Danae Stillitano Pesce is the current Notre Dame High School JV Softball Coach and she also coaches the 12U Central Jersey A's travel softball team. Danae graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1995 and was an All County, All Area, and All State Selection as well as the Mercer County Player of the Year.  She led the Irish to their first ever Mercer County Tournament Title and their first ever State Championship appearance. 

 

Danae moved on to play Division 1 softball on a full scholarship at Monmouth University where she was a 2 time Regional All American and led the Hawks to its first ever NEC regular season championship.  She was the Northeast Conference's Rookie of the Year in 1996 and the Northeast Conference Player of the Year in 1998. She continues to hold the all time hits record with 225, the all time triples record with 30, and the all time runs scored record with 153.  She was named the Monmouth University Female Athlete of the Year on 2 occasions (1998, 1999) and was named the Monmouth University Woman of the Year in 1999.  She was inducted into both the Notre Dame High School Athletic Hall of Fame and the Monmouth University Athletic Hall of Fame for all of her accomplishments on the softball field.