Marisa Stankiewicz

Stankiewicz spent the 2023 season as assistant coach at Park University Gilbert, helping guide the Buccaneers to a 36-14 campaign and 22-6 record in California Pacific Conference play as the staff earned the ATEC/NFCA NAIA National Coaching Staff of the Year Award.

"We're very excited to add Marisa Stankiewicz to our program," Spencer said. "Marisa is the perfect person for this job as she will step in and help us improve on many levels. Her experience as a successful student-athlete and deep background in the game gives her a foundation on film, analytics and recruiting. Her understanding of the life needs of the players on the field, in the classroom and in the community will help her be the glue between the staff and players."

The Buccaneers' 36 wins set a school record, surpassing the number of wins the program had accumulated in its first three seasons of competition and the Bucs had two first-team all-conference selections, five honorable mention all-conference honorees and two student-athletes recognized on the all-defensive team.

As a team in 2023, the Buccaneers set new school records in just about every offensive category, including runs (287), hits (425), doubles (75), triples (13), home runs (22), RBI (250), walks (120), sacrifice bunts (32) and stolen bases (103).

Prior to Park University Gilbert, Stankiewicz spent two seasons as the assistant coach for the softball program at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix. The Cougars set a school record for winning percentage with a 25-9 record (.735) as Stankiewicz helped lead the team to program bests in home runs, hits and runs scored.

Stankiewicz played softball at Arizona State, where she started each game of her junior and senior seasons at second base. She finished fifth on the team as a senior in 2018 with a .509 slugging percentage and fourth on the squad in on-base percentage (.437).

A native of Gilbert, Arizona, Stankiewicz graduated from ASU with a degree in exercise and wellness in 2017 and a master's in liberal studies and media relations in 2018.