| Title: | Head Coach |
| Email: | cconsalvi@bridgew.edu |
Carrie (Kuprycz) Consalvi was named the head coach of the Bridgewater State softball team in the summer of 2022.
Consalvi was an outstanding catcher and designated player for the Bears from 1998 to 2000. In 130 career games, Carrie batted .387 (146-377) with 38 doubles, nine triples, 21 home runs and 23 stolen bases to go along with 107 runs scored, 122 runs batted in, a .703 slugging percentage and a .488 on-base percentage. She ranks fifth all-time in program history in batting average and her .535 on-base percentage in 1999 ranks fourth.
Consalvi helped the Bears capture three straight MASCAC championships and make three consecutive NCAA DIII Tournament appearances during her career. The team won the New England Regional championship and advanced to the DIII World Series in both 1998 and 1999. All told, the Bears posted a record of 109-30-1 (.782) from 1998 to 2000 including a 40-2 (.952) record versus MASCAC opponents.
For her outstanding performance on the softball diamond, Carrie garnered All-MASCAC First Team accolades and was named to the NFCA All-New England First Team in each of her three seasons. She was also selected to the ECAC Division III New England All-Star Team and was an NFCA Division III Second Team All-American in both 1998 and 1999.
Consalvi graduated from Bridgewater State in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science degree in athletic training. She also earned a Master of Science in nursing from UMass Dartmouth in 2013. Carrie is currently a certified nurse practitioner in cardiology on Cape Cod. She presently resides in Sandwich, Massachusetts with her husband, Dave (a 2000 alum), and daughter, Mia.
Prior to taking over the reins of the BSU softball program, Carrie served as the head varsity softball coach at Taunton High School for three seasons, guiding the Tigers to back-to-back Massachusetts Division I state titles as well as an undefeated season in 2021.
Consalvi also spent one season (1996) coaching JV softball at her high school alma mater, Quabbin Regional, and was an assistant coach for two seasons at Bridgewater State in 2003 and 2004.
Carrie is member of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association and holds certifications in ACE/Safe Sport, Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Cardiac Advanced Life Support (CALS).