Emily Marino
Head Softball Coach
(815) 280-2777
emarino@jjc.edu
Emily Marino begins her seventh season as the Head Softball Coach at Joliet Junior College.
Last season the Lady Wolves had an overall record of 20-32 and finished with a 13-7 N4C conference record. Over the past six seasons, Marino has accumulated a 122-163 overall record while coaching 24 N4C all-conference players, 18 all-region players, and three NJCAA Division III All-Americans. She has had two catchers receive the NFCA Diamond Catcher of the Year award.
Marino is a graduate of Joliet Catholic Academy. At JCA, she was a standout volleyball, basketball, and softball player earning 10 varsity letters. In 2008, she was inducted into the East Suburban Catholic Conference Hall of Fame for her accomplishments throughout her high school career.
Marino went on to play softball at the University of Florida where she was a four-year starting catcher/ first baseman. She holds records for walks (138) and is tied for first in intentional walks (9). She is second in RBI's (150) and games started (267) along with fourth in games played (269). She ranks fifth for fielding percentage (.988), putouts (1169), and doubles (41). She is sixth in hits (217) and on-base percentage (.409) while coming in seventh in home runs (28). She sits in the thirteenth spot on Florida's all-time list for batting average (.296).
Coach Marino is a graduate of the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree in recreational science. After graduation, she spent a summer in Italy playing professional softball. She then moved to Nashville, Tenn., where she was employed at Worth Club K as a softball instructor. Recently, Emily earned her Master's degree from Northwestern University in sports management.
Marino currently resides in Joliet, Ill.
Michelle Combes
Assistant Softball Coach
Michelle Combes starts her fourth season as an assistant coach for the Joliet Junior College Lady Wolves softball team.
A graduate of Wilmington High School, Combes was a varsity softball pitcher throughout all four years of school.
Michelle has coached youth league softball for two years and is a pitching instructor at Baseball Arena in Wilmington. She is currently finishing her degree in early childhood education at the University of St. Francis.
Coach Combes resides in Wilmington, Ill.
Kelli Dockstader
Assistant Softball Coach
The 2012 softball season will be Kelli Dockstader's second on the Joliet Junior College softball coaching staff. She will assist will the outfield.
Kelli played for the Lady Wolves during the 2009 and 2010 seasons. In 2010, she hit .351 with 54 hits and 39 RBI's.
Kelli is working toward her degree in education at Joliet Junior College.