Andy Van Etten, the winningest softball coach in Yale history, is in his 11th season at Yale. Twice during Van Etten's tenure, the Bulldogs have won 30 games.

Yale has broken every school offensive record since 1996, including runs scored, hits, doubles, home runs and stolen bases. Under his tutelage, Kathy Ching `00 stole 163 bases, one of the highest totals in NCAA history. Van Etten's players have earned numerous All-Ivy honors, and Alice Liu `01 was selected as the Rookie of the Year in 1998.

An assistant under former Yale head coach Kathy Arendsen for three seasons, Van Etten has a wealth of coaching experience. He was the head coach of the world renowned Raybestos Brakettes in 1995 after serving the previous 15 years as an assistant to Ralph Raymond, who guided the 1996 and 2000 United States Olympic Teams. The Brakettes captured eight American Softball Association titles in Van Etten's time.

In addition, Van Etten coached five members of the 1996 gold medal winning U.S. Olympic team: Lisa Fernandez, Dot Richardson, Sheila Cornell, Dionna Harris and Lori Harrigan. Other notables who have been under his tutelage include Pat Dufficy, who played for the Coors Light Silver Bullets women's professional baseball team, and softball hall of famers Barbara Reinalda and Arendsen.

A native of Stratford, Conn., Van Etten and his wife, Monica, have three children: Andy, Scott and Matthew.