Princeton University Athletics
Trina Salcido Named Princeton's Head Softball Coach
June 19, 2007 | Softball
PRINCETON ? Trina Salcido, who helped the Princeton softball team to two Ivy League titles in three seasons as an assistant coach, has been named the team's head coach, Director of Athletics Gary Walters announced Tuesday.
Salcido replaces Maureen Barron, Princeton's head coach for seven years before resigning in May to relocate to Texas with her husband, Richard Barron. Richard coached Princeton's women's basketball team for six seasons before accepting an associate head coach position at Baylor University.
“I'm delighted to announce that Trina Salcido will succeed Maureen Barron as our new head coach of softball,” Walters said. “Most importantly, it is her expectation, as well as ours, that Princeton will be able to carry on the great softball tradition established by Cindy Cohen and sustained by Maureen Barron.”
Princeton's last two head coaches have served as assistant coaches on the previous staff. Maureen Barron was a standout pitcher at Princeton in the mid 1990's and was an assistant in 2000 under Cohen, who led the Tigers from 1983-2000.
“I am greatly honored and deeply humbled to be named the head softball coach at Princeton,” Salcido said. “Maureen Barron left behind a winning legacy for me to build upon. I pray I can fill the role with the excellence and integrity that exemplifies the Princeton tradition. It is an extremely exciting time for me and for Princeton softball.”
Salcido, a native of Sacramento, Calif., arrived at Princeton for the 2005 season. Serving as the team's hitting coach, Princeton finished second in the Ivy League in batting average in each of her first two seasons, winning conference championships both times.
Her work with the Tiger infielders has also paid dividends as Princeton's fielding percentage in each of the last three seasons has been among in the top four on the all-time program list. In 2006, Princeton's .978 fielding percentage set a program record and was in the top 10 in Division I.
Prior to Princeton, Salcido was the head coach at El Camino High School in Sacramento for four seasons after spending two years as an assistant coach at Sacramento City College. Salcido is a 1997 graduate of Oregon, where she played third base for the Ducks from 1993-96.
Salcido replaces Maureen Barron, Princeton's head coach for seven years before resigning in May to relocate to Texas with her husband, Richard Barron. Richard coached Princeton's women's basketball team for six seasons before accepting an associate head coach position at Baylor University.
“I'm delighted to announce that Trina Salcido will succeed Maureen Barron as our new head coach of softball,” Walters said. “Most importantly, it is her expectation, as well as ours, that Princeton will be able to carry on the great softball tradition established by Cindy Cohen and sustained by Maureen Barron.”
Princeton's last two head coaches have served as assistant coaches on the previous staff. Maureen Barron was a standout pitcher at Princeton in the mid 1990's and was an assistant in 2000 under Cohen, who led the Tigers from 1983-2000.
“I am greatly honored and deeply humbled to be named the head softball coach at Princeton,” Salcido said. “Maureen Barron left behind a winning legacy for me to build upon. I pray I can fill the role with the excellence and integrity that exemplifies the Princeton tradition. It is an extremely exciting time for me and for Princeton softball.”
Salcido, a native of Sacramento, Calif., arrived at Princeton for the 2005 season. Serving as the team's hitting coach, Princeton finished second in the Ivy League in batting average in each of her first two seasons, winning conference championships both times.
Her work with the Tiger infielders has also paid dividends as Princeton's fielding percentage in each of the last three seasons has been among in the top four on the all-time program list. In 2006, Princeton's .978 fielding percentage set a program record and was in the top 10 in Division I.
Prior to Princeton, Salcido was the head coach at El Camino High School in Sacramento for four seasons after spending two years as an assistant coach at Sacramento City College. Salcido is a 1997 graduate of Oregon, where she played third base for the Ducks from 1993-96.
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