Emily Carosone - Softball Coach (2024)

Emily Carosone, an Olympian and three-time All-American as a player, was named head softball coach at Campbell University in August 2024.

Carosone heads to Buies Creek following four seasons at Auburn, serving as the associate head coach in 2024. The Tigers faced the nation's 11th toughest schedule in 2024, with nine of their 29 victories coming over Quad 1 opponents, the program's most since 2018, including series wins over Alabama and LSU (Auburn's first series win in Baton Rouge in almost a decade).

“I am thrilled to welcome Emily Carosone as our new head softball coach,” said Bazemore. “Coach Carosone has been highly regarded as one of the country’s top assistant coaches, finding and developing top-tier student-athletes. She has achieved at an elite level both as a player and coach and will continue the championship culture that Campbell Softball has become known for.”

“I knew this summer that God would place my feet where my feet needed to be and there is no doubt in my mind that Campbell University is where He guided me to be,” said Carosone. “I am grateful for the opportunity and urgency that the AD Hannah Bazemore and Deputy AD Justin Wilkins had in all of this. Their priority was finding the right fit for the players and the University, and I believe that the championship mindset for the softball program will continue to be the expectation. I am grateful for this opportunity and am excited to get to work! Roll Humps!”

She was then named Troy’s associate head coach prior to accepting the head coaching role at Campbell.

Maddie Penta earned a pair of All-America honors during Carosone's tenure with the Tigers, including the 2024 season, where Auburn advanced to its 10th consecutive NCAA Regional and competed in the Regional Final.

In 2023, the Tigers posted a 43-19 record and garnered a 15-9 mark in SEC play to register their first winning season in league play since 2017. The season also featured the Tigers' first series win over LSU since 2017 and an appearance in the NCAA Clemson Regional Final.

Nelia Peralta and Denver Bryant claimed All-SEC honors during the 2023 campaign. Peralta paced the Tigers in hits (54), runs scored (39), walks (43) and batting average (.329), becoming the first Auburn player with 50 or more hits in a season since 2019. Bryant, meanwhile, turned in a .322 batting average against league opponents.

During Carosone's second year on the Plains, the Tigers finished with a 40-17 record and secured victories over No. 8 Kentucky and No. 7 Florida. She worked with the Auburn infielders, including SEC Freshman of the Year Bri Ellis.

Auburn navigated the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic in Carosone's first year as a full-time assistant, earning a berth in an NCAA Regional. Playing the seventh-toughest schedule in the nation, the Tigers won at Missouri, Texas A&M and LSU in addition to an upset series victory over Kentucky.

Carosone first joined Mickey Dean's staff as a graduate assistant in the fall of 2017 and was promoted to volunteer assistant coach that spring before departing to train for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as a member of the Italian National Team. Carosone, who holds dual citizenship in Italy and the United States, was a starter in all five games for Team Italy during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

As a player at Auburn, Carosone guided the Tigers to a pair of SEC Tournament titles and back-to-back NCAA Women's College World Series appearances. She stands as the program's all-time leader in batting average (.406), hits (285), runs scored (267), on-base percentage (.534) and hit by pitch (85).

She earned NFCA All-America laurels three times, including first team honors as a junior. She was also a finalist for the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year in 2015 and claimed All-SEC honors as a sophom*ore and junior.

Carosone played four seasons professionally after being taken with the No. 22 overall selection by the Chicago Bandits in the 2016 National Pro Fastpitch Draft. A .273 career hitter in her professional career, Carosone earned a share of the home run title during the 2018 NPF season after belting 12 homers. She helped the Bandits win the Cowles Cup during her rookie season.

She earned her bachelor's degree from Auburn in psychology with a minor in business.