Abby Arceneaux completed her eighth season as the head coach for The College of Saint Rose softball program in 2021. The former college and high school star in New York’s Capital Region assumed on August 12, 2013 following a national search.
“We are excited to have Abby as our first full-time softball coach at Saint Rose. She is a high energy individual who knows the game inside and out, and is committed to developing student-athletes both on and off the field,” said Cathy Haker, Director of Athletics and Recreation, at the time of her announcement. “She will challenge each of them to reach their potential every day in practice and in the classroom.”
Arceneaux, who has coached four first-team All-Northeast-10 Conference picks, including All-Region selections Olivia Reeves '14 and Astasia Myler '19, guided Saint Rose to just its second NE10 Championship Tournament appearance in 2021.
Her Golden Knights have succeeded in the classroom, as 82.0 percent of her players garnered NE10 Academic Honor Roll accolades across the past eight semesters, including 91.0 percent during the past four semesters (Fall 2019-Spring 2021). In addition, all 20 Saint Rose softball players made the NE10 Academic Honor Roll for the Spring 2020 term.
Arceneaux previously spent three years as the full time pitching coach at Siena College, an NCAA Division I institution that is a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Siena captured the program’s first-ever MAAC regular-season co- championship in 2013 and Arceneaux was part of the Saints’ coaching group that was honored as the conference’s Coaching Staff of the Year. Siena recorded 21 victories, second most in school history, and also set a school record with 12 MAAC wins.
Prior to Siena, Arceneaux coached for a year at her alma mater Union College, which captured the 2010 Liberty League Championship. The previous season, she worked on the Cornell staff and helped lead the Big Red to the Ivy League title and an NCAA Tournament berth.
Arceneaux earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Union in 2006 where she was an All-American for the Dutchwomen. She was furthermore a four-time All-Conference selection and was honored as the Liberty League Player of the Year in 2004.
She led Union to four NCAA Tournament berths, was a team captain as both a junior and senior, and concluded her final campaign as the toughest player to strikeout in all of NCAA Division III with no strikeouts in 137 at-bats. She also set a school record with 65 hits that season.
Arceneaux, part of the 2003 Dutchwomen team that was inducted into the Union College Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017, finished her career as Union’s All-Time leader in wins (57), innings pitched (460), and strikeouts (463). She wound up third in hits (186), fifth in batting average (.411), and ninth in doubles (23).
A graduate of Mechanicville High School, she was twice honored as the New York State Class “C” Player of the Year, and also led the Red Raiders to three state championships. She has also worked at various local softball academies, instructing young women of all ages.
Arceneaux was inducted into the New York State Softball Hall of Fame in the summer of 2016 and entered the Mechanicville High School Athletic Hall of Fame in October 2016.
