George LeGacy
| Title: | Head Softball Coach |
| Phone: | 508-831-5729 |
| Email: | legacy@wpi.edu |
George LeGacy begins his fifth season at the helm of the softball team and his 12th year overall with the program.
This past season, WPI posted a 21-18 record under LeGacy. The 21 wins is the most for the skipper and second-best in program history. The spring also saw Nicole McDonough pick up the NEWMAC Rookie of the Year and Katherine Fitton named a Capital One / CoSIDA Academic District I First Team member.
In 2009, he led the Engineers to a NEWMAC Tournament berth with regular season conference wins over eventual conference tournament champion Springfield, Babson, Wheaton and Smith and a sweep of MIT. His team won 16 games and took eventual regional finalist Coast Guard to extra innings in the NEWMAC Tournament.
He spent his first seven seasons as an assistant coach for the Engineers. He served as the pitching coach and helped head coach Johanna DiCarlo with the transformation of the program from cellar-dweller to a conference and regional contender.
With LeGacy on the staff, WPI set the school record with 23 wins in 2006 and reached the double-elimination portion of the NEWMAC Tournament. In 2007 the Engineers were regionally ranked throughout the spring and missed qualifying for the NEWMAC Tournament on a tie-breaker.
LeGacy also has enjoyed success coaching youth softball teams. For the past 16 years, he has served as the head coach of the Central Mass Sting, a under-19 ASA-Pony summer travel team. Legacy's responsibilities include player and coach recruitment, player skill development, practice planning and game management and strategy. To date, he has coached over 640 ASA/Pony official tournament games.
Mike Warren
| Title: | Assistant Softball Coach |
The 2012 season will mark the ninth year for assistant Mike Warren. Known around Central Massachusetts as a hitting guru, Mike serves as the bench coach and is in an integral part of the in-game decision making. Warren also is responsible for the defensive alignments and is heavily involved in recruiting.
Prior to his arrival on Boynton Hill, Warren polished his coaching skills as an assistant for six years at Quabbin Regional under the tutelage of legendary head coach Kevin Kane. He has also extensive experience coaching summer ball with Legacy, leading the Central Mass Sting from 2002 until last season.
A native of Worcester, Warren and his wife Denise now reside in Princeton. The couple has three children (Scott, Matthew and Angela) and two grandchildren (Charlei and Nathan).
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Rick Beaulac |
Equipment Manager / Assistant Softball Coach rcb@wpi.edu 508-831-5455 |
Rick Beaulac is currently in his ninth year with WPI Athletics, serving as Equipment Manager. He is also in his fourth season an assistant coach with the WPI Softball program.
Beaulac, a Moosup, CT native, worked as an electrician prior to coming to WPI, and continues to serve as a volunteer firefighter. He is responsible for the maintenance of team uniforms, laundry and athletic equipment.
Beaulac also works closely with work-study students in the athletic department, as well as being in charge of the pool area and gameday operations for WPI Athletics.
Jess Lisi
| Title: | Assistant Softball Coach |
| Year: | 3rd Season |
Jess Lisi begins her third year in 2012 as part of the Crimson
and Gray coaching staff. She also serves as the head coach of
the Bay State Games Central Softball team.
In her three years as an assistant coach at Worcester
State, Lisi was in charge of developing the team's strength
and conditioning programs and helped with player development
through personal instruction to the outfielders and hitters. A 2007
graduate of Worcester State, Lisi had a standout collegiate
softball career patrolling centerfield.
After transferring from the University of Rhode Island after her freshman year, Lisi was garnered on the All-MASCAC First-Team honors at Worcester State in 2004, 2005 and 2006. In 82 career games, Lisi ended her Lancer career hitting .386. She batted in the leadoff spot in the order while she tallied 105 hits, five home runs, 38 RBIs, 68 runs, and 23 stolen bases. In her senior season, Lisi was distinguished as the Female Athlete of the Year award at Worcester State's Athletics Awards Banquet. She graduated from WSC with a degree in biology with a concentration in chemistry.
Lisi works at Genzyme, a biotechnical company as a Chemistry Analyst and also works as a personal trainer at the Southbridge YMCA.
