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Softball Recruit Information
Coaching Staff
Head Coach Kate McCluskey is an alumna of Eastern Arizona College,
graduating in 1982. She continued her playing and education at Western
New Mexico University, in Silver City, NM graduating with her Masters
Degree in Administration in 1989. She took over as head softball coach
in January of 1990. During her career, EAC has a record of 475 wins and
384 losses. The Gila Monsters were the ACCAC Champions in 1998 and Region
I runners up in 1995 and 1998. Coach McCluskey has had the privilege
of coaching six All-American players and numerous Academic All-American
players.
Assistant Coaches
Assistant – Karren Hatch
AA Eastern Arizona College, PTK
BA Cameron University
EAC Assistant Coach – Three Years
Assistant – Leonard Alvarado
EAC Assistant Coach—Two Years
About the College
Eastern is Arizona’s oldest community college with
approximately 1,500 full-time students on the main
campus in Thatcher. Over 200 are athletes, the
majority of whom live in on-campus residence halls.
EAC fields teams in football, basketball (men’s &
women’s), volleyball, softball, golf (men’s), tennis
(women’s), and baseball.
Eastern is located in Graham County with a
population of 35,000. The main campus is in the
Gila Valley at the base of the beautiful Mt. Graham,
a 10,720 foot peak. Principal economic activities in
the area include farming, ranching, mining,
governmental services, and higher education.
Recreational opportunities and facilities include
swimming, skating, hunting, hiking, fishing,
camping, biking, natural hot springs, golfing,
equestrian sports, Discovery Park, and the Mt.
Graham Observatory. Both the College and the
community offer a wide variety of activities and
cultural events.
About the Program
EAC softball has been in existence since 1978 and has recruited players
from all over the United States as well as some foreign countries. EAC
has a rich tradition of success both on and off the field. The softball
team will typically carry up to 18 players which might include both scholarship
players as well as walk-ons. Athletes in the softball program, like students
in the other athletic teams at EAC, are prepared for graduation and transfer.
Softball Season
Eastern Arizona College’s Gila Monster Softball team competes
in the NJCAA and is a Division I member of the Arizona Community College
Athletic Conference (ACCAC). The ACCAC consists of 12 teams and has a
Division I and a Division II Championship. Eastern plays up to a 60-game
schedule including some non-conference opponents from Oklahoma, California,
Kansas, Oregon, Texas and other states in tournaments. Playing in four
tournaments a year, we have the opportunity to play against nationally
ranked teams from all over the United States.
Player Success
Eastern’s Gila Monster Softball players have advanced to play
at:
Adams State University, CO
Angelo State, TX
BYU-Hawaii
Cameron University, OK
Chaminade University, HI
Creighton University, NE
Eastern New Mexico University
Grand Canyon University
LA Tech
Mesa State College, CO
Mississippi State University
New Mexico State University
South Dakota State University
Southern Utah State University
U.S. Army
University of Mary, ND
University of Alabama
University of New Mexico
University of Southern Colorado
Western New Mexico University
Contact:
Head Coach Kate McCluskey
928-428-8411
1-800-678-3808, ext. 8411
Fax: 928-428-8406
kate.mccluskey@eac.edu
Assistant Coach Karren Hatch
Assistant Coach Leonard Alvarado
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