The University of Rochester softball coaching staff, led by Head Coach Abby Hurley-Martin, was named the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) NCAA Division III Region III Coaching Staff of the Year, as announced by the NFCA on Thursday.
 
Hurley-Martin, along with Assistant Coach Cass Platt and Volunteer Assistants Emily Doherty, Rosella Gomez and Bradley Shannon, led the Yellowjackets this season to a 36-10 (13-1 LL) record, winning both the Liberty League regular season and tournament titles to make the Yellowjackets' 12th NCAA Tournament berth in program history.
 
Under Hurley-Martin and co., nine Yellowjackets earned All-Liberty League honors, five received NFCA All-Region accolades and one was named an All-American. Additionally, senior Molly Broccolo was named the Liberty League Pitcher of the Year, Hurley-Martin and her staff were named the conference's Coaching Staff of the Year, and junior Riley Laygo was named both the Liberty League Player of the Year and the NFCA Division III National Player of the Year.
 
Rochester's 36 wins are the second-most in a single season in program history, while the 'Jackets also had one of the best offensive seasons in program history, setting new single-season records in batting average (.367), on-base percentage (.445), slugging percentage (.575), runs (378), hits (467), home runs (52), RBI (347), total bases (731) and walks (171).
 
The Yellowjackets' offense also ranked in the top 10 in Division III in nine statistical categories, ranking fourth in home runs, on-base percentage, RBI and RBI per game, fifth in home runs per game, scoring, slugging and total runs and 10th in walks, as well as top 20 in batting average, hits and win-loss percentage.
 
URochester won its ninth Liberty League title under Hurley-Martin and co., twice defeating Ithaca in the Liberty League Championship to come back and earn the conference's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.
 
Hurley-Martin, Platt and Shannon earn their second Region III Coaching Staff of the Year honors, having received the award following their first season at the helm in 2024. While the 'Jackets coaching staff has been named Region Coaching Staff of the Year four times over the past six seasons dating back to 2020.