Trinity College

Mackenzie Keyes enters her second season as Trinity College's head softball coach. In her first season, Keyes led the Bantams with a 13-20 overall record in sixth place in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) with an 8-10 division mark and guided a Bantam to All-NESCAC honors.  Trinity qualified for the NESCAC Championship Tournament for the 11th time, falling to Williams, 1-0, in the quarterfinal round. Keyes comes to Trinity from Williams College where she has been an assistant coach since 2017. Keyes helped the Ephs win the 2018 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) title, NCAA Regional championships in 2018 and 2019, and an NCAA Super Regional in 2019.  She replaces Molly Rathbun who resigned to take an a coaching position at the University of Connecticut.

"We are thrilled to welcome Mackenzie to the Bantam family and excited to see where her leadership takes our softball program," said Trinity Athletic Director Drew Galbraith. "She demonstrated a remarkable depth of knowledge for teaching the game and developing student-athletes in a holistic way that matches our philosophy at Trinity. We are looking forward to her continuing the momentum that exists with our students in this program."

Keyes earned her bachelor's degree in communications from Central Connecticut State University in 2016, where she helped the Blue Devils win conference titles in 2013 and 2015.  She has been active both locally and on a national level through the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) as a coach and hitting instructor since 2016 and has mentored multiple all-regional and All-American athletes since her arrival at Williams.  Keyes earned a master's degree from Virginia Commonwealth University, where she was a graduate assistant in athletic communications, and has also been a strength and conditioning assistant at Williams since 2019.