Bryanna Castro joins the CBU staff this year as Assistant Softball Coach. Castro brings a wealth of coaching and playing experience to the Bucs. Prior to joining CBU, Castro was an assistant coach at Sonoma State in California for two years.
In addition to her time at Sonoma State, Castro has also coached at the University of San Diego, Santiago Community College and Belhaven University. It all started in 2015 for Castro when she began her collegiate softball career at McNeese State where she played one season. Castro had a standout year as she was named to the All-Southland Conference First Team after finishing conference play with a .300 plus batting average and 10 RBI’s. In 2016, Castro would make the leap to SEC powerhouse Ole Miss and see action in 41 games. Castro would prove to be a threat on the base paths as a late-game pinch runner where she stole 8 bags on the year, good for 6th most on the team.
In 2017, Castro would be a part of Rebels history as Ole Miss went on an improbable run in the SEC Tournament, going 4-0 and defeated LSU in the championship game to become the lowest seed ever to win the SEC Tournament. Castro would pinch run in the 2nd inning and help get the Rebels on the board first as she scored off an RBI double. She concluded her 2017 campaign with 47 games played, scoring 12 runs and stealing 4 bases. Castro capped her collegiate career off as a 3-time SEC Honor Roll recipient and also earned the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar award in 2017. She was a First Team All-Southland Conference selection in 2015 as well as winning a SEC and NCAA Regional title at Ole Miss in 2017. She was selected to the SEC Honor Roll for three consecutive seasons.
Castro, an Orange County, California, native, has a bachelor’s degree from Ole Miss and a master’s degree from Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi.
