Head Coach: Kathy Staib

Kathy Staib took over as head coach of the Elizabethtown College softball program in November 2003. Prior to that, Staib also served as the team's assistant coach in the 2002 and 2003 seasons. She is also an Assistant Director of Athletics for the College.

In four seasons as Elizabethtown's head coach, two Blue Jay players have earned All-East Region Team recognition by the National Fastpitch Coaches' Association (NFCA) a total of three times. She was named the Commonwealth Conference Coach of the Year in 2007 after guiding Elizabethtown to the semifinal round of the conference playoffs. As an assistant coach, the Blue Jays set a program record for most wins in a season with 30 in 2002 and finished as the Commonwealth Conference runners-up in 2003.

Formerly the Senior Program Coordinator for Greater Elizabethtown Area Recreation and Community Services (GEARS), Staib joined the Elizabethtown College community full-time in August 2004 when she became the Athletics Department's Administrative Assistant. In 2005, she became an Assistant Director of Athletics for Elizabethtown College.

Staib is also the Women's Fastpitch District 2 Deputy Commissioner for the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) and is a member of the Pennsylvania Recreation and Parks Society. Prior to taking the assistant coaching position at Etown, Staib had served as the head softball coach of the Conoy Athletic Association and of Lancaster Country Day School. She had also been an assistant coach for Donegal High School and Lancaster Country Day School.

As a player, Staib has participated in twelve Class "A" ASA National Tournaments, and she played varsity softball at Lock Haven University and Bloomsburg Area High School. An alumna of Lock Haven, she graduated with a B.S. in Recreation with an option in Leisure Management.

E-mail: staibk@etown.edu