Bridgeport, CT- University of Bridgeport Director of Athletics Jay Moran announced today that Dawn Stearns has joined the Department of Athletics staff as the head coach of the Purple Knights' softball program.  Stearns comes to UB from Mitchell College in New London, CT where she has served as Assistant Head Coach since 2007.  Dawn has also been the assistant varsity softball coach at Daniel Hand High School in Madison, CT since 2004. 

Said Moran, "Coach Stearns is a great fit for our softball program here at the University of Bridgeport.  Her knowledge of the sport is impeccable and having worked with travel teams and camps throughout Connecticut and the entire Northeast region, her many contacts will aid our recruiting of quality student-athletes."

Along with her intercollegiate and high school coaching experience, Dawn has also been the head coach of the Shoreline Sting and Outlaws travel teams since 2003, directing the 12-U, 14-U and 16-U squads.

A 1989 graduate of Gettysburg College with a B.A. in Business and Economics, Stearns was a four-year starter at catcher and an All-Middle Atlantic Conference selection for the Bullets.

-Provided by Bridgeport Sports Information department.