Melissa Gentile

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Melissa Gentile
Current position
TitleAssistant Coach
Team Washington University
Conference University Athletic Association
Biographical details
Born (1978-03-14) March 14, 1978 (age 46)
O'Fallon, Missouri
Alma mater Michigan
Central Michigan
Playing career
1996–2000 Michigan
1996–2000 USA Women's Softball Team
Position(s)Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000–2002 Central Michigan (asst.)
2003–2005 Eastern Michigan (asst.)
2006 Jacksonville
2014–2018 Eastern Michigan
2024–Present Washington University (asst.)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2002–2003Michigan Sports Academy (Dir. of Softball Operations)
2006–2013Powerline Softball (Owner/Director)
Head coaching record
Overall100–211 (.322)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As a Player:

Drafted by the Akron Racers professional team (2000)

Contents

Big Ten regular-season champions (1998, 1999)

Big Ten tournament champions (1997, 1998, 2000)
Awards
As a Player:

Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Year (1997)
First Team All-Big Ten Conference (1998)
Second Team All-Big Ten Conference (1997)
All-Region (1998)
All-American (1998)

Women’s College World Series All-Tournament Team (1997)

Melissa "Skeeter" Gentile is an American softball coach who is currently an assistant coach at Washington University in St. Louis. [1] Who was the former head coach at Eastern Michigan. [2]

Early life and education

Gentile graduated from Wentzville High School. She played softball for Michigan from 1996 to 2000, where she was four-year letter winner. [3] She graduated from the University of Michigan in 2000 with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology. She earned her master's degree in athletic administration from Central Michigan University in 2005. [4]

Coaching career

Jacksonville

Melissa Gentile was the head coach of the Jacksonville softball program for one season. Following the 2006 season, on June 30, 2006, Gentile resigned as head coach of the Jacksonville softball program, her replacement would be the program's assistant coach Amanda Lehotak. [5]

Eastern Michigan

On July 29, 2013, Melissa Gentile was announced as the new head coach of the Eastern Michigan softball program. [6] [7] On March 20, 2018, Eastern Michigan announced that they would be cutting four sports including the softball program effective at the end of the 2018 Spring season. [8] On February 12, 2019, a judge ruled that Eastern Michigan must reinstate two women's programs including softball. It is unclear whether Gentile will return as coach. [9] Eastern Michigan would not reinstate the softball program.

Washington University (St. Louis)

On August 25, 2023, Gentile was hired as an assistant coach for the Washington University softball program. [10]

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Jacksonville Dolphins (Atlantic Sun Conference)(2006–present)
2006 Jacksonville 22–376–149th
Jacksonville:22–37 (.373)6–14 (.300)
Eastern Michigan Eagles (Mid-American Conference)(2014–2018)
2014 Eastern Michigan 13–374–166th (West)
2015 Eastern Michigan 18–326–136th (West)
2016 Eastern Michigan 19–329–145th (West)
2017 Eastern Michigan 17–343–206th (West)
2018 Eastern Michigan 11–396–176th
Eastern Michigan:78–174 (.310)28–80 (.259)
Total:100–211 (.322)

      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

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