Nike Softball Camp at Whitworth University

Whitworth started out 5-9 in 2020 before the schedule was cancelled by Covid. The 2021 team finished in second-place in the Northwest conference tournament. That team also placed seven Pirates on the All-Northwest Conference team and placed 16 players on the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Scholar-Athletics list. The Whitworth softball team ranked 27^th in all of NCAA Division III for grade point average during the 2020-21 academic year with a cumulative team GPA of 3.67.

Castle was an assistant coach for previous head coach Cristal Brown from 2015 through 2018. During that time he was part of three consecutive Northwest Conference titles (2015, 2016, 2017). Castle also worked as a softball umpire for 14 years, including 11 years working at all collegiate levels.

Castle has served as the general manager of the Kalispel Golf and Country Club since May 2016. He is a board member for the Spokane Indians Youth Baseball & Softball organization. He had previously been Whitworth's Assistant A.D. for corporate partnerships and sponsorships and served as the radio voice of Pirate football and basketball for 18 years. Castle attended Spokane Community College, completed his bachelor of arts degree in organizational management at Whitworth University and his masters degree in organizational leadership at North Central University. He also holds certifications in sports management from Columbia University and food and beverage management from Cornell University.

During her freshman year she started 40 out of 41 games, batted .352 and tied a Whitworth record for most stolen bases in a game (4). Wessel began her career playing second base and transitioned to outfield by her junior year. She earned academic and Northwest Conference recognition all four years. Wessel retired as one of the best hitters in school history, setting a school record for hits in a season (62) and career records for hits (185), runs scored (122) and triples (10).

Wessel graduated from Whitworth in 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and stayed to earn her Masters in Teaching in 2018. She joined the softball coaching staff in the fall of 2019 and serves as an assistant coach while teaching science at Mt. Spokane High School.

Dwyer is a 2018 graduate of University High School. At that time she also completed the Running Start program at Eastern Washington University.

Dwyer was a four-year varsity starter in both slow- and fast-pitch softball for the Titans. Dwyer earned many awards, including first team All-Greater Spokane League seven times, GSL MVP twice, team MVP, team Most Inspirational three times, and team Offensive MVP three times. Grace also played on the varsity basketball team for three years, earning three Most Inspirational awards.

Dwyer led her fast-pitch teams to two state appearances and four regional appearances, winning two of them, and three GSL championships. Due to her athletic and academic success, Dwyer was honored as the Lady Titan Award winner and the GSL Student-Athlete award.

As a coach's kid, Dwyer has experience in leading and assisting many softball camps since playing in select ball. She also joined in coaching the 2022 state-qualifying fast-pitch softball team at University.