Wellesley College

Wellesley Athletics (No Men's Programs)
 106 Central Street Wellesley, MA 02481
Division 3 Massachusetts Northeast
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Keri O'Meara

Keri O’Meara started the Wellesley College softball program in the spring of 2003, and has built the team from a first-year program into a nationally-ranked threat. Through 18 seasons she has posted an overall record of 351-286-6 and is recognized as a National Fastpitch Coaches Association Four-Star Master Coach. The Blue have seen significant success under her reign, as Wellesley has won 20 or more games in 10 seasons under O'Meara.


O'Meara has guided the Blue to NCAA Appearances in 2007, 2008, 2014 and 2015, winning the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Coach of the Year award in 2007 and 2014. In 2015, the Blue won the NEWMAC Tournament Championships for the second consecutive season. O'Meara also guided the Blue to the NEWMAC Tournament Title in 2007 and 2015 and the NEWMAC Regular Season Championship in 2008 and 2014, earning a bid into an NCAA Regional in both seasons.


The Blue played in the NEWMAC Playoffs in every season under O'Meara from 2005 through 2017, while also qualifying for the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships in 2005 and 2006.


O’Meara came to Wellesley from Dartmouth College where she was the Assistant Softball Coach. At Dartmouth, she was responsible for coordinating all aspects of recruiting. She also assisted with practice/game coaching, scouting, game preparation, team travel, strength and conditioning and fundraising.


Prior to Dartmouth, O’Meara was the Assistant Coach at Bloomsburg University, and was named to the Regional Coaching Staff of the Year in 2001. While obtaining her master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction, she assisted with all aspects of the program including recruiting, practice preparation, travel and fundraising. At Bloomsburg, the team finished as the fourth-ranked team in Division II, winning the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship for the second consecutive season.


Before entering the college coaching ranks, O’Meara spent five years coaching and teaching at the high school level (West Essex Regional High School, Caldwell, N.J.; Long Branch High School, Long Branch, N.J.)


O’Meara also serves as an Associate Professor of Physical Education at Wellesley and teaches advanced spinning and Boot Camp in the required physical education program. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Physical Education from Montclair State University in 1996. While at Montclair State, she was an NCAA Division III All-America softball selection, a four-year starter and standout on Montclair’s soccer team, and the college’s representative for NCAA Woman of the Year.

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Claire Roll

Claire Roll joined the Wellesley softball program as Assistant Softball Coach in 2022 as part of the NCAA’s Coaching Enhancement Grant program.


Roll joined the Blue coaching staff after spending the 2021 season as Head Coach at Eastern Nazarene College in nearby Quincy, MA. Roll has also served as the Head Coach of the Rage 18U Softball team since 2017 and has given private instruction in all elements of the game since 2008. Roll was also a collegiate assistant coach at her alma mater, Gordon College from 2013-14.


Roll started her collegiate playing career at Division III Alfred University before moving to Gordon College in Wenham, MA. During her senior season in 2011, Roll set the Gordon season record for season earned runs allowed (7), season earned run average (1.63), and strikeouts per 7 innings-pitched (9.23).


Roll graduated from Gordon in 2012 with a BA in Studio Art, Sculpture before earning a post-baccalaureate from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University in 2013. She earned her MFA in Sculpture from Boston University in 2016.

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Adriane Baird

Adriane Baird joined Wellesley as an Assistant Softball Coach in September 2023.


Baird comes to Wellesley after serving as the Head Softball Coach for Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) since 2019 and has coached nine NFCA Scholar-Athletes and one All-MASCAC student-athlete. While at MCLA, Baird menotred assistant coaches, recruited high caliber student-athletes, increased engagement with program alumnae, and revamped the team's social media presence. Baird has served as the Coordinator of Student-Athlete Development since 2019 and was the Coordinator for the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).


Baird is no stranger to the NEWMAC, having previously been an Assistant Softball Coach at Smith College from 2017-19. During her time at Smith, Baird co-taught an undergraduate course titled "Introduction to Coaching".


Baird was also a math teacher as well as the Head Softball Coach and Assistant Field Hockey Coach from 2015-17 at Choate Rosemary Hall, a school in Wallingford, Conn. for talented students in grades nine through postgraduate.


When not coaching collegiately, Baird has worked as a Camp Instructor/Evaluator for Triple Crown Fastpitch, providing coaching instruction to campers on hitting, fielding, and baserunning in addition to evaluating prospective recruits on skill and coachability. Baird has taken part in several NFCA coaching seminars, attended the ESPNW Summit in May 2021, and attended workshops about difficult race discussions among collegiate student-athletes.


A 2015 graduate of Bowdoin College with a degree in Gender and Women's Studies, Baird earned a MS in Exercise and Sport Science from Smith in 2019. While at Bowdoin, Baird was a four-year member of the softball team, and was a two time All-NESCAC honoree, a NESCAC All-Academic honoree, and holds Bowdoin's program record for single season doubles with 15.

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