Sara Van Dyke enters the 2023-24 season as the 3rd year Head Coach of the Pirates softball program following 3 seasons as the team's assistant.  Her career record as head coach is 60-49.  Van Dyke is a Meadville High School graduate who moved on to play collegiate softball at Metropolitan Community College-Maple Woods in Kansas City, MO where she earned her Associate of Arts Degree.  After Maple Woods, Van Dyke transferred to Northwest Missouri State University-Kansas City to receive her Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing.