The Baruch College Athletic Department today announced that Nicole Bellini has been promoted to Head Softball Coach.

Bellini is a familiar face around campus having played three seasons for the Bearcats (2016-18), as well as serving as an Assistant Coach.  

She was named Acting Head Coach last November 2020 and has spent the past eight months recruiting and overseeing the program.  

As an undergraduate, she left her mark by being voted a three-time CUNYAC All-Star and Team MVP. She also served as team captain for two seasons and finished as the team's all-time leader in batting average (.406). The Staten Island native also totaled 45 runs in her Bearcat career, which is seventh best in team history.

In addition to her Baruch softball experience, she has built up solid experience locally:

* Softball Clinic Director / Head Trainer for SFX sports in Brooklyn - Winter / Summer Clinics , Spring / Fall Training (2016-2020)
* Head Coach High School Fall Ball Team (2020)
* Winter Clinic Instructor for High School Softball (2018-2019)
* Head Winter Clinic Instructor Staten Island Legacy (2018)
* Head Summer & Winter Clinic Instructor Great Kills Little League (2017 & 2018)
* Assistant Coach Great Kills Little League All Stars (2017)
* Associate Head Coach 18u Flames Showcase / Recruitment Coach (2015 & 2016)
* Private Instructor (2017 - 2019)

Nicole graduated from Baruch in 2018 with a Bachelors of Business Administration in Computer Information Systems - Data Analytics.

She is currently employed as Business Analyst/Jr. Product Owner for an IT Consulting Firm in the Financial District.

Heather Mac Culloch, Director of Athletics & Recreation
"I would like to welcome Nicole Bellini back to the Bearcats Softball Family as our new Head Coach.  Since graduating and entering the workforce, Nicole has stayed close to the Softball program and has a voracious interest in getting back at it and creating a championship team.  Nicole's invaluable experience of being a Baruch College student and athlete will prove to be an asset to our team as she can draw upon the history of the program and nuances of the school to set her team up for future success."

Nicole Bellini, Head Coach
"I am so very grateful for the promotion to Head Coach of the Baruch women's softball team. With our veterans anxious to return to the dirt, and two years of newcomers ready to hit the ground running, a CUNYAC championship is one of the many things I see our program accomplishing in the near future. I look forward to leading our current and future Bearcats to greatness on-and-off the field.​ Thank you again to Ms. MacCulloch, Ms. Thomas and Ms. Pomykala for the opportunity."