Former Syracuse pitcher Jocelyn Cater is entering her first season as the Golden Griffins' pitching coach. Cater pitched for the Orange for three seasons, where she earned 26 wins and 365 strikeouts in 67 career appearances.
Cater, a native of Delta, British Columbia, started her college career at the University of Washington, where she was a part of the Huskies team that advanced to the 2013 Women's College World Series. She closed out her collegiate career at Syracuse, where she tallied a career earned run average of 3.70 to go with 27 complete games, six shutouts and three saves in 323.1 innings of work.
A member of the Canadian National Team, Cater played at the Canadian Open for both the junior and senior teams and the Softball World Cup team in 2011-12. She also helped lead Team Canada to a silver medal at the 2015 Pan-American Games.
Cater earned her undergraduate degree in psychology and forensics from Syracuse in May 2016. She is currently working on her master's degree at Canisius, where she is enrolled in the College's mental health counseling program.