Gettysburg College Athletics

AT A GLANCE

• Named interim head coach for the 2026 season
• Promoted to permanent post in May 2026 (2nd season)
• Guided Gettysburg to CC tournament in first season

AT GETTYSBURG

After being name full-time assistant softball coach in July 2026 and promoted to interim head coach for the 2026 season, Yannetti was tabbed as the permanent head coach following another successful season on the diamond.

This past spring, she guided the Bullets to their fourth straight 20-win season and conference tournament bid. She mentored three all-conference players, including the program’s eighth CC Player of the Year. Two of those players also earned all-region honors while Player of the Year Renee Laczkowski went on to be named an All-American. Gettysburg ranked in the top four in the conference in no fewer than 12 offensive categories this spring, including second in scoring at 5.73 runs per game and second with 126 walks.

No stranger to Gettysburg, she returned to the staff in a part-time role in 2024, working primarily with the pitching staff, for her second stint with the squad. She was a key member of the coaching staff that was CC and NFCA regional coaching staff of the year and won the program’s first regional championship in 2025.

PRIOR TO GETTYSBURG

Prior to joining the staff in a full-time capacity, she a health and physical education teacher at Red Land High School between 2022 and 2025. She specialized in engaging reluctant and nontraditional learners by creating inclusive, low-pressure physical activities that promote movement, self-esteem, and positive attitudes toward physical education. Additionally, she supervised the aquatics department, overseeing programs, operations and instructional standards.

Yannetti also served four seasons as the varsity head softball coach, leading the Patriots to the Mid-Penn Keystone division title and District 3 Class 5A championship in 2025. It was the program’s first division crown since 1999 and first district title ever. Red Land went 20-3 and made it to the second round of the state playoffs.

PLAYING DAYS

Yannetti brings national championship experience to the program. A 2019 Messiah graduate, she was part of the 2016 national runner-up squad. She holds several collegiate accolades, including NCAA Softball Championship all-tournament team, NFCA second-team all-east region and first-team All-MAC Commonwealth. She is still one of just two pitchers in Division III history to throw at least 19 shutout innings in a single game. She tossed 19 scoreless innings in a 1-0 win over Arcadia on May 6, 2017.

In addition to a stellar collegiate career, Yannetti was also drafted in 2019 to the Professional Softball League. She played for one season professionally before starting her coaching career.

A local product, she played for Gettysburg High School and still holds the school’s single-season record for RBIs (32 in 2015) and pitching strikeouts (141 in 2014). She also holds the Warriors’ career records for batting average (.465), hits (120), home runs (11), RBIs (84) and slugging percentage (.717).