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Erin Van Nostrand, Head Coach
Van Nostrand led Pine Manor College, like PLU an NCAA Division III institution, to a 31-11 overall record and to the 2008 Great Northeast Athletic Conference championship. The 31 wins tied a school record for most victories in a season. The Gators reached the GNAC tournament championship game where they lost to Rivier College, 2-1, denying them the opportunity to advance to NCAA Division III postseason play. In four seasons as Pine Manor College head coach, Van Nostrand compiled a 101-62 overall record, leading the Gators to one GNAC tournament title game and to a pair of semifinal appearances. Prior to working at Pine Manor, Van Nostrand was varsity softball coach at Freeport (N.Y.) High School, inheriting a 0-22 program and turning it into conference champion within two years. Van Nostrand graduated from Keene State College in Keene, N.H., in 1999. She was Keene State’s starting shortstop for three seasons, helping the school to a NCAA Division III softball regional championship appearance, and she also was a two-year member of the school’s basketball team. Contact Info: |
Erin
Van Nostrand, who averaged more than 25 wins per season in her four
years as head coach at Pine Manor College in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,
is the new softball head coach at Pacific Lutheran University. Van
Nostrand took over the position on July 17, 2008.