Laura Carlson enters her sixth season as an assistant with the Endicott softball team, working primarily with the pitching staff.

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

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 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 a Master’s Degree in Education from Salem State College. Her coaching career includes stints as the head soccer and softball coach at Pine Manor College (Boston) and Bishop Fenwick. Currently, she works as a guidance counselor at Gloucester High School.