Dream Come True for PSU Assistant

Happy Holidays, PSUC supporters! Thanks for stopping by and checking in. Apologies for the recent lack of blog updates. With that being said, welcome aboard for our 2010-2011 campaign! There is much to be covered in the coming 'blogs, but first and foremost the changing state of the PSUC softball team's coaching staff must be addressed. Assistant Coach Jamie Prudhomme has been hired to the head coaching position for the Union College Dutchwomen.

Prudhomme, a first year assistant coach with the Cardinals during the 2009-2010 season was informed of her hiring at Union in mid-November and has tendered her resignation from Plattsburgh State. Primarily working with the outfield unit and coaching third base for Plattsburgh, Coach Prudhomme will have the privilege of heading up an entire softball program for the first time in her young career.

While Coach Prudhomme admits this a true dream come true for her, she will miss Plattsburgh. Her colleagues on the coaching staff as well as the returning players all share a close friendship with her and a deep respect for her both as a softball coach and as a person. In addition, she has many friends in PSUC coaches and assistant coaches of other athletic programs. Coach Prudhomme admits it will not be easy to leave these comfortable surroundings, but she is elated to have become a head coach and is ready and anxious to begin working and building a championship program at Union College.

Prudhomme will inherit and talented program with a rich history of success. Union College, a Division III institute, is the defending Liberty League Champion and is coming off their fourth consecutive ECAC Division III Upstate Championship. They are a program with yearly winning records that speak for themselves. With a win-loss record of 32-6 in 2008, 31-6 in 2009, and 32-8 in 2010, it's evident that this program knows how to win. Prudhomme hopes to take Union that next step further in the coming years -- qualifying for regionals and ultimately achieving a berth in the NCAA Division III Women's College Softball World Series. Coach Prudhomme's commitment to competitive excellence combined with Union College's talented and driven softball program bodes well for the Dutchwomen.

We will miss Coach Jamie Prudhomme just as much as she will miss us. The Plattsburgh Softball coaching staff and players thank her for her devotion and commitment to the program throughout her time as assistant coach. Her passion and enthusiasm for the game of softball make her an exemplary coach that truly does this great game justice. We know great things lie ahead for her both personally and as a coach. We look forward to seeing her once again when we take on Union College on April 2, 2011 at Cardinal Park. Until then, best of luck Coach Prudhomme! Once a cardinal, always a cardinal.