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.

Marissa Young
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamDuke
ConferenceACC
Record119–72 (.623)
Biographical details
Born (1981-08-30) August 30, 1981
Santa Ana, California
Playing career
2000–2003Michigan
2004Texas Thunder
Position(s)Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009–2011Concordia (MI)
2012–2013Eastern Michigan (asst.)
2014–2015North Carolina (asst.)
2016–presentDuke
Head coaching record
Overall145–176 (.452)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

Playing career

Young played her college softball as a pitcher for Michigan, and was named Big Ten Pitcher of the Year in 2002 and Big Ten Player of the Year in 2003.

Coaching career

Prior to joining Duke, Young was an assistant coach at North Carolina from 2014 to 2015.[1]

In July 2015, Young became the inaugural head coach at Duke, whose softball program began play during the 2016 season.

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Concordia Cardinals (Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference) (2009–2011)
2009 Concordia (MI) 10–375–237th[3]
2010 Concordia (MI) 8–363–258th[4]
2011 Concordia (MI) 8–316–196th[5]
Concordia (MI): 26–104 (.200)14–67 (.173)
Duke Blue Devils (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2018–Present)
2018 Duke 29–2713–11T-3rd (Atlantic)
2019 Duke 25–3111–13T-3rd (Coastal)
2020 Duke 23–41–2T-9thSeason canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Duke 42–1026–103rdNCAA Regional
2022 Duke 41–819–32ndNCAA Super Regional
Duke: 160–80 (.667)70–39 (.642)
Total:186–189 (.496)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. Keeley, Laura (July 30, 2015). "Marissa Young named Duke's first softball coach". The News & Observer. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  2. "2003 Michigan Softball: Marissa Young". University of Michigan. Archived from the original on July 6, 2004. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  3. "2009 Softball".
  4. "2010 Softball".
  5. "2011 Softball".


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