A four-year member of the Lock Haven University softball team and a former assistant coach at her alma mater, Erica Pooler will begin her fourth season as a member of the Lycoming softball staff as a volunteer assistant coach in 2020.
Pooler was also an assistant coach at Lock Haven during the 2015 and 2017 seasons.
A 2014 graduate of Lock Haven, Pooler helped the Bald Eagles go 101-79 (56 winning percentage) in her four years as the team won PSAC Central titles in 2012 and 2013 and reached three straight NCAA Tournaments. She was also a 2014 NFCA Scholar Athlete. In her senior season, Pooler hit .243 with a team-leading nine doubles with a .405 slugging percentage, third-best on the team. She added 14 RBIs and a home run in 40 games.
A native of Bellefonte, Pa., Pooler graduated from Bellefonte High School in 2010 and helped lead the team to a PIAA Class AAA state championship her senior year.
Pooler earned a Bachelor of Science in health and physical education from Lock Haven in 2015 and earned a Master of Sports Administration from the school in 2017. She is the director of athletic operations at Lock Haven.
