coaching staff

Steve Frew
Assistant Coach

Steve Frew rejoined his alma mater in the summer of 2024 as an assistant coach working primarily with the pitching staff. Frew has been a fixture in the dugout next to Head Coach Michelle Frew throughout her career.

In 2024, he helped guide the University of Charleston to the World Series following a program-record 51-8 record.

In 2023 and 2024, the Golden Eagles staff finished with a 1.77 ERA and 1.89 ERA, respectively, both marks ranked 15th nationally. Both years, the team's WHIP ranked in the top five in the national rankings as well. UC set the programs shutout record twice, a record which stood for over 40 years.

At Rollins, the team's ERA ranked among the top 10 in Division II NCAA  13 times, including earning the top ranking in 2011 and 2019.

Over his career, Frew has assisted coaching 24 All-Americans, 96 all-region honorees, and 144 all-conference winners.

Frew has also served as the assistant director of Michelle Frew's summer fastpitch camps and clinics for more than two decades.

Frew has been developing younger pitchers in camps, clinics, and through pitching lessons for two decades.

Frew has served as an official scorer for the Orlando Rays minor league baseball team and at Walt Disney's Wide World of Sports events including the WNBA. Frew also filled the role of spotter/statistician for Florida Citrus Sports NCAA Bowl Games and the Orlando Predators Arena Football Club.

A 1988 graduate of Eckerd, Frew was a pitcher on the baseball team. He received a master's degree from Slippery Rock University in 1991 and a doctoral degree in higher education from Nova Southeastern in 2001.

Frew works for Phoenix Defense as an Integration and Test lead. Steve is married to Michelle and they have two children Erin and and Dylan.

Dick Rusha
Director of Softball Operations

A familiar face among the local prep softball scene, Rusha is preparing to enter his 20th year of service with the Eckerd softball program for the 2025 season.

A resident of Escanaba, Michigan, Rusha works with the Tritons for the four-month season.

Rusha also serves in the role of assistant coach, marking 10 years with the program at St. Petersburg High School while working alongside former Eckerd Head Coach Kristi Delk. He retired from Mead Paper after spending 35 years in the industry.

In Michigan, Rusha coached his little league team to four state titles (2000, 2001, 2002, 2006). He also is an ADA from District 10 in the state.

Rusha is married to his wife, Judy, and have two daughters, Kim and Kendall, along with a granddaughter, Adrianna who played softball at the University of Wisconsin - Stout and twins, Oriana Rae and Scarlett Dawn. When in Florida, they reside in Treasure Island.