PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Providence College softball Head Coach
Jill Karwoski announced today (Aug. 3) the promotion of
Bree Nasti to Associate Head Coach. Nasti has spent the previous three seasons as an assistant coach with the Friars.
"Despite the past two abbreviated seasons proving to be uniquely challenging with COVID, Bree has been able to make a significant impact in our program with her prior success as a former Head Coach at Adelphi and All-American softball player at Buffalo," said Head Coach
Jill Karwoski. "Bree has been able to implement effective offensive techniques utilizing her knowledge and experience, video analysis and training tools such as HitTrax and K-Vest technologies."
In her first season at Providence in 2019, Nasti's guidance helped the Friars to a 30-22 record and their best finish in the BIG EAST standings since 1995. Providence appeared in the BIG EAST Championship for the first time since 2013.
Prior to Providence, Nasti guided Adelphi to the Northeast-10 Tournament Championship in three of her six seasons, including each of the last two years (2013, 2017, 2018). Her squad also captured five NE-10 Regular-Season Southwest Division titles (2013, 2015-2018) and made six-straight NCAA Division II Regional Appearances (2013-2018), four NCAA Division II Super Regional appearances (2013, 2015-2017) and advanced to the NCAA Division II Women's College World Series on two occasions (2015, 2016). Nasti and her staff were recognized as NFCA East Region Coaching Staff of the Year in 2013, 2015 and 2016.
Nasti's teams also competed well in the classroom, having secured the top-ranked team grade-point average in the nation among all NCAA Division II institutions in back-to-back seasons (2014-2015). Her program also earned the NE-10 Conference Team Academic Excellence Award in five of her six seasons at Adelphi.
In addition to coaching, she participated on the NFCA Division II Top-25 Committee and served as the Northeast-10 Coaches Connection representative. Nasti also served as a Division II representative on the NFCA Coaching Education Committee and contributed as a writer to the NFCA Fastpitch Delivery Newsletter.
Prior to her arrival at Adelphi, Nasti spent four years at Stony Brook University as a hitting instructor and outfield coach. She also previously worked as an assistant coach at St. John's and Hofstra.
A 2004 graduate of SUNY Buffalo with a degree in psychology, Nasti was a four-year letter-winner, a three-time All-Region honoree and three-time All-Mid-American Conference selection. Nasti left Buffalo as the all-time leader in batting average (.387), home runs (27), RBI (113), hits (197), doubles (46), triples (7), runs (93) and walks (66). In 2002, she set the SUNY Buffalo and MAC single-season record with a .451 batting average. Nasti also excelled in the classroom, earning Academic All-District I from 2002-2004, Academic All-MAC in 2003 and the SUNY Chancellor's Award in 2004. She was also a three-time UB Scholar-Athlete.
A native of Baldwin, N.Y., Nasti earned her master's degree from Fresno State and was a three-time high school All-American. She holds the single season national high school record with a .774 batting average.