Bio

Heather Ross joined the Emmanuel College Athletic staff in the summer of 2011 as one of the Assistant Coaches for the Saints Softball Team. Ross came to Emmanuel after playing collegiate softball for four years at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. She earned her undergraduate degree from UMass Lowell, majoring in liberals arts, in 2011.

As an infielder for the River Hawks, Ross earned impressive numbers at the plate, tallying 144 hits, with 46 extra-base hits and 67 runs batted in, over her career. She helped her team to an NE-10 Tournament Championship as a freshman and to the NCAA Tournament East Region semifinal. She led the River Hawks to appearances in the NE-10 Tournament all four years of her career.

In her senior year, Ross was ranked atop the NE-10 leaders in double plays, put outs, chances, at bats, doubles, triples, RBI's, and total bases. Ross excelled in the classroom at UML as well. She was named to the NE-10 conference Commissioner's Honor Roll for four consecutive semesters and was tabbed the college's 2011 Scholar Athlete recipient for Academic and Athletic achievement. Ross captained the Rivier Hawk squad and was a member of UMass Lowell's Student-Athletes Advisory Committee. Ross graduated from UMass Lowell ranked among the program's top ten in career leaders for: games played, doubles, home runs, and total bases.

Coach Ross is a native of Waltham, Massachusetts, where she was a four-year varsity starter and two-time team captain on the softball team at Waltham High School. Ross is currently pursuing her Master's Degree, as she is enrolled in the graduate program for Social and Economic Development at UMass Lowell.