Rachel Turoscy
Rachel Turoscy comes to Pride of the Diamond - Softball as the head coach of the DeSales University softball team having earned Freedom Conference Coach of the Year honors in 2008.
Turoscy has led DeSales to a 123-114 (.519) record in her first seven seasons including three Freedom Conference playoff appearances and a Freedom Conference Championship in 2008. In 2008, Turoscy led the Bulldogs to perhaps the greatest season in school history as DSU won a school-record 28 games, earned the #1 seed in the Freedom Conference playoffs, won the Freedom Conference championship, and advanced to the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament where they posted a 1-2 record before being eliminated.
The DSU head coaching position is the second at the college level for Turoscy after she served as the head coach at Cedar Crest College from 1997-2001. While at Cedar Crest, she was instrumental in building a softball program that began in 1997-98 with the hiring of Turoscy.
Over the past three summers Turoscy has served as the head coach for the Topton VIPs, a Women's ASA Major Fastpitch team based in Lyons, PA. The VIPs are one of the oldest existing women's fastpitch teams in the nation formed in 1960. They have had many successes throughout their existence and have continued their success under Turoscy's guidance. The VIPs finished fifth at the Major Nationals each of the past two seasons, tying the best-ever finish. Because of their outstanding performances, four of the VIPs were named ASA All-Americans in 2006.
Prior to coaching the VIPs, Turoscy lead the Spirit, a Women's ASA Class A fastpitch team for 10 years. She also saw great success with the Spirit finishing as the National Runners-up in 2003, while winning numerous state and tournament championships and producing several All-Americans.
Her coaching experience continues including stints with Raiders Softball of the ASA Affiliate Women's Class A League from May 1987 to August of 1992, as well as being the assistant varsity coach for both Emmaus High School and Allentown Central Catholic High School in the mid-80's.
Turoscy was also a standout player locally at Lehigh University where she was a four-year starter and team captain both her junior and senior season.
Turoscy, who resides in Hellertown, PA, graduated from Lehigh University in 1984 with a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry and later earned both a Master's of Science Degree in Chemistry and her Ph.D in Physical Chemistry. She currently is a professor of Chemistry at Middlesex County College in Edison, NJ and also teaches introductory chemistry classes for the DeSales ACCESS Program.