WEST CHESTER, Pa.- West Chester University softball head coach
Diane Lokey announced the hiring of Hayley Tamaro as the Golden Rams top assistant coach ahead of the start of the 2025-26 season. Tamaro replaces Meredith McCalister, who was Lokey's top assistant for the 2024-25 season. Tamaro is expected to help oversee the Golden Rams pitching staff when she begins her role with the team in August.
"I want to thank Coach Lokey for giving me the opportunity to join the West Chester Softball program," opened Tamaro. "I'm very excited and honored to be part of a program with such a strong tradition, and I can't wait to get to work with the players, coaches, and staff. I'm looking forward to contributing my passion for the game and helping our team reach new goals, both on and off the field. I'm truly grateful for the opportunity to coach while being closer to my family. I can't wait to make a meaningful and positive impact on and off the field," concluded Tamaro.
Tamaro joins the Golden Ram staff after most recently serving as an Assistant Coach at Frostburg State for the 2024-25 season, after spending the 2023-24 campaign at Division III Hunter College in New York. In her time at Hunter, Tamaro helped lead the Hawks to a second-place finish in the CUNY Regular Season and a runner-up finish in the CUNY Conference Tournament.
Tamaro has worked extensively with the pitching staff at both of her previous two stops and helped mentor All-Conference outfielder Arden Miller, who led the Mountain East in home runs with 10 in the 2025 regular season.
"I am very excited to welcome Hayley to the West Chester Softball program," began Lokey. "She brings an impressive playing and coaching experience, and I am excited for her to share that experience with our student athletes," said Lokey.
Tamaro joined the collegiate coaching ranks after a career as a collegiate pitcher, first pitching at Division I Canisius in upstate New York before playing three seasons at Lincoln Memorial in Harrogate, Tennessee. In her time with the Railsplitters, she helped LMU capture one regular-season conference championship and two consecutive conference tournament crowns. She has also helped her squad advance to the final game of the NCAA Super Regionals, coming just one win shy of a Regional Title in 2022.
At Canisius, Tamaro appeared in 11 games with seven starts and struck out 11 in 23 innings of work and held opponents to a .167 batting average against in her shortened sophomore campaign. At LMU, Tamaro appeared in 62 games with 47 starts and posted a career win-loss record of 27-15 with a save. In 284 innings of work, Tamaro struck out 156 batters and posted a 3.50 ERA.
