Lauren Ebstein was named as the interim head coach in November of 2018, earning the permanent title in 2019 and has led the Tufts softball program to a pair of NCAA Division III World Series appearances and countless NCAA Tournament selections. Ebstein, a 2007 graduate of Tufts, was on the coaching staff from 2014 through 2018 and part of of a pair of NCAA Championship squads in 2014 and 2015. Ebstein is entering her seventh season as the head coach of the Jumbos, and is currently ranked No. 7 in Division III active coaches with a .789 winning clip while posting a 168-45 overall mark. Tufts also earned its first NCAA Super Regional win in 2024, knocking off Salisbury University and handing the Sea Gulls their first home NCAA Tournament loss since 2011.

As part of the Tufts program's involvement in community service under Coach Ebstein, the Jumbos Be The Match event on campus to add names to the bone marrow registry. A match was from the team's efforts, and a member of the Tufts hockey team donated blood plasma to assistant a older man who had leukemia. She then guided Tufts through the 2020 season that was canceled due to CoVID. Despite playing no games, Coach Ebstein’s program earned several academic honors. Outfielder Emily Serata received a Tufts Alumni Association Senior Award for academic achievement, involvement in the community, and leadership. Pitcher Cassie Cancemi received the Goldwater Scholarship Award, one of the most prestigious awards in the United States for undergraduates. Team alumna Sara Willner-Giwerc earned a Tufts 2020 Presidential Award for Civic Life.



 

• 168-45 overall as the head coach of the Tufts softball team
• 60-8 regular season record in NESCAC action
• 11-3 in NESCAC Tournament play since 2019
• 20-11 NCAA Tournament record
• 5 NCAA Tournament appearances (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) 
• 2 NCAA Super Regionals (2022, 2024)
• 2 NCAA Division III World Series appearances (2021, 2024) 
• 2 NESCAC titles (2019, 2021) 
• 1 NESCAC Players of the Year
• 3 NESCAC Pitchers of the Year
• 2 NESCAC Rookies of the Year 
• 1 NESCAC Coach of the Year
• 4 NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year 
• 22 All-NESCAC performers
• 2 NFCA Regional Coach of the Year honor (2021, 2022) 
• 27 NFCA All-Regional honorees
• 7 NFCA All-Americans 
• 3 Rawlings / NFCA Gold Glove Recipients 
• 2 College Sports Communicators Academic All-Americans 
• 6 NFCA Academic Team honors

• NESCAC First Team (17): 2019: Kristi Van Meter (P); 2021: Michelle Adelman (OF), Sophia DiCocco (P), Kristina Haghdan (P), Nicole Russo (DH); 2022: Michelle Adelman (OF), Sophia DiCocco (P), Sky Johnson (P), Josie Steinberg (UT); 2023: Sophia DiCocco (P), Bela Jimenez (IF), Rachel Moore (UT), Josie Steinberg (UT); 2024: Sophia DiCocco (P), Sky Johnson (P), Kaitlyn Perucci (UT), Josie Steinberg (UT)
• NESCAC Second Team (5): 2019: Kristina Haghdan (P), Casey Maggiore (IF); 2023: Michelle Adelman (OF), Sky Johnson (P); 2024: Michelle Adelman (OF)
• NESCAC Player of the Year (1): 2023: Rachel Moore (IF)
• NESCAC Pitcher of the Year (3): 2019: Kristi Van Meter (P); 2021: Kristina Haghdan (P); 2022: Sophia DiCocco (P)
• NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year (4): 2021: Emma Della Volpe (IF); 2022: Josie Steinberg (IF); 2023: Josie Steinberg (IF); 2024: Josie Steinberg (IF)
• NESCAC Rookies of the Year (2): 2021: Sophia DiCocco (P); 2023: Emilie Doty (P) 
• NESCAC Coach of the Year (1): 2021
• NFCA All-Region First Team (14): 2019: Kristi Van Meter (P); 2022: Sophia DiCocco (P), Josie Steinberg (SS), Michelle Adelman (OF); 2023: Kaitlyn Perucci (DP), Sophia DiCocco (P), Bela Jimenez (2B), Rachel Moore (3B), Josie Steinberg (SS); 2024: Sophia DiCocco (P), Sky Johnson (P), Rachel Moore (3B), Kaitlyn Perucci (OF), Lauryn Horita (DP)
• NFCA All-Region Second Team (6): 2019: Christian Cain (DH), Casey Maggiore (At-Large); 2021: Michelle Adelman (OF); 2022: Sky Johnson (P); 2024: Josie Steinberg (SS), Michelle Adelman (OF)
• NFCA All-Region Third Team (7): 2021: Kristina Haghdan (P), Sophia DiCocco (P), Emma Della Volpe (IF); 2022: Bela Jimenez (DP); 2023: Haley Leimbach (1B), Michelle Adelman (OF); 2024: Keriann Slayton (C)
• NFCA Regional Coach of the Year (2): 2021, 2022
• NFCA All-American First Team (1): 2023: Rachel Moore (3B)
• NFCA All-American Second Team (2): 2023: Josie Steinberg (SS); 2024: Sophia DiCocco (P)
• NFCA All-American Third Team (4):2022: Sophia DiCocco (P); 2023: Bela Jimenez (2B), Kaitlyn Perucci (DP); 2024: Sky Johnson (P)
• NFCA / Rawings Gold Glove (3): 2023: Sophia DiCocco (P), Haley Leimbach (1B); 2024: Sophia DiCocco (P)
• College Sports Communicator Academic All-Americans (2): 2024: Sophia DiCocco (1st Team), Josie Steinberg (2nd Team)

• Assistant & Associate Head Coach, Softball, Tufts University (2014-18)
  • Member of Two NFCA National Coaching Staff of the Year awards
  • Won NCAA Championships in 2014 and 2015
  • 2015 team finished 51-0
  • Worked with four-time All-American pitcher Allyson Fournier
• Assistant Coach, Softball, Valparaiso University (2013)
  • Worked with pitchers and catchers
  • Horizon League champions in 2013
  • Competed in Ann Arbor Regional at nationally-ranked University of Michigan
  • Helped Crusaders to first ever NCAA Tournament victory
• Assistant Coach, Softball, Colgate University (2011-12)
  • 2011 Patriot League title
  • Coached 2011 Patriot League Pitcher of the Year
• Assistant Coach, Softball, Tufts University (2009-10
  • 2009 New England Region Coaching Staff of the Year
  • 2 NCAA Tournament appearances 

• Originally from Chicago, Illinois
• Graduated from Tufts in 2007 
• Pitched for the Jumbos from 2004-07