Marissa Veronica Young (born August 30, 1981) is an American softball coach who is the current head softball coach at

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, a position she has held since 2016.

Playing career

Young played her

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as a pitcher for

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, and was named Big Ten Pitcher of the Year in

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and Big Ten Player of the Year in

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Coaching career

Prior to joining Duke, Young was an assistant coach at

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from 2014 to 2015. In July 2015, Young became the inaugural head coach at

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, whose softball program began play during the 2016 season.

Head coaching record

References

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