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Nicole Bellini

Nicole Bellini

Bellini joined New York University as an assistant softball coach in October 2022, was named Interim Head Coach for the 2024-25 season, and was promoted to Head Coach prior to the 2025-26 season.

During her one season as Interim Head Coach, the Violets posted a 10-28 record, which included victories over University Athletic Association (UAA) opponents Brandeis University and Carnegie Mellon University.

Bellini helped produce a pair of Second Team All-UAA players that season, as both Alyssa Quary and Naya Schubel earned the designations. A total of 11 players were named UAA Spring All-Academic, while Nicole Cicchetti, Olivia de Hesselle, Marina Egbert, and Karleigh Kleuver were cited as Academic All-District by College Sports Communicators (CSC).
 
During the 2024 as an assistant coach, the Violets posted an 8-28 record, ending the campaign with a doubleheader sweep over Hunter College.
 
Bellini helped produce a pair of UAA honorees during that campaign, as both Madi Hand and Lindsey Baron earned Second Team accolades. A total of 12 student-athletes earned UAA All-Academic honors. Lily Candelaria and Jessie Werthman received Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar awards, while Hand, Werthman, Emily Stone, and Lizzy Smith were chosen as CSC Academic All-District.
 
In her first season on the staff, Bellini helped lead the Violets to a 19-19 record, including six wins against UAA opponents. Ten players received UAA All-Academic honors and Samantha Burggraf (infield) and Margaux Lesser (infield) were named All-UAA Second Team.
 
Bellini served as the Head Softball Coach at her alma mater, Baruch College, from 2020-22. Under her guidance, the Bearcats Baruch finished third in the City University of New York Athletic Conference CUNYAC) standings as she took home CUNYAC Coach of the Year honors.

A 2018 Baruch graduate with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Computer Information Systems and a Psychology minor, Bellini played for the Bearcats for three seasons, was a three-time CUNYAC All-Star, three-time MVP, and all-time leader in batting average (.406).
A year before going to Baruch, Bellini attended NCAA Division I Fairleigh Dickinson University, was a member of their softball team and made the Northeast Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll.

Bellini is a native and resident of Staten Island, NY.