Softball Coaching Staff
Head Coach Kristin Tassey
Phone: 330.569.5478
Email: tasseyke@hiram.edu
Kristin Tassey joined the Hiram Athletic Department as head coach of the softball program in 2006-07 and will begin her second season in 2008.
In her first season as head coach, Tassey led her team to a 22-14 overall record improving the program from a 10-27-1 performance in the spring of 2006. Her team’s 22 wins were a school record and marked the program's first winning season since 1989. The Terriers also made their first-ever appearance in the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament. Following the season, Tassey became the first softball coach at Hiram to earn the NCAC “Coach-of-the-Year” Award.
Tassey came to Hiram from Elms College in Chicopee, Massachusetts, where she served as assistant softball coach and admissions counselor. A 2003 graduate of Elms College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications, Kristin earned her Master of Science at Smith (Mass.) College in 2005 in exercise and sport studies. She also has been assistant field hockey coach at Smith, and head softball coach at Longmeadow High School in Longmeadow, Mass.
As a collegiate softball player at Elms, Tassey led her team to two conference championships and an appearance in the NCAA Division III tournament. She is a two-time all-North Atlantic Conference catcher and twice was named to the conference all-tournament team.
Tassey was a four-year starting catcher that ended her career amongst the school's top-five all-time in games played, stolen bases and runs scored. She also had a lifetime batting average of .295 at the plate.
Assistant Coach Jenna Nemeth
Phone: 330.569.5478
Jenna Nemeth will be in her first season as an assistant coach in 2008. She is a 2007 graduate of Hiram College and was an All-North Coast Athletic Conference pitcher and four-year letter winner as a member of the Terrier softball team.
As a senior last spring, Nemeth was one of two pitchers in the starting rotation and helped lead her team to a school record 22 wins and finished 22-14 overall. The Terriers also made their first ever appearance in the NCAC Tournament. For the season, Nemeth made a team-high 26 appearances on the mound, including 19 starts and 11 complete games. She ended the season with a 9-6 record, tying the school single-season win record, and a 2.24 earned run average. Her ERA ranked second all-time in Hiram history in a single season. In a team-best 128 and one-third innings, she struck out a team-leading 28 batters and posted three shutouts. Following the season, Nemeth earned honorable mention All-NCAC accolades.
For her career, Nemeth had a 9-9 record with a 3.78 lifetime ERA. In 41 total appearances, she tallied 43 strikeouts in 173 and two-thirds innings with 22 starts, 13 complete games and three shutouts.
Nemeth graduated from Hiram with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology. She is currently pursuing her Master’s in science and nursing at Kent State University.