ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. -- Recently, after concluding a national search, Elizabethtown College Department of Athletics has named Bekah Slattery as its new Head Softball Coach.

"Bekah was very impressive throughout the interview process and we are very excited to welcome her to our college community," Elizabethtown College Athletic Director Chris Morgan said. "She brings a history of success as a collegiate student-athlete and a coach, and I look forward to working with her as she leads our softball program."   

Slattery is the 10^th head coach for the Blue Jays, taking over for Kathy Staib, who stepped down from the position in November. Staib was the longest tenured head coach for the softball program, having led the team for 17 years.

"I am blessed to have the opportunity to step into the head coaching position at Elizabethtown College. I love the small campus atmosphere and how extraordinarily nice everyone is," Slattery said. "I look forward to working with this great group of individuals and have a great vision for the softball program. I want to thank Chris, his staff, and the current team for allowing me to take this amazing new step in my career."

Prior to her appointment as the newest head coach in the department, Slattery served as an assistant softball coach and game day coordinator at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, beginning in September 2019.

As a member of the Rams' softball staff, she helped with recruiting and academic support of student-athletes, along with her coaching duties. Slattery was also a part of field maintenance, uniform care, and operations. In addition, she assisted in the organization and coordination of game day staff and workers for all home SU athletic events.

Slattery was a standout softball student-athlete at Lock Haven University, where she was a four-time National Fastpitch Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete, a 2019 Google Cloud Academic All-District and All-America selection, and two-time NFCA All-American. She was also named the NCAA CCA Division II Atlantic Region Pitcher of the Year in 2019 and NCAA CCA All-Atlantic Region First Team selection in 2018 and 2019. Slattery graduated with a Master of Science in Sport Administration in August 2019.

She has also served as a head or assistant coach on a variety of travel teams and has instructed at various college prospect camps since 2016. Most recently, Slattery was the head coach of the Berks/Lancaster/Lebanon Carpenter Cup team in 2021.