Danielle Henderson Biography

Danielle Henderson (born January 29, 1977) is an American, former collegiate All-American and medal winning Olympian, retired pro All-Star, right-handed softball pitcher and current Head Coach originally from Commack, New York. She played for the UMass Minutewomen from 1996–1999 and was an Olympic champion for Team USA softball at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. She was also a pro champion playing four years in the National Pro Fastpitch from 2004–2007. Along with numerous school records, she is the Atlantic 10 career leader in ERA, shutouts and perfect games (3). Henderson served as a private pitching instructor, and was an assistant coach with the Ohio State Buckeyes in 2011-2012, and with the Stanford Cardinal for the 2013 season. She rejoined her alma mater UMass as associate head coach for the 2014 season. On July 30, 2014, she was named head softball coach at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell.