Gidget Pambianchi
Head Softball Coach

Contact Info.
Phone: (479) 264-2001
E-Mail: gpambianchi@atu.edu

Education:
High School:
McGehee High School (McGehee, Ark.), 1998
College:
University of Arkansas-Monticello (Monticello, Ark.), Bachelor of Arts, 2003

Coaching Experience:
Pambianchi was named Tech's interim head softball coach for the 2006 school year on Aug. 23.  She came to Tech last summer as an assistant coach before the promotion. Pambianchi began her coaching career as an assistant softball coach at Monticello High School after a standout four-year playing career at UAM.  While an assistant at MHS, helped lead the school to two district championships.

Playing Experience:
As a player at UAM, she was a four-year letterwinner,  three-year All-GSC performer and a Second-Team All-NFCA South Region selection as a senior. She finished her career with the Cotton Blossoms in the school's top-ten all-time in numerous statistical categories, including being the school's all-time leader in stolen bases and stolen base attempts and was also a member of three GSC West Division championship squads and helped UAM to a 154-69-1 record during her playing career.

Personal:
Pambianchi is 29 years old and was born on July, 6, 1980, in McGehee, Ark.  She is daughter of Bobbie and the late Robert Pambianchi.       

At Tech:
Pambianchi recently completed her fourth season at the helm of the Golden Suns softball program. In her fourth season at Tech, Pambianchi led the Golden Suns to its second consecutive GSC West Division title and its second straight runner-up finish at the GSC Tournament. Along the way, Tech won a school-record 42 games and ending the season winning 13 of its final 15 games. In 2008, Pambianchi led Tech to what was then a school-record 41 wins and school's first-ever GSC West Division title in softball. In addition, Tech finished as runners-up in its first-ever appearance at the 2008 GSC Tournament. On the season, Tech finished with a 41-17 overall record and a 20-9 mark in the GSC. The 41-17 record marked a n NCAA Division II best 24-game improvement from the 2007 season when the Golden Suns finished with a 12-35 mark. Along with the team's success in 2008, she also coached the program's first-ever GSC Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year as Dana Aldrich took home both honors from the league and the Golden Suns had a school-record six First-Team All-GSC West Division selections. In her four years at Tech, Pambianchi has recorded a 117-98 overall record. 

Ray Loeser
Assistant Softball Coach

Contact Info.
Phone: (479) 964-3232
E-Mail: rloeser@atu.edu

Education:
High School:
Northeast High School (St. Petersburg, Fla.), 2001
College:
Mississippi State University (Starkville, Miss.), Bachelor of Business Administration, 2005

Coaching Experience:
Before coming to Tech, Loeser spent nine months as an assistant coach at St. Petersburg College in St. Petersburg, Fla. While with the Titans, Loeser, who also served as an assistant at SPC during the 2006 season, helped lead the team to a No. 6 ranking in the state of Florida and fourth place finish in the Region 8 Tournament in 2007. The Titans finished this past season with a 45-18 overall record and a 17-5 mark in the Suncoast Conference. While at SPC, he helped coach 17 All-Conference, four All-State, five All-Region and one All-American. Helped the Titan pitchers in 2007 attain 45 wins, 11 saves and compile a 1.24 earned run average, while also pitching 23 complete games, 11 shutouts and 284 strikeouts. Loeser also helped SPC’s hitters achieve a .310 batting average, collect 453 hits, score 296 runs, collect 253 RBIs, hit 59 doubles, 14 triples, 10 home runs and produce 166 walks. In addition, SPC stole 157 bases in 59 games this past season. During the 2006 season, he helped the Titan pitchers, including former Golden Suns hurler Dana Aldrich produce a 1.57 earned run average, with 347 strikeouts, 11 saves and 38 wins. In addition, helped lead the team to the FJCAA Suncoast Conference championship and a finish the season with a No. 17 national ranking. Prior to working at St. Petersburg College, Loeser spent four months as an assistant coach at Florida International University, an NCAA Division I institution in Miami, Fla. While at FIU, he was responsible for working with the infielders and catchers, as well as assisting the head coach with hitting instruction. He also served as the team’s recruiting coordinator, organized youth clinics and coordinated and ordered the team’s equipment.    

Personal:
Loeser is 26 years old and was born June 5, 1983, in Houston, Texas. He is the son of Gil and Linda Loeser.      

At Tech:
Loeser will be in his third season at Tech in 2009-10 and is responsible for helping with day-to-day hitting and pitching instruction. Loeser is also in charge of instructing the Golden Suns outfielders.

Dana Aldrich
Graduate Assistant Softball Coach

Contact Info.
Phone: (479) 964-3232
E-Mail: daldrich@atu.edu

Education:
High School:
Tarpon Springs High School (Tarpon Springs, Fla.), 2004
College:
St. Petersburg College (St. Petersburg, Fla.), Associate of Arts, 2006
Arkansas Tech University (Russellville, Ark.), Bachelor of Science, 2009

Playing Experience:
Aldrich joins the Golden Suns program as a graduate assistant coach for the 2010 season after a standout career as a pitcher for the Golden Suns (2007-08).  In her two seasons at Tech, Aldrich left holding nearly every pitching record in the school's history.  As a senior in 2008, Aldrich led the Golden Suns to the school's first-ever GSC West Division title, a then school-record 41 wins and a championship game appearance in the 2008 GSC Tournament.  On the season, Aldrich made 44 appearances and compiled a 26-10 overall record and had a 1.78 earned run average. The 26 wins and 44 appearances were new school single-season records.  In 2008, she pitched a school-record 216 innings and recorded a single-season school record 220 strikeouts and walked just 34 batters.  For her efforts on the mound, Aldrich was named the GSC West Division Player and Pitcher of the Year and also was named a Second-Team Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division II All-South Region selection, which was a first for any Golden Sun softball player. In her two seasons at Tech, Aldrich compiled a 32-26 record and a 2.54 career ERA. In her career, she made 74 appearances, struck out 269 batters and walked just 61 in 356 career innings pitched. Aldrich also pitched 30 career complete games and had seven shutouts, including the first two perfect games in Tech's softball history.    

Personal:
Aldrich is 23 years old and was born in Feb. 2, 1986, in Palm Harbor, Fla. She is the daughter of Gene and Barbara Aldrich.