Erica hails from Scottsdale, Arizona where she was a standout pitcher at Chaparral High School. Throughout her high school career she had the opportunity to train with Arizona State University pitching powerhouse Erica Beach and quickly became a force to reckon with on the mound. In her senior year (2004) Erica was co-captain of the Chaparral Firebirds and was named 4A Pitcher of the Year and earned First Team All State honors. She also earned Second Team All State honors from 2002- 2003.

After high school Erica attended Tufts University in Medford, MA. Erica is a 2008 graduate of Tufts where she earned her Bachelor's Degree in two majors- International Relations and Spanish. As a member of the Tufts University softball team she was a double threat as both a hitter and a pitcher. Erica earned All NESCAC honors from 2005-2007 as well as All Region NFCA honors in 2007. She was also named to the 2007 All Tournament team during regional play.

Erica has a lot of experience on both sides of the game and is very excited to share her knowledge and advice with younger players looking to take their game to the next level.

From 2005 to 2007, Courtney Haroules played division 1 softball on a full athletic, and academic scholarship at Fairleigh Dickinson University, majoring in history and minoring in business. Courtney than went on to play at the University of Massachusetts Boston, playing not only softball but soccer and ice hockey as well. Courtney not only spent all her time on the mound, but also loved to be in the box. She was a strong hitter holding down the clean-up spot in high school and college. She was a league leader in several areas in softball and won several awards, including MVP, team leader in extra base hits, on base percentage, won a spot on the first team all conference, and was the soccer team captain.

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Kayla Johnson is a 2011 graduate of Franklin Pierce University with a Bachelor's degree in Graphic Communications and Advertising. Kayla was a 4 year starting pitcher for the Ravens. She graduated in 2007 from Alvirne High School, in Hudson, NH, where she set the school's strike out record of 772 over her 4 years serving in the circle for the Broncos.

Throughout her college softball career Kayla served as captain both her Junior and Senior years. She made the NCAA Honor Roll, team MVP, as well as the CoSIDA/ ESPN: The Magazine Academic All-District 1 Third Team Selection.

Kayla has 5 years of coaching experience in fast-pitch softball. She is currently the pitching coach of Bentley University and the New England Diamond Gems Organization. She hopes to share her knowledge and experience with potential collegiate athletes and prepare them for the competition that lies ahead.

Emma May is from Milton, MA and grew up playing soccer, ice hockey, and softball. She eventually played for Milton High School and was named to the All-Area team in 2006 with a .438 batting average and a slugging percentage of .688. She was also a two-time All-League selection and the Wildcats won the state South Sectional title in 2005.
In the summer of 2005 Emma was selected to play for the Northern California Assault softball team and was able to travel all over the west coast playing softball.
She went to Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California where she played Division I NCAA softball. Her major was Studio Arts. She maintained a perfect fielding percentage as a first baseman and right fielder for the Lions. She also received a National Scholar Athlete honor. In 2007, the Lions made an NCAA regional appearance and beat UCLA to knock them out of the tournament.

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Tessa is from Buffalo, New York where she was a standout catcher at Lancaster High School. After her junior and senior seasons, she was named First Team All-State, as well as the recipient of the Lancaster High School Female Athlete of the Year Award.

After high school, she attended Canisius College in Buffalo, NY, but transferred to Villanova University to compete in the Big East Conference. Tessa is a 2006 graduate of Villanova, where she earned her Bachelor's Degree in Sociology. As a member of the Wildcats, she earned valuable playing time as a utility player and was named Co-Captain of the softball team before her senior season.

In addition to her many years of playing the sport, she also has assistant coaching experience at the Division II & III levels, and has taught many clinics and private lessons along the way. Tessa is currently at Boston University finishing her Master's Degree in Health and Sport Education, and is excited to be a part of the Bay State Softball Academy Team.

Jen is an experienced softball player and coach, who is focuses on teaching players of all ages basic fundamentals, proper mechanics and good technique in their softball development. As a former player and current coach, she has a solid understanding of the game, how to motivate and teach players, and how to help develop good sportsmanship, healthy competitive and a love of the game.

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