Coaches' Bio

Jan Reddinger

Head Coach

The longest tenured and winningest softball coach in Westminster College history, Jan Reddinger won her 400th career game with the Titans in 2011. Having won at least 17 games in all 15 years with the team, Reddinger’s teams are contenders every year. Westminster has averaged 23 wins per season with Reddinger as coach, including six postseason appearances and conference championships in 1997, 1998 and 2005.

Entering her 16th season with Westminster in 2012, Reddinger boasts a 15-year record of 346-247-2 (.583) with the Titans and a 20-year career mark of 402-308-2 (.566). In 2011, she became the 51st softball coach in NCAA Division III history to reach 400 career wins.

Reddinger led Westminster to its first Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) title in 2005, while also piloting the team to postseason appearances in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III South Championships in 2005 and 2007. Reddinger was also named PAC Coach of the Year in 2007.

In her first and second seasons at the helm of Westminster softball in 1997 and 1998, Reddinger led the Titans to their fifth and sixth straight conference/district crowns, including a trip to the NAIA Northeast Regional Tournament in 1998. Reddinger’s 2001 team also qualified for the ECAC Division III playoffs after setting team records for wins (32) and consecutive wins (17) in a season with a 32-13 record.

In addition to her softball duties, Reddinger serves as a physical education instructor at Westminster. She previously served as an assistant coach of the Titan women’s soccer program and the head women’s basketball coach for four years.

Prior to coming to Westminster, Reddinger served as head softball coach and assistant basketball coach at La Roche College. Reddinger has a bachelor of arts degree in physical/health education from West Liberty State College, where she played both softball and basketball. She earned a master’s degree in physical education/sports administration from Eastern Illinois University.

Reddinger's Year-by-Year Records:

As Westminster Head Coach	Record
2011	19-16
2010	25-16
2009	17-21-1
2008	21-15
2007	24-15	ECAC Tournament
2006	22-18
2005	29-10	PAC Champions / ECAC Tournament
2004	28-13
2003	17-20-1
2002	17-12	ECAC Tournament
2001	32-13	ECAC Tournament
2000	29-15
1999	20-24
1998	24-18	KECC Champions / NAIA Regionals
1997	22-21	KECC Champions / NAIA Regionals
Record at Westminster (15 years)	346-247-2 (.583)
As La Roche Head Coach
1996	7-13
1995	13-11
1994	12-12
1993	14-10	NAIA District 18 Champions
1992	10-15
Record at La Roche (5 years)	56-61 (.479)
Career Record (20 years)	402-308-2 (.566)

John Pinkerton

Assistant Coach

John Pinkerton enters his 15th season as an assistant coach with the Westminster softball team in 2012.

Pinkerton, the father of former Titan standout pitcher/outfielder Bethany Pinkerton, is involved in all aspects of the Westminster softball program and serves as first base coach and the team’s pitching coach. He also conducts pitching clinics throughout the Pittsburgh area.

Pinkerton is employed full time as a supervisor at Armstrong Steel and resides in Darlington.

Lis Schulz

Assistant Coach

Lis Schulz begins her first year as an assistant coach for the Westminster softball team in 2012 but she is no stranger to the program. Schulz was a pitcher and first baseman for the Titans from 2008-11 before graduating in 2011.

Schulz, a first-team all-conference selection in 2010 and 2011 and a third-team all-region pick in 2010, owns a .330 career batting average and a 2.50 earned-run average with a 30-24 record.

A native of Gibsonia, Pa., Schulz is pursuing her master’s degree at Westminster.

 

Charlene Macri

Assistant Coach

A volunteer coach for over 10 years, Charlene Macri enters her second year as a part-time assistant for the Westminster softball team in 2012.

Macri is a member of the Lawrence County Sports Hall of Fame for playing basketball and softball at New Castle High School until 1985. She was also an accomplished adult-league softball player having played all over the country.

Macri is a WPIAL high school basketball official and she works in the Westminster College physical plant.

Alex Scull

Assistant Coach

A student assistant for all four years of his undergrad, senior Alex Scull has not only been involved in day-to-day practices, but has also been involved with recruiting and fundraising for the softball team.  

Scull will be graduating with a political science and sociology degree and plans on having a career in institutional advancement and fundraising for higher education.