Softball

  Julie Brzezinski enters her 11th season as Fairfield University's head softball coach, having taken over the program in the spring of 1998.  During her nine years at the helm, the Stags averaged 30 wins per season, advanced to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament each year, and posted six winning campaigns.

 The Stags captured the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference regular-season title in three of the last five seasons.  She was named MAAC coach of the year in 2004, the second time she has collected that honor (2002).

      The New Jersey native is the fifth head coach in Fairfield University softball history.  Before her arrival, the school record for wins in a season was 29, a total she has equalled or surpassed six times in nine campaigns.  Brzezinski owns a 290-269-4 record at Fairfield, which includes last year's 20-24 slate.  She earned her 200th Fairfield victory in a win against Saint Peter's in 2004. 

 Overall, her 500th career win was against Long Island University in March, 2006. Her 400th win came against Bucknell, a 7-2 decision during the team's Florida trip in 2003 season.  Brzezinski's 300th career win came in the 2000 regular-season finale, a 2-1 victory over Princeton. 

 Brzezinski came to Fairfield with eight years experience, coaching at Campbell University in North Carolina.  Brzezinski led the Fighting Camels to two Big South Conference championships (1993 and 1994), one Trans Atlantic Conference title (1995), and one one TAAC runner-up finish (1996).  Campbell advanced to the NCAA Regional Tournament during her tenure.  She registered a 245-195 record in her eight years.

 Brzezinski graduated from Furman University in 1989, earning a bachelor of arts degree in business administration.  She received her master's of education from Campbell in 1992.  She played softball for four seasons while at Furman.

 Emily Ling begins her third season with the Fairfield University softball team. She brings a great deal of experience with her, which should help her in her position as pitching coach for the Stags.

 Ling comes to the Fairfield campus after graduating from Lehigh University with a bachelor of arts degree in sociology in 2005. On the field, the pitcher served her teammates as captain for the 2005 campaign. She led the team with a 20-6 record and a 1.59 ERA, posting five shutouts, two saves, and 159 strikeouts in 162.2 innings.

 For her career, Ling owned a 65-21 record with 610 strikeouts in 551 innings and a 1.64 ERA. She finished her career as Lehigh's all-time strikeout leader. She set the school standard for strikeouts in a season with 162 in her junior campaign.

 Ling's list of honors includes three All-Northeast Region awards, Patriot League pitcher of the year (2003, 2005), Lehigh University's Female Athlete of the Year (2005, 2002), and Patriot League Tournament most valuable player last year. She set the Patriot League record for career wins, strikeouts, and strikeouts per game.