Chris Vullo
Head Coach
(Auburn Montgomery, 1994 / 3rd Season)
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Head Coach Chris Vullo will be entering his third full season with the Eagles softball program in 2007-08 as the program steadily progresses into an annual postseason contender.

In 2007, Vullo's squad showed remarkable improvement particularly on the pitching mound, taking an 11.98 team ERA mark in 2006 and chopping it down to a remarkable 4.79 in 2007. "While we continue to rebuild this program into a contender in all phases, I am particularly excited about the progress of our pitching staff and its numbers," said Vullo. "Numbers do not lie and our staff is confident that our youthful talent combined with some outstanding recruits, our wins and losses will experience a similar turnaround."

Vullo brings over 20 years of playing and coaching experience to the Eagles’ diamond and the Jamestown, N.Y. native and 1994 Auburn Montgomery graduate has honed an impressive array of skills through the years.

Vullo was a Western New York baseball all-star and super senior selection and played for several collegiate summer baseball teams including the Cape Cod League (1991); Northeast Collegiate League (1992), and Shenandoah Valley League (1993).

Vullo also attended Appalachian State University from 1990-1993 and was a scholarship member of the Division I Mountaineers, where he majored in exercise science and adult fitness.

Vullo is no stranger to DWC athletics. He served as assistant baseball coach for one season (2005) and was an intern in the athletic department (2005-2006). He also served as an assistant head coach at Franklin Pierce College (1995-1996).

Professionally, Vullo played for the Nashua Hawks in 1995 in the Independent League and was the pitching coach for the Keene Blue Jays (semi-pro) in 1994. He is the current manager of the Nashua Giants in the Granite State Baseball League, a position he has held for the last four years.

Vullo, owns a Master's degree in Sport Administration from Southern New Hampshire University, where he received the 2006-2007 Outstanding Graduate Student award from the Sport Administration department.  He resides in Manchester, N.H. with his wife, Winona and son, Colby.

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Tom McGuinness
Assistant Coach
(Drew University, 1987 / 3rd Season)
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Tom McGuinness begins his third season with Eagles' women's softball in 2007-08.

McGuinness, who also serves as Head Coach of the Eagle's women's soccer program, is certainly comfortable on the bench.

He has spent the previous 14 years as Head Coach and Trainer of the the Charles River United Soccer Club (Hopkinton, Mass.), coaching U-11 through U-19 clubs. As trainer, he has worked with clubs that have captured three Massachusetts State Cup Championships.

McGuinness coached three seasons (2000-2002) at Fitchburg State (Mass.), accumulating a record of 18-34-1 and saw his program honored twice by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) for team academic performance.

Fitchburg was also honored in in 2001 for one of the top 10 turnarounds in winning percentage nationally, improving from 4-15 in 2001 to 7-9-1 the next year. Prior to his appointment at Fitchburg State, McGuinness spent one season (1999) as assistant coach at Keene State College.

McGuinness served as Head Coach at Bridgewater State (Mass.) College from 1993-1998, leading the Bears program to a 53-51-5 overall mark. Along the way, the Bears captured two Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference titles in 1993 and 1995 including a 13-6 mark in 1995 that set a program record for wins in a season.

McGuinness was also the first-ever soccer coach at Mount Ida College in Newton, Mass. There, he led the then junior college Mustangs to a record of 40-16-3 over the span of four season (1989-92), including national top 10 rankings in 1991 and 1992. McGuinness guided the Mustangs to Region XXI championship and national quarterfinal appearance in 1992 as he was named Region XXI Coach of the Year.

A native of Endwell, N.Y. and resident of Manchester, N.H., McGuinness graduated from Drew University (Madison, N.J.) in 1987 where he was a four-year letter winner helping a Rangers' program compile a 41-20-16 record and qualify for two NCAA Tournaments.

Beyond the Daniel Webster borders, McGuinness has served for the past seven years as President of the New England Women’s Intercollegiate Soccer Association (NEWISA), and he has been the coordinator of the NEWISA annual senior all-star game for the past eight years.

McGuinness has assisted with various NSCAA and NCAA soccer ranking committees, and served as staff coach with the Mass. Olympic Developmental Program from 1994-97 and was head coach of the Mass. Senior Women’s Select Team in 1994.

He earned his NSCAA diploma in 1993 and advanced diploma in 1996.