Longtime assistant coach Danielle Fraser has been alongside head coach Kelly Shannon since the beginning, and for Fraser, the 2025 season marks her 16
th as the top-assistant coach with Lock Haven softball. There is no question Fraser has helped push the Bald Eagles back to the top of the PSAC ranks and helped them maintain their perennial conference and regional power blueprint.
Fraser is a Lock Haven graduate and former standout Bald Eagle player.
She helps direct the program in all phases and is a noted recruiter.
The 2024 season by the numbers:
In 2024, the Bald Eagles finished 18-26 overall and 14-18 in the PSAC East. On April 14, the Bald Eagles took down West Chester, 3-1, to earn head coach Kelly Shannon's 347th head coaching victory at The Haven, moving her into first place all-time in program history.
Following the season, Delaney Good was named First Team All-PSAC East and First Team as an outfielder. Good broke the Bald Eagles' career batting average record, after finishing her career at Lock Haven with a .416 batting average.
On March 30, Riley McClellan broke the Lock Haven career stolen base record after swiping her 89th bag as a Bald Eagle.
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The 2023 season by the numbers:
Lock Haven is coming off an exciting season where it finished 24-24 overall and 14-18 in the PSAC East, missing the postseason by just one game.
The Bald Eagles featured one of the most explosive offenses in the conference and finished second in on-base-percentage (.388), fourth in team-batting average (.314) and fourth in stolen bases (85-of-95), and sixth in slugging percentage (.448).
Following the season, Delaney Good was named an All-PSAC First Team Outfielder, while Good and Bella Schmitt earned All-Atlantic Region Honors. Good, who broke the Lock Haven single-season hit record, was also named to the D2CCA All-Atlantic Region First Team.
Academically, five student-athletes were named to the Academic All-District Team, while eight players were named NFCA All-American Scholar-Athletes.
- The 2022 season by the numbers:
In the 2022 season, The Haven picked up some serious steam over the second half of the season, winning eight of its final 11 games and moving to 19-18 on the season. In the final doubleheader of the season, sophomore pitcher
Madison Waltman tossing a no-hitter and struck out seven batters to pick up the win.
The Bald Eagle also saw left-fielder
Delaney Good named to the Second-Team in the PSAC East after a stellar season from the sophomore.
Academically, Fraser helped LHU to even more success in the classroom as an incredible seven Bald Eagles earned NFCA Academic All-American honors, and another 11 named PSAC Scholar-Athletes.
Take a closer look at Coach Fraser’s Career:
In 2021 the Bald Eagles enjoyed a ten-win season that saw Lock Haven defeat No. 20 West Chester early in the year.
The 2021 Lock Haven offense was one to be reckoned with. Riley McClellan notched a team-high 34 hits and five homeruns. Summer Peters and Haley Lestician both notched 31 hits last spring and Morgan Karasek tallied 14.
Fraser was named LHU’s assistant coach in July 2009 shortly after coach Shannon was tabbed as the head coach.
Despite the shortened slate, the 2020 season showed early positives for the Bald Eagles. Fraser helped lead the Bald Eagles to a six-win start in tournament play at the 2020 Snowbird Softball Freeze Out and the PFX Tournament in Florida.
Sophomore standout Mikayla Ruppert had a hot start to the year to the tune of a .392 batting average on 51 at-bats. Freshman pitcher Jada Schellhammer had an equally electric beginning and started with a dominant 6-3 win loss record over 52 innings pitched. She boasted a sturdy 3.23 ERA.
For the Lock Haven University softball team, the 2019 season will certainly go down as one to remember. The Bald Eagles saved their best for last and a made a remarkable run into the postseason. LHU finished the regular season on a six-game unbeaten streak before embarking on a storybook run to the 2019 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Tournament title. It marked Lock Haven's first PSAC Championship in a decade. By way of the PSAC title, LHU entered the 2019 NCAA Tournament as the No. 8 seed.
Standout pitcher Bekah Slattery was named the 2019 PSAC Central Pitcher of the Year, and both Casey Carpenter and Rachel Gricoski were named to the All-Conference Team as well.
A full look back at the remarkable 2019 season - - click here
2018 was another fantastic year for the Bald Eagles with a 38-14 overall record and historic 20-0 PSAC divisional run. The Haven placed seven athletes on the 2018 All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Central Division Team: Bekah Slattery, Madison Mathes, Faith Ceely, Moriah Lindsey, Kayla Gee, Becca Caputo, and Bree Hilty.
The Bald Eagles excelled both on and off the field as well, a total of seven players from the 2018 Lock Haven University softball team were named All-American Scholar-Athletes and the team was rewarded with a 2017-18 Easton/National Fastpitch Coaches' Association (NFCA) National Academic Team award. The awarded athletes were Becca Caputo, Faith Ceely, Traci Kromko, Moriah Lindsey, Amanda Loar, Bekah Slattery and Taryn Williams.
In 2017, Fraser helped coach five Bald Eagles to PSAC Central Honors for their tremendous play throughout the year, including McKenna Garlock, Michelle Holweger, Bekah Slattery, Rachel Mouillesseaux and Faith Ceely. Garlock also earned a spot on the 2017 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Atlantic Region team.
The Bald Eagles finished the season with a 28-21 record and a 13-7 conference mark. The Haven earned a spot in the PSAC tournament where they went 3-2. Highlighting their exciting 2017 tournament run was the team’s 3-0 day as all three wins came in elimination games after LHU opened the tournament with a loss.
The classroom was another prominent feature for the program as a total of 13 members earned National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Scholar-athlete honors.
In 2016, the Bald Eagles earned a NCAA tournament berth (Atlantic 2 Regional) by finishing with an overall record of 36-19 and 14-6 in conference winning 12 of the last 17 games entering the NCAA tournament.
Highlighting the season was Bekah Slattery who was named the PSAC Central Division Pitcher of the Year. Michelle Holweger, Rachel Mouillesseaux, and McKenna Garlock all joined Slattery on the All-PSAC Central team.
She also helped lead four players to All-Region honors. Bekah Slattery earned first team All-Atlantic Region/District two honors while McKenna Garlock and Rachel Mouillesseaux earned second team. Michelle Holweger earned second team NFCA All-Atlantic Region team.
LHU continued to excel in the classroom where nine players earned NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete honors.
In 2015, Fraser’s leadership led the Bald Eagles to continued success on and off the field.
Following the 2015 season, four players earned All-Conference honors, including McKenna Garlock who earned PSAC First Team East honors. The trio of Sarah Schwalm, Rachel Mouillesseaux and Nicole Smith all earned Second Team honors.
The Bald Eagles also dominated in the classroom last season with seven players earning NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete honors.
Lock Haven finished the 2014 season 19-26 overall and the Bald Eagles were 12-16 in PSAC East play. LHU went a sensational 12-5 over the last 17 games of the season, as it did everything it could to rally down the stretch for a playoff spot.
In the 2013 season, Fraser helped lead the Bald Eagles to 29-15 overall and 11-5 in conference mark. 2013 marked Lock Haven's 10th straight post-season appearance and third straight NCAA Tournament. LHU entered the 2013 NCAA Tournament 28-14 overall and despite a 0-2 performance at the PSAC Tournament and a four-game losing skid to close the regular season, The Haven received the No. 5 seed.
Fraser helped lead six Bald Eagles to All-PSAC Central honors in 2013 season. Bridgette Clarke, Nicole Smith, Alicia Cacciotti, Taylor Magee, Brianna Jennings, and Chelsea Edwards earned All-PSAC honors. Clarke was named the NFCA All-Atlantic Region Second Team.
The 2012 team made a huge late-season run into the post-season led by Shannon. After going, 11-5 in PSAC Central play and claiming the regular-season title, Lock Haven advance to the title game of the Atlantic Region Championships. Shannon coached numerous players-of-the-week and guided LHU's Nicole Smith to the 2012 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) NCAA Division II Second Team honors.
In 2011 the Bald Eagles made a run for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championship falling short in the title game. Shannon coached four All-Conference players including the Freshman of the Year.
The 2010 team earned a spot in the PSAC Central semi-final. Shannon coached two All PSAC Central Second Team selections.
In 2012, Fraser received her Master’s Degree from Lock Haven University in Educational Leadership.
Between 2007 and 2009, Fraser was an assistant coach at NCAA Division III Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa.
Fraser was a member and captain of the Bald Eagles 2006 National Championship team. During her playing days, Fraser played in 141 games and was a two-time All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) First Team selection at first base. During that ’06 campaign, Fraser hit .391, which is the 10th best single season average in school history.
Fraser graduated in 2006 from Lock Haven University with a degree in Health and Physical Education.
*Updated May 22, 2024
