HEAD COACH:
Jack Carpenter
Office: (585) 389-2936
E-mail: jcarpen9@naz.edu
Jack Carpenter, who coached women’s softball for six successful seasons at RIT, is back for his second season as head coach of the Golden Flyers. Carpenter helped the Golden Flyers re-introduce softball in 2007 as they finished 9-27 in their first season back. Nazareth previously offered softball as an intercollegiate sport from 1986 through 1991.
A graduate of Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Mich., Carpenter compiled a record of 139-93-3 at RIT and was named Empire 8 Conference Coach of the Year three times — in 2001, 2002 and 2005. He guided the Tigers to E8 Conference titles in 2001 and 2005 and the ECAC Upstate title in 2004. At RIT, he also had 32 players selected as conference all-stars.
Before taking over as head coach, Carpenter was an assistant coach for the Tigers for six seasons. He has served as softball chairperson for the Empire 8 and has been a head coach for several travel softball teams through the Amateur Softball Association. He also has coached in the Gates Chili Little League and was the organization president from 1983 through 2001.
Carpenter lives in Rochester with his wife Katherine. They are the parents of sons Mark and John.
