Boston College Athletics
Softball Names Caryn Haskins Pitching Coach
May 21, 2009 | Softball
Haskins comes to Boston College from Providence, R.I, where she worked with the pitching staff at Providence College for five years.
"We are very excited to have Caryn join our coaching staff and work with the pitchers," Finley said. "She will be a tremendous asset to our staff and to our program. We are looking forward to her pitching expertise which will help our pitchers excel next season and in the future."
A 2002 graduate of the University of Connecticut, Haskins pitched four years for the Huskies (1999-02). In 2001, Haskins and her UConn teammates won the Big East Championship and made the NCAA Tournament.
Haskins ranks second all time in appearances and had the most appearances of any freshman pitcher in UConn history. As a freshman, Haskins led the Big East in saves with four. A three time Big East Academic All-Star, she also was an NFCA All-American Scholar Athlete in 2002. Haskins graduated in 2002 with a 3.8 GPA and a bachelor's degree in Communication Disorders.
Following graduation, she worked for the Senior Women's Athletic Administrator at UConn and then was the pitching coach at Tufts University during the 2003-04 season.
In 2005, she received her master's degree in Education and School Counseling from Cambridge College and is currently a guidance counselor at Concord-Carlisle High School in Concord, Mass. She is also an instructor at camps and clinics in the area, including Boston College, Babson College, Tufts and Dan Duquette's Sports Academy.
Haskins currently resides in Waltham, Mass.
