Former Hofstra softball standout Sara Michalowski joined the Hofstra coaching staff in September 2016.
In her first season on the Pride staff, Michalowski helped lead Hofstra back to the CAA Championship, with the Pride entering the conference tournament as the No. 2 seed. Hofstra finished the year at 27-23, with three players earning All-CAA recognition and pitcher Sarah Cornell earning NFCA Second-Team All-Region honors.
Michalowski, a 2011 graduate and four-year member of the Pride softball team, returns to Hofstra after spending at two years as the head softball coach at Joel Barlow High School in Connecticut, taking the team to the conference finals and winning a Connecticut State Tournament game for the first time in school history.
She has also served as the head coach and program coordinator of The Wicked Softball since 2011. With The Wicked Softball, she was responsible for all instruction, in-game coaching, recruiting and administrative duties, and helped 100 percent of her players receive scholarships to the institution of their choosing. In 2014 her Under-14 team finished third at USSSA National Championships.
The 2011 Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year, Michalowski had a successful collegiate career at Hofstra. She was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Northeast Region Second Team in each of her final years, adding to her First-Team All-CAA and All-Rookie Team selections as a freshman. She finished her career in the program's all-time top 10 lists for career RBIs and home runs and holds top-10 single-season marks in the same categories. Michalowski helped the Pride to CAA Championships and appearances in the NCAA Regionals in 2008 and 2010.Â
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