Marissa Young

Marissa Veronica Young is an American softball coach who is the current head softball coach at Duke University, a position she has held since 2016.

Playing career

Young played her college softball as a pitcher for Michigan, and was named Big Ten Pitcher of the Year in 2002 [NCAA Division I softball season|2002] and Big Ten Player of the Year in 2003 NCAA [Division I softball season|2003].

Coaching career

Prior to joining Duke, Young was an assistant coach at North [Carolina Tar Heels softball|North Carolina] from 2014 to 2015.
In July 2015, Young became the inaugural head coach at Duke [Blue Devils softball|Duke], whose softball program began play during the 2016 season.