CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard softball welcomes Xiao Gin to the coaching staff as a new assistant coach, as she will be a key contributor to the Crimson's 2025 campaign, assisting with coaching the pitching staff.

"I am very excited to welcome Xiao Gin to the Harvard Softball staff. Xiao brings the ability to coach in the bullpen with the pitchers as well as the rest of the defense/offense," head coach Jenny Rohn said. "Xiao is also very knowledgeable with the analytics and biomechanics of the game, and I am excited to see what she implements. Coach Gin is a phenomenal person, with great playing experience and will fit in perfectly with Harvard Softball."

During her collegiate career, Gin kickstarted her coaching career, serving as an assistant travel ball coach for the Aspire Softball Academy and California Cruisers in her hometown of San Luis Obispo, California from 2021 to 2023. Gin also interned with Oregon State's strength and conditioning program in 2022, assisting in the program's training schedules and learned key principles in strength training, conditioning, and injury prevention. She also served as a DAM Analytics intern for Oregon State softball for the 2022 season, utilizing detailed data to craft scouting reports of opposing teams.

A former division I student-athlete, Gin played with three seasons with Oregon State from 2019 to 2022, a member of a Beaver squad that advanced to the NCAA Women's College World Series in 2022. In her three-year tenure with Oregon State, Gin tallied 55 hits, 33 runs, 12 doubles, four triples and 18 RBIs in 91 appearances and was a three-time Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll honoree. She also appeared in the circle seven times for Oregon State, striking out 12 batters over 14.1 innings of work.

Following the 2022 season, Gin graduated from Oregon State with Summa Cum Laude honors and a degree in Kinesiology, as she continued her softball and academic career at Hawaii in 2023 and 2024. Over the course of two seasons, Gin appeared in 100 games for the Rainbow Warriors, logging 83 hits, 50 runs and 22 RBIs. She graduated from Hawaii in 2024 with a master's degree in kinesiology and rehabilitation science.

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