NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's College Department of Athletics has announced that Cassie Young and Jamie Young will serve as co-head coaches of the softball program.

 

The pair have served as assistant coaches for the program since the 2019 season. Both have worked closely with the offensive and defensive strategies for the Belles over the past three seasons while assisting with the organization of practices and team activities. The duo joined the coaching staff immediately after concluding successful playing careers with the Saint Mary's softball team.

 

Cassie Young graduated as one of the all-time leaders in career batting average, single-season hits, career hits, career doubles, season and career runs batted in, and career runs scored. She posted three of the top seven single-season batting averages in program history and never had a season batting average below .400. As the Belles' starting centerfielder for all four years, she was a two-time MIAA Most Valuable Player and a four-time All-MIAA selection. She garnered NFCA All-Region First Team honors three times and was named Third Team All-American at the conclusion of her senior season.

 

"We are excited for the next step in our journey at Saint Mary's College and are grateful for the opportunity to continue to do what we love," said Cassie Young. "We are thankful to continue to be a part of a community that is a large part of who we are, and that we get to share our favorite place with a great group of student-athletes. Go Belles!" 

 

She is a 2018 alumna of Saint Mary's as she earned a degree in business administration with concentrations in management and finance.

 

Jamie Young graduated as the most decorated shortstop in Saint Mary's softball history. She is the program's all-time leader in single-season hits, career hits, single-season runs scored, and career runs scored. Additionally, she holds two of the four highest single-season hit totals of all-time. The Belles' starting shortstop all four years, she was a four-time All-MIAA selection. Defensively, she posted better than a .940 fielding percentage with nearly 600 opportunities. Jamie garnered NFCA All-Region honors three times and was a Third Team All-American selection at the end of her senior season.

 

"Saint Mary’s College has been a place we have called home for years," said Jamie Young. "We’re so excited for the opportunity to continue to be a part of the game that we love at an institution that we love! Go Belles!"

 

She is a 2018 alumna of Saint Mary's and earned her degree with a double major in humanistic studies and history.

 

The pair helped the Belles to new levels of success as players. In their senior season, the team posted the most wins (36), most conference wins (15), longest winning streak (13), and fewest losses (7) in a single season. The Belles claimed the program's first MIAA regular season title and earned the program's first NCAA Division III Championship Tournament berth in 2018.