mfazio@mercy.edu
	914-674-7220

Michael Fazio was named assistant softball coach at Mercy College prior to the spring 2009 season.

Fazio comes to Mercy College with over 25 years of softball coaching experience. Fazio's most recent position was at Joel Barlow High School (Redding, CT) where he was a varsity girls assistant softball coach. At Barlow he was responsible for running practices, assisting in strategic in-game decisions, recruiting and scheduling.

From 1996-2007, Fazio was the assistant coach at Danbury High School in Danbury, CT where he helped guide the Hatters to nine postseason appearances and twice reached the semi-finals in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference (FCIAC). He also was an assistant coach in Danbury's varsity girls basketball program.

Fazio has had success on travel tournament teams as well. He coached the U-14 Danbury Debs into the U-14 Pony National Tournament, guided the U-23 Danbury Debs to several tournament championships, and took the U-18 Western Connecticut Firebirds to two national tournament appearances. He also coached in the Danbury Women's Fast Pitch Softball League and captured a division or tournament championship in all but one season from 1980-1991.

He received his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Iona College.

Fazio currently resides in Danbury, Conn., with his wife Carol.