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Ciaccio
says she is looking forward to building the Lincoln College
softball program. "We have a solid group of athletes coming
in, led by Ronni Beebe (Lewistown), Brandi Barnes (Canton) and
Carrie Pestle (Macomb), but we will be young. We'll have to see
during the fall season exactly what we have."
Lincoln
College Athletic Director Allen Pickering says he’s happy about
the announcement. "We’re fortunate to get someone with her
experience and qualifications this early. It was important to us
to not have a big gap in time when searching for a coach for our
softball program. We’re very pleased with the outcome."
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This
is Ciaccio’s first head coaching position; she was the assistant
varsity coach of the softball program at Millikin University in
Decatur before joining Lincoln College. Ciaccio also played ball
at Millikin University and with summer teams such as the Decatur
Breeze, the Decatur Scorpions and the Springfield Rockettes.
She
replaces Nicole Turley, who left this spring semester to pursue
other interests.
Ciaccio
is originally from Momence and is currently working on her
doctorate in English studies at Illinois State University.
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