Laura Carlson spent her 11th season as an assistant coach with the Endicott softball team in 2016-17 working primarily with the pitching staff.

Carlson brings a wealth of playing and coaching experience at both the high school and collegiate level.

In addition to her efforts with the softball team, she was also an assistant coach for the women's soccer team that won their 10th Commonwealth Coast Conference Championship in 2013.

In high school, Carlson was a three-time state champion at Bishop Fenwick High School. 

She went on to star on the soccer and softball teams at Merrimack College where she was named a second team All-American in both sports. In softball, Carlson hit third and played right field, helping guide the Warriors to the 1994 NCAA Division II National Championship. She currently ranks fifth in career runs scored at Merrimack.

Carlson went on to earn her Master of Education degree from Salem State University. Her coaching career includes stints as the head soccer and softball coach at Pine Manor College and Bishop Fenwick High School. Currently, she works as a guidance counselor at Gloucester High School.