Jennifer Deering

Deering was a 4-year varsity athlete at North Salinas High in volleyball, basketball and softball.  She was Monterey County Athlete of the Year as a sophomore, junior and senior by the Salinas Californian.  Was one of the elite softball pitchers in the Central Coast Section, striking out more than 800 hitters during her four over-powering years. She had 49 strikeouts in one game, which lasted 34 innings. She earned All-State and All-American honors. In her sophomore year at University of California-Berkeley she was awarded a full-ride scholarship after a walk-on with the basketball team. Was a pitcher on its 2002 NCAA national championship softball team. In her four years at Cal, she went 53-5 in 78 appearances. Deering was an assistant coach and recruiter for Boston University from 2006-09, with the team winning league titles in her first and last year. They qualified for the NCAA tourney in her last season and advanced to the regional championship game.  As coach at Piedmont High in Oakland, in her first season the softball team won its first league crown in 13 years. Was named East Bay Coach of the Year by the Oakland Tribune. In addition, she founded the U-18 Gold Division club, an elite summer travel team. She was hired as an assistant coach in 2019 at Santa Clara University.