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Meet the Coaches

​The Delaware Fillies Fast-Pitch head coaches no longer have children in the program. They coach for the love of the game and to teach and help develop young players. Experience at the club level, high school, and some college, our coaches are students of the game and camp & clinic enthusiasts, eager to learn from some of the best, and evolve with the game. 

Coach John 'Kidd' Breeden - 14U Head Coach

 Coach Breeden has been coaching softball for 15 years, including 10 with the Fillies. Coach Breeden has coached rec and club teams from 12U-18U, including several years at each level. Coach Kidd's teams have done well over the years, including many championships, and a 2nd & 5th place finish at 18U nationals in Florida. Coach Breeden works as a Jockey Agent for Top Jock LLC, and is married with three grown children and two grandchildren.
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Coach Tom Sheehan - 16/18U Head Coach

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Coach Sheehan has been coaching softball for 15 years, including 12 with the Fillies.  Coach Sheehan has coached rec, high school, and club teams from 12U-18U.  'Coach Tom' has been a high school assistant for 9 seasons, including one at Hodgson Vo-Tech, and currently at Caravel Academy (8 years).  Coach Sheehan works as a Service Engineer for Agilent Technologies, and is married with three grown children,  a granddaughter and two dogs.

Coach David Proffitt - 18U Head Coach

Coach Proffitt has been coaching softball for 12 years, including 8 with the Delaware Magic 12U & 14U teams, winning many championships along the way.  He served as a varsity assistant and hitting coach at Caravel Academy for 7 years. Coach Proffitt is currently an asst coach at Washington College and a private hitting instructor in his spare time. He works with players of all ages, helping many young hitters in the area improve their swing mechanics. Coach Proffitt works as a Realtor for Re/Max, and is married with three daughters, two in college- U of D and University of Tampa, and his youngest a senior at Caravel Academy.


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Coach Proffitt Named Asst at Washington College:
Congratulations to Coach Proffitt on his new commitment with the Shorewomen. A successful program just got  even better with a great addition to their coaching staff.
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Coach Nicole 'Coley' Maher - 14U Assistant Coach

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 Career Experience/Accomplishments:
  • Asst coach Delaware Fillies, 4 years, 18U & 12U teams
  • Career hits, doubles, and RBI’s leader at Alfred University
  • Ideal Saxon Award(s) for excelled academics & athletics
  • Muriel Strong Award, Outstanding Female Athlete
  • All-Empire 8 2nd Team, Named Team Captain
  • NFCA Northeast All-Region 3rd Team
  • Empire 8 Player of the Week
  • Saxon Player of the Week
  • Caravel Academy State Champions 2010 & 2011
  • First Team All-State SS Caravel Academy
  • 2013 USSSA Road to Orlando Finalists 18U
 
Coach Maher played for the original Fillies teams, Pennsbury Gems, and Severna Park Hornets, before finishing her travel career with the Fillies. Nicole played softball at Caravel Academy, where she helped lead the team to back-to-back state championships. She then played at Alfred University in NY, where she was a 4-year starter at SS, and set the all-time Saxon records for career hits, doubles and RBIs, and won multiple academic and athletic achievement awards. She graduated with a degree in biology, and currently works for Christiana Care Rehabilitation Services. Coach Maher is taking classes at Wilmington University towards her Masters, but still enjoys being a part of the game, helping to mentor and develop young student athletes.
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    • Fillies 18U Black
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      • #3 Shannon Rosche
      • #4 Samantha Sobocinski
      • #5 Abigail Delcollo
      • #9 Faith Penn
      • #12 Rebecca Maiorano
      • #13 Emmalee Cole
      • #14 Lexi Barnhart
      • #16 Rachel Haight
      • #22 Madeline Ross
      • #23 Alaina Opalach
      • #31 Kelly Forrest
      • #55 Kristina Curran
      • #99 Alexis Sumner
    • Fillies 14U '06
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    • Trophy Wall
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    • Previous Teams >
      • 2016 Fillies 12U
      • 2017 Fillies 18U
      • 2018 Fillies 12U
      • 2018 Fillies 14U
      • 2018 Fillies 18U