Head Coach Joe Burbridge is entering his fifth season as Dominican College head softball coach. In his four seasons at the helm of the Charger softball program he has amassed a record of 141-74 and his overall record stands at 180-87. The Chargers CACC record during that time stands at 82-18.

Last season he guided Dominican to their second straight CACC tournament championship and third straight NCAA tournament appearance. The Chargers have also won two regular season championships during his tenure.

Prior to coming to Dominican, Burbridge was the head coach at Adelphi University. He compiled a record of 39-13 in his one season there, while setting a school record for wins.  The Panthers won the ECC Regular Season Title with an 18-2 record and were ranked as high as 8th in the country, in addition to earning a berth in the NCAA Regional Tournament.

In addition to his coaching duties, Burbridge was named Assistant Director of the Hennessy Center in August of 2009. Coach Burbridge is a graduate of Ramapo College of New Jersey.  He received his master's degree from Seton Hall University.  He and his wife Joann, live in Suffern, NY with their daughter, Colleen Paige, who was born in 2006.

Career Coaching Record

Coach Cross enters her third year on the Lady Charger staff.

Coach Cross comes to Dominican after a stellar four year career at NCAA Division I St. Peter's College in Jersey City, NJ.  Playing both first base and catcher for the Peahens, she sported a .531 slugging percentage and .993 fielding percentage in 31 games in 2009.  Cross was a three-time All-MAAC Academic team selection.

Cross spent her high school years at Nanuet High School  where she was a Rockland Scholar Athlete, All-Section, Second Team All State, and All-County selections.

A 2009 graduate of St. Peter's College Cross earned a B.A. degree in Spanish with a minor in Secondary Education.

Coach Rizzi enters her second year on the Lady Charger staff.

Coach Coladonato enters his first season on the Lady Charger staff.

Coach Palius enters his fourth season on the Lady Charger staff.

He will be responsible for the strength and conditioning program of the Lady Chargers softball squad.  Coach Palius holds a certificate from the World Instructor Training School and freelances as a personal trainer and in human resources/compensation consulting.  Prior to that, he worked as a compensation manager for numerous companies over the last ten years.

A graduate of Ramapo College of New Jersey, Palius received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications.  He currently resides in Morristown, NJ.