Having already eclipsed the triple-digit win plateau in just three seasons at the Concordia Softball helm, Crystal Rosenthal brings in a record of 130-54 to her fourth campaign as head coach.

Though the Eagles failed to reach the NAIA Softball National Championships in 2011, Rosenthal’s group won a program-record 47 games against 13 losses, including a mark of 13-7 in Golden State Athletic Conference play.

Under Rosenthal’s leadership, the Eagles immediately turned around a two-year trend where they finished with a record well under .500 in GSAC competition, posting a 15-9 mark in 2009.

Rosenthal’s Eagles followed up a 41-win season in 2009 with a 42-win campaign in 2010, leading her team to back-to-back NAIA National Championships appearances, where Concordia finished in pool play both seasons.

Rosenthal was promoted to her current post prior to the 2009 season after serving as an Eagles assistant coach for seven years.

Before coaching at Concordia, Rosenthal spent time as the varsity assistant coach at Calvary Chapel High in Costa Mesa. She also served as head coach for the Irvine Cruisers for 10 years, leading up to 2008.

A four-year player at Concordia, Rosenthal was a team captain for two seasons. She ranks among the top ten in 15 categories for single-season and career marks. Rosenthal posted 151 hits, including 21 doubles and five triples and knocked in 81 runs.

She was inducted into the Concordia Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008 for her career performance on the diamond.

Rosenthal prepped at Valley Christian High School in Bellflower, earning All-CIF and All-State honors as a junior and senior. She was named to the All-Olympic League team all four seasons.

Rosenthal earned her bachelor’s in history and political science from Concordia, graduating in 2000, and earned her master’s in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia in 2006.

Rosenthal lives in Aliso Viejo.

A four-year standout at Pac-10 power University of Oregon, Rose Imbriano is beginning her fourth year as a full-time assistant at Concordia.

Over her four years as a Duck (1992-95), Imbriano played shortstop and first base, ending her career with 1,200 putouts and 111 assists against just 16 errors for a .988 career fielding percentage.

In her senior year, Imbriano started all 51 games and played 58 of 60 games in her junior year, where her team went 38-22 and advanced to the NCAA Regional at Fresno State.

After winning the Most Improved Oregon Duck Athlete in her freshman campaign, Imbriano earned team Defensive MVP honors as a senior. Imbriano was the career record-holder in sacrifices until 2004, and laid down a team-high 19 sac bunts as a

junior.

After graduating with her bachelor's degree in 1995, Imbriano spent the following summer volunteering with Campus Crusade for Christ's Athletes in Action, and served in a volunteer role at Concordia from 2000-09 before becoming a full-time assistant in the summer of 2009.

Imbriano served as co-head coach for club team California Cruisers from 2001-09, and began her coaching career as head coach for Calvary Chapel High School in Santa Ana, where she led her team to back-to-back CIF titles in 1998 and 1999. 

A three-time All-GSAC selection as a player, Ashley Evans returns for her fifth year on the Concordia Softball coaching staff.

Evans played at Concordia from 2004-07, and was named to the all-conference squad in

three season, becoming just the second player in school history to earn the honor three times.

As a 2004 freshman, Evans set the school record with seven triples, and currently holds five career records: at-bats (686), runs (145), hits (247), triples (18), and multi-hit

games (75).

Evans earned GSAC and NAIA Scholar-Athlete accolades as a 2006 junior.

She graduated in 2007 with a bachelor of arts in history and a minor in political science.

After playing for two years at Concordia, Alex Ariaz now begins her fifth season as an assistant coach for Eagles Softball.

Ariaz made 20 appearances in the circle as a 2006 junior, posting a 3-1 record and a 3.23 ERA in 52 innings. She then hit .279 as a 2007 senior, driving in 19 RBI and scoring

18 runs as a catcher.

Before playing at Concordia, Ariaz was an all-conference honorable mention honoree at Riverside Community College, and also played 10 years for the Puerto Rican National Team, where she competed at the Pan-American Games, the Latin American Games, and the Canada Cup.

Ariaz graduated from Concordia with her bachelor’s degree in 2007.

Rachel Reekstin joins the CUI softball staff as a graduate assistant in 2012.  Rachel pitched for Concordia from 2007-2010.  She is ranked second all-time in games started (78), strikeouts (297), and wins (48).  She third in appearances (108), innings pitched (485), shutouts (18), and saves (5).  She is ranked fifth with 43 complete games. 

Rachel also is ranked among the top 10 in single-season records for appearances, games started, wins, saves, and scoreless innings streak.  She holds the record for most shutouts with 10 in 2009.  Her teams advanced to the NAIA World Series in 2009 and 2010.

Reekstin came to CUI from Valencia High School and she is from Yorba Linda, CA.  She was a four-year varsity pitcher for her high school squad and coached the JV team there in 2011. 

She graduated from Concordia in 2010 with a major in psychology and minor in sociology.  Reekstin is currently getting her master's in coaching and athletic administration at CUI.  She enjoys shopping, reading, and traveling.