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Michele DeGregorio
Softball Coach
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The 2011 season will be the sixth spring for Michele DeGregorio as the softball coach at Bentley University. DeGregorio came to Bentley after 12 successful seasons at Merrimack College, which included a Division II National Championship for the Warriors in 1994.
With Michele's success and background, we are very fortunate that someone of her ability was able to come in and take over our program," said Bentley Athletics Director Robert DeFelice upon her appointment in December 2005. "I think that her success speaks for itself and we hope that she will continue to have as much success at Bentley in the coming years."
Amongst active Division II coaches, DeGregorio entered the 2010 season 25th in career winning percentage (.661) and 29th in lifetime victories (483). Her career mark, following the 2010 season, stood at 497-271.
DeGregorio, who was also an Assistant Athletic Director at Merrimack for 12 years, compiled a 436-127 record during her 12 seasons as the head coach of the Warriors. Her teams captured seven Northeast-10 Conference Championships and made 11 appearances in the NCAA Division II Regional Tournament during her tenure.
In all, DeGregorio spent 19 years at Merrimack including four seasons as a player at her alma mater as an All-New England pitcher and second baseman for the Warriors. She took over the head coaching position in 1993 after serving as an assistant coach for three years and was named the NE-10's Coach of the Year after her first season at the helm.
A native of Lynn, DeGregorio completed her undergraduate studies in 1989 with a bachelor of arts in mathematics. She currently resides in Winthrop with her husband Bob, the current commissioner of the Atlantic Hockey Association.
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YEAR |
COLLEGE |
RECORD |
PCT |
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1993 |
Merrimack |
39-6 |
.867 |
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1994 |
Merrimack |
45-4 |
.918 |
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1995 |
Merrimack |
40-11 |
.784 |
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1996 |
Merrimack |
33-9 |
.786 |
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1997 |
Merrimack |
23-14 |
.622 |
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1998 |
Merrimack |
40-6 |
.870 |
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1999 |
Merrimack |
42-6 |
.875 |
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2000 |
Merrimack |
39-13 |
.750 |
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2001 |
Merrimack |
40-8 |
.833 |
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2002 |
Merrimack |
35-16 |
.686 |
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2003 |
Merrimack |
23-16 |
.590 |
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2004 |
Merrimack |
35-18 |
.660 |
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2006 |
Bentley |
6-37 |
.162 |
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2007 |
Bentley |
2-40 |
.048 |
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2008 |
Bentley |
20-24 |
.455 |
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2009 |
Bentley |
21-19 |
.525 |
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2010 |
Bentley |
14-24 |
.368 |
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Totals |
17 years |
497-271 |
.647 |
Melissa O'Connor
Asst Softball Coach
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In her fourth year as DeGregorio’s top assistant is Melissa O’Connor, a former two-time All-Northeast-10 Conference selection at Saint Anselm College.
"Melissa is very enthusiastic and energetic and has a passion for the sport," said DeGregorio. "She provides as an assistant coach something similar to what she brought to Saint Anselm as a player."
O’Connor, who played third base for the Hawks, also earmed All-New England accolades in 2003 and was the recipient of the Saint Anselm Sportsmanship Award in 2004. After her collegiate playing career, she was invited to play professionally in Europe in the summer of 2005. O’Connor was a captain of her Saint Anselm team and served on the Student Athlete Advisory Committee.
O’Connor, 27, graduated from Saint Anselm in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in business, and is currently a police officer in her hometown of Belmont.
