Lena Springer joined the UTEP Softball staff as pitching coach in August, 2021.
Springer, an Ohio State softball alumna, spent the previous two years leading the Delaware State pitching staff.
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Prior to Delaware State, Springer was an assistant pitching coach at NCAA Division III Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., in spring 2019. She has also served as a private softball pitching and hitting instructor for the CT Diamond Club in East Hartford, Conn., and Bo Jackson Elite Sports Facility in Hilliard, Ohio.
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A native of New Britain, Conn., Springer brings a competitive spirit as well as Power-5 playing experience at UCF (2013-14) and Ohio State (2014-17), participating in three NCAA Regional Tournaments (UCF in 2014, Ohio State in 2016, 2017). Springer completed her senior season with a 2.74 ERA, 8-4 record and ranked second on the Buckeyes with 74 innings pitched.
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Springer comes from a strong athletic lineage. Her mother, Laura Springer, and father, George Springer, Sr., competed in gymnastics and football, respectively, at Connecticut. Her sister, Nicole Springer, played softball at Central Connecticut State. Her brother, George Springer, Jr., was the 11th overall selection of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft and was a 2017 World Series Champion with the Houston Astros. He now plays for the Toronto Blue Jays.
