Lindsey Coleman enters her third year as the Head Softball Coach during the 2021-22 academic year.
Coleman (Thayer) led the Roos to a 6-4 record during her first season at the helm, which was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. SUNY Canton earned wins v. schools like Alfred State, Nazareth and Curry and finished their spring break trip with a winning record for the first time since 2017.
A four-time NCAA Division III All-American, Coleman (previously Thayer) is also the all-time leader in NCAA D-III strike outs. A St. Lawrence Central graduate, she was a four-year pitcher for St. John Fisher College and a team captain. She is the D-III all-time strikeouts leader with 1,540 averaging nearly two strike outs per inning for her career.
“Lindsey knows what it takes to compete and lead at a national championship level,” Athletic Director Randy Sieminski said at the time of her hiring. “We are excited she is bringing those qualities and expertise to our softball program to continue her coaching career. Her knowledge of the North Country and NCAA Division III will be a great resource.”
Coleman was a four-time All American, four-time Empire 8 Pitcher of the Year, and 18-time Empire 8 Pitcher of the Week. She finished her Fisher career with a 107-29 record with a 0.94 earned run average and led the Cardinals to two appearances at the D-III World Series with a runner-up and third place finish.
Following graduation Coleman spent last year as the junior varsity softball head coach and the varsity basketball assistant coach at her alma mater, St. Lawrence Central. While overseeing the Larries she coordinated practice plans, oversaw travel plans, made executive decisions on starters and substitutions and coordinated a work out plan to promote a healthy lifestyle. Additionally, she was an algebra teacher’s assistant at the school. Coleman also has experience as a Management Trainee with Enterprise Rent-A-Car and as a sales pro with BSN Sports.
“I am beyond excited and thankful for this opportunity to be joining the Roo Family,” Coleman said. “Being a leader of a team is much more than planning practices and producing wins. I am looking forward to impacting the lives of my student-athletes and seeing how they can change mine. I want to thank the Athletic department for giving me this opportunity and am looking forward to continuing my coaching career at SUNY Canton.”
To learn more about Coach Coleman check out a
feature on her during National Girls and Women in Sports Day that was done in February 2021.
Coleman is CPR/AED and First Aid certified. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management from St. John Fisher College. She has also served as a Human Resource Intern at Jamestown Container and a Healthcare Recruiter at TES Staffing, both in Rochester.
(Updated 8/30/21)
