LeeAnn Taylor is currently in her fifth season as the Head Softball Coach at San Diego City College and entering her 11th season at the collegiate level.  Taylor led the Knights to a second consecutive post season appearance in 2008 and a 27-16-2 record. In 2007, she led the Knights to their best record in their history (31-10-1, 11-4 PCC) and a share of the Pacific Coast Conference championship. Also in 2007, Taylor was named as PCC Coach of the Year for the second straight year.

Prior to City, she was an assistant coach at Cal State Northridge in 2003 & 2004 where she helped lead CSUN to consecutive NCAA regional play-off appearances.  LeeAnn was the Assistant Softball Coach at Point Loma Nazarene University from 1998-2002 and was honored to be a part of the 2002 NAIA National Coaching Staff of the Year.  During those five years, PLNU qualified for consecutive post-season play and made two trips to the College World Series, finishing runner-up in 2002.

 LeeAnn is a native San Diegan. She attended San Diego Mesa College and was named an All-State Second Baseman her freshmen year.  She earned a full scholarship to Cal State Northridge and as a junior her team finished National Runner-Up.

 LeeAnn earned a BA in Child Development from CSUN in 1995 and is currently working toward her Master of Science degree in Physical Education from Azusa Pacific University.

Contact info: (619) 388-3890, ltaylor@sdccd.edu

Jessica Charles is currently in her first season as an assistant coach for the Knights. Previous to coaching at SDCC, she was the Assistant Coach at Azusa Pacific University in 2007. In addition she has been coaching an 18u travel softball club since 2006.

Coach Charles graduated with her BS in Social Science from Azusa Pacific University where she was a standout 1^st baseman for the Cougars from 2003-2006.  Then Jessica Mikesell, she started all 48 games her senior year and led the team with a .408 batting average that included team-highs of 60 hits, 15 doubles, 4 homeruns and 35 RBIs. Over her career at APU she hit .360 with 20 doubles, 3 triples and 8 homeruns. Coach Charles graduated from South Hill High School where she lettered 2 years in softball. As a 2000 sophomore batted .300 and was named All-Valley Vista League first team.

Hunt has been a private pitching coach for the last 33 years and has coached players who have gone on to excel at several levels including district, state, regional, national, and international. Over 90 percent of all his students have reached and performed at the college level with many of them achieving post season awards such as All-American Teams, All-Conference Teams, and Rookie of the Year. Hunt has also coached Junior Olympic softball players and has reached the ASA Nationals 19 times. From 2002-08, Hunt was the first assistant coach of the softball team at UCSD where he coached both outfielders and pitchers.

Hunt started playing at the age of 16 on a very advanced Men's Major Fast Pitch team which constantly performed at the national level. He also performed at the international level while in the United States Navy. In the 22 years of competing at the elite level of men's fast pitch, Hunt played in 18 ASA Nationals and 17 ISC World Series.