Bio

Carolyn Biel will begin her second season leading the Regis College Softball program at the start of the 2025–26 academic year. She officially assumed the role of head softball coach and athletics scheduling coordinator on Monday, August 19, 2024.

Program Honors

2x GNAC All-Conference Honorees
6x GNAC All-Academic Honorees
1x Regis-Casserly Award Recipient

Notable Achievements

In her first season, coached Bianca Burke who would become all time leader in hits, triples, and runs in the course of the 2025 season. 

Prior to Regis

Biel served as an Assistant Softball Coach at Central Connecticut State University during the 2023–24 season, where she coached, mentored, and supported the development of student-athletes. She helped guide the team to a 28–19 record and an appearance in the championship round of the 2024 NEC Softball Tournament. In addition to coaching duties, she also worked as a Sports Information Intern for the athletic department.

Since 2019, she has served as Director of Softball Operations at DiamondZone in North Haven, Conn. In this role, she has coached and developed aspiring collegiate softball players while also managing facility scheduling, customer service, and travel logistics for club teams.

Athletic Career

After starting her collegiate playing career at Central Connecticut State, Biel transferred to Eastern Connecticut State and was a team captain on the 2022 team that advanced to the Division III Women's College World Series. With one year of athletic eligibility remaining, she moved on to Trine University as a graduate transfer for the 2023 season and helped the Thunder win the NCAA Division III National Championship, driving in the title-winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning of the third and deciding game of the championship series against Salisbury.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Eastern Connecticut State University – 2022