Fast pitch softball is a family tradition for new coach
September 3, 2004 @ 10:33 am
For Chris DeMiero, the new head softball coach at Pierce College, fast pitch softball is a family tradition. He spent much of his childhood traveling with his mother, aunts and uncles to national and world fast pitch tournaments in which they competed.
DeMiero's own fast pitch credits go back more than 10 years, and include the 2000 North American Fastpitch Association World Series. He was an assistant softball coach at South Puget Sound Community College in Olympia and Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, and has coached for a number of youth teams and fast pitch clinics. He has a B.A. degree from The Evergreen State College with an emphasis in social sciences and business.
“This job at Pierce is one I’ve been waiting for a long time,” he said. “I’m looking forward to the opportunity to build the program here. It definitely attracted me to the challenge.”
DeMiero believes that aggressive recruitment is key to developing a winning team. “Seeing players at games isn’t enough. I like to see them at practice, too,” he said. And he is looking for strong character and enthusiasm as well as athletic skill.
“Character is more important than anything else,” DeMiero said. “The things I’ll stress most with the team are enthusiasm and work ethic.
“Within two years, if we work hard, I think definitely we can put Pierce fast pitch on the map,” he said.
For information about the Pierce women’s fast pitch softball program or other Raider athletics contact Duncan Stevenson at (253) 964-6612.
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