Beth Krysiak Named Head Softball Coach

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- Boston College has announced the hiring of Beth Krysiak as the new head softball coach. Krysiak, who becomes the sixth head coach in the history of the program, arrives at the Heights after two highly successful seasons at Saint Francis.

"Beth is a proven winner and an outstanding leader and we are thrilled to welcome her to Boston College," said William V. Campbell Director of Athletics Blake James. "She is highly respected among her peers and her ability to recruit, teach, and develop our student-athletes on and off the field will make an immediate impact on the softball program."

During her tenure at Saint Francis, Krysiak guided the Red Flash to consecutive Northeast Conference championships and two trips to the NCAA Regionals. In her two seasons, Saint Francis compiled a 67-40 (.626) overall record and a 38-7 (.844) mark in NEC play. She coached 18 All-NEC selections, including the 2025 conference Player of the Year, as well as five NFCA All-Region selections.

"I am excited to be joining the Boston College family and to become an Eagle," Krysiak said. "I look forward to leading the program to new heights, upholding the exceptional experience of being a BC student-athlete, and developing confident and successful young women through softball. I am thankful to be blessed with the opportunity to lead at a historic place like Boston College, with an incredible reputation for preparing young people for success in life. I am eager to become a part of the competitive environment in the athletic department. Go Eagles!"

This past season, Krysiak guided SFU to its second straight conference crown and a trip to the NCAA Regionals in Bryan-College Station, Texas. The Red Flash placed seven student-athletes on the all-conference team, including two major award winners.

In 2024 - her first season in Loretto - Krysiak led Saint Francis to the NCAA Regional in Austin after posting a 41-27 overall record, including a perfect 27-0 mark against conference opponents through the regular season and conference tournament. As a result, Krysiak and her assistants were named the NEC Coaching Staff of the Year, while 11 members of the Red Flash program earned all-conference accolades.

Prior to her time at Saint Francis, Krysiak spent four seasons at Columbia. While there, she worked with the Lions' pitchers and Columbia totaled 11 All-Ivy selections during Krysiak's time with the program.

Before Columbia, Krysiak spent the 2019 season at Carnegie Mellon as the pitching coach after a five-year stint as head coach at the University of Dallas. She began her coaching career in 2010 as a graduate assistant at Ottawa University and spent time as an assistant at Buena Vista University and Prairie View A&M before Dallas.

Krysiak earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Bachelor of Science in Health and Exercise Science in 2010 from Centenary College of Louisiana. She was a five-year member of the softball team at Centenary. She earned her Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from Ottawa in 2012.

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