Softball

Meet the Coach

Head Coach Phil McElroy
Phil McElroy, the Emerson College head softball coach, led the Lions to their fifth straight appearance in post season tournament play in 2008. On April 16th McElroy captured his 200th NCAA win against Lasell College, in his eighth season coaching the team.

McElroy is 205 and 133 in his overall career record and 189 and 110 at Emerson. Emerson has qualified for the GNAC Tournament in each of the last ten seasons, and has produced four National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Region Selections (Ellen Boss 2004, Mallory Moretti 2005, Bridget Farago 2007, 2008 and Lindsay DeStefano 2006, 2007, 2008) five New England Softball Coaches Association All-Stars, four ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District picks and 28 GNAC All-Conference selections since 1999.

In 2007, McElroy completed the Four-Star Master Coach certification offered by the NFCA, the highest level recognized by that association.

Prior to Emerson, McElroy was an assistant coach at Bentley College (1994) and took over as interim coach in 1995 were he led the Falcons to a 16-23 record. From 1997-2001 McElroy was an assistant coach at Reading Memorial High School where alongside his sister, head coach Jill McElroy won the 2001 Massachusetts Division 1 State High School Championship.

Accomplished in his field, Coach McElroy also brings over a decade of travel ball experience with him as head coach of the Middlesex County Krush and the assistant coach of the Boston Bat Busters. These two youth softball programs have helped place numerous female student-athletes in college softball programs around the country. Coach McElroy's accomplishments with the Krush include nine Metro Boston ASA Championships and seven trips to ASA, NSA, and Pony National Championships.

Coach McElroy is also the current Junior Olympic Commissioner of Metro Boston ASA (1998-Present). He resides in Arlington , MA .

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