| Start Date: | 02/17/18 |
| End Date: | 02/17/18 |
| Registration Opens: | 12/13/17 |
| Registration Closes: | 02/18/18 |
| Camp Fee: | $50 |
RIT Softball 2018 Coaches Clinic
for any coaches of girls fastpitch 10-18 years old
Saturday, February 17th 8:30-11:30am
at RIT Clark Gym
Learn new ideas and teaching methods in all aspects of the game in order to impact youth softball!
Runs 8:30AM to 11:30AM.
Cost: $50 per person
Register Now! Limited Space Available.
Rebecca Stryker - Head Coach
Former RIT standout first baseman Rebecca Stryker (previously May) begins her eighth season as Head Coach of the Tiger softball program. Stryker has guided the Tigers to 103 wins over the last four seasons and is set to lead the Tigers towards a Liberty League title in 2017.
Last season, RIT advanced to the Liberty League Tournament for the first time since joining the conference in 2012. The Tigers won 17 contests, while Stryker and her staff were named the Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year. 8 players earned All-Liberty League accolades, including Pitcher of the Year, Sierra Valentine, and Rookie of the Year, Danielle Holtz. Valentine was RIT's first national Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Region pick in 5 years. Amanda Cook was named RIT's first CoSIDA Academic All-America selection since 2000. Emily Shoemaker was named RIT's Senior Female Athlete of the Year.
Stryker played her collegiate softball at RIT, graduating in 2003 with a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Management Technology. She was a four-year starter for the Tigers and was a captain in 2001 and 2002 while earning All-Empire 8 first team honors.
Nicole Watson
Assistant Coach
Nicole Watson is entering her third season on the RIT softball staff as an assistant coach for the 2017-18 season. In 2016, Watson was honored as part of the Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year.
Watson played five years of varsity softball at Newark Valley High School, serving as a three-year captain. From there, she moved on to play collegiately at the University of Rochester, where she caught for four seasons. In 2014, Rochester advanced to the NCAA Division III College World Series.
Watson earned her bachelor’s degree in business from Rochester in 2014. She has served as a head coach for a handful of youth travel softball teams and was an assistant at her alma mater, Newark Valley in 2012 and 2013.
Watson resides in Rochester and is a Certified General Appraiser at Bruckner, Tillett, Rossi, Cahill and Associates.
Mary Karen Wheat
Assistant Pitching Coach
Mary Karen Wheat begins her third season as an assistant coach with the RIT softball program in 2017-18 and will work primarily with the pitching staff. In 2016, Wheat was honored as part of the Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year.
A former pitcher at Brockport High School (1995-1998) and Binghamton University (1998-2003), Wheat has worked with some of the best coaches in New York State.
Wheat served as the head coach at Brockport High School in 2015 and 2016, leading the Blue Devils to the 2015 Section V Championship game. Wheat was also the head coach at Red Jacket Central School, where she led the team to the 2010 Section V Championship, and two Section V Semifinal appearances (2009 and 2011).
Wheat is the owner of Black and White Baseball and Softball, a training academy that specializes in pitching and catching. In addition, the company offers strength and agility training along with mental training with clinical psychologists. She also owns Power Fastpitch, a travel softball organization for teams aged 12U to 18U.
We look forward to seeing you!
Questions - email Coach Stryker at rcmatl@rit.edu or phone 585-475-7770