Softball Coaching Staff

Head Coach - Jessica Cabato 

Jessica Cabato returns for her second season as the Head Softball Coach.

In 2008, Cabato added a NWAAC North Division 2nd-place finish and a 3rd-place NWAACC post-season trophy to her already impressive softball resume. The teams 26 league wins in 2008 established a new OC Fastpitch Softball record.

A senior All-American pitcher and 2000 graduate of Central Kitsap High (Silverdale, Wash.), Cabato helped the Cougars to a 4^th-place state finish her sophomore year and a 3^rd-place trophy as a senior.

During the summer months, she honed her pitching skills with two of the top select fastpitch teams in Kitsap County; Diamond Duster and Kitsap Co. Braves.

Following graduation, Cabato traveled east and helped Bethune-Cookman University (Dayton Beach, Florida) win a two conference championships and play in the NCAA Regional tournament. While at Cookman, seh earned Rookie of the Year and All-Conference honors, as well as a All-Region nomination.

The mother of two children, Christopher and Kaira, Cabato and fiance Michael have plans to marry next summer. When not coaching, she works as an electronics technician at Intermediate Maintenance Facility Bangor.

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Assistant Coach - Jeff Robinson

The 2009 season will be Coach Robinson's 2nd year as the Assistant Softball Coach. For the last seven years he has been coaching the Diamond Duster, one of the areas premier select softball teams.

A Kitsap County native, Robinson graduated from South Kitsap High in 1978, where he played football, as a  wide receiver, and baseball, as a 2nd and 3rd baseman.

The Crane Accident Prevention Program Supervisor at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Robinson has worked in the yard for the last 28 years. He lives in Gig Harbor, Wash.

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Assistant Coach - Scott Kreifels

The 2009 season will be Coach Kreifels's 2nd year as the Assistant Softball Coach.

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