Linda Lensch enters her second season as an Assistant Coach/Pitching Coach.
In her first season as the pitching coach, she helped lead a Montclair pitching staff that finished with a 1.94 ERA and a 2.09 ERA in NJAC play, both of which were third-best marks in the conference. She also coached Carly Mockenhaupt to a Second Team All-NJAC selection.
Lensch brings decades of coaching experience and expertise in pitcher development to the Montclair State softball program as an assistant coach.
She is the owner and founder of Greased Lighting Fastpitch High-Performance Pitching Instruction, where she has developed pitchers of all ages through comprehensive individual and small-group instruction. A certified professional-level pitching instructor, she specializes in pitch design, pitch calling, battery development, biomechanics, motor preferences, and athlete development, while utilizing advanced technologies including Rapsodo, Diamond Kinetics, 4D Motion, and PitchLogic to enhance player performance.
Her collegiate coaching resume includes previous NCAA stops as an assistant coach at Stockton University, Kean University, Seton Hall University, and as a pitching consultant at St. John's University. During her seven seasons at Stockton, Lensch helped the Ospreys post consistent success while developing two future Hall of Fame pitchers, spearheading recruiting efforts, and organizing the program's pitching clinics. She also revived the club softball program at Ocean County College, where she served as head coach in 2023.
Beyond the collegiate ranks, Lensch has been a fixture in New Jersey and national fastpitch softball for more than four decades. She founded the New Jersey Divas Women's Fastpitch program, guiding the organization to an ASA 23U National Championship and multiple top finishes at the national level. She has coached numerous NCAA student-athletes and national award winners, including athletes who earned invitations to USA Softball Olympic Trials, and has worked alongside Olympic coaches and professional players throughout her career.
Widely respected throughout the softball community, Lensch is a USA Softball of New Jersey Hall of Fame inductee and a member of the organization's selection committee. She is also a two-time ASA All-American and holds numerous coaching certifications, including Professional-Level High-Performance Pitching Instructor, National Fastpitch Coaches College Four-Star Master Coach, NFCA-Endorsed Pitching and Hitting Instructor, and Motor Preferences Specialist certifications.
Away from the diamond, Lensch retired as a lieutenant with the Elizabeth Police Department following a distinguished 27-year law enforcement career. She earned a bachelor's degree in psychology, summa cum laude, from Kean University.
