Cassidy Fitzgerald enters her second year as an Assistant Softball Coach at Lees-McRae.

Fitzgerald joins the Bobcat softball program from fellow Conference Carolinas member Emmanuel University in Franklin Springs, Georgia where she served as a graduate assistant. At Emmanuel, she provided instructions in hitting, catching, fielding, and game strategy. She also assisted with recruiting, scouting reports, game day planning, and team practices.  
 

Prior to getting into collegiate coaching, Fitzgerald coached at Lake Havasu in Arizona for two years and started coaching travel ball in 2016. She also served as a coach at Verdugo Hills High School in Tujunga, California. 

In her collegiate softball career, Fitzgerald played Division I softball at Idaho State University and Cal State University, Northridge. 

Fitzgerald graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from Cal State University, Northridge in 2021 and earned a master's degree in Exercise Science from Emmanuel University.