SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. – Shepherd University director of athletics B.J. Pumroy announced today that Danielle Easton has been named interim head softball coach. Easton replaces longtime head coach Leslie Lopez who resigned to pursue other opportunities.

Easton recently completed her fourth season as assistant softball coach at Shepherd. She came to Shepherd after spending a season as an assistant at Washington & Jefferson College.

Easton was a four-year starter as a third-baseman/catcher at California University of Pennsylvania from 2007-11. She was a two-time First Team All-PSAC West honoree. Easton gained First Team NFCA All-Region and NFCA Scholar-Athlete accolades as a junior.

A native of Hanover, Pennsylvania, Easton gained her bachelor's degree from California (Pa.) in 2011, and recently completed her MBA at Shepherd.

Lopez posted a 215-184 (.539) mark over her eight-year career at Shepherd.  The program's all-time winningest coach, Lopez led the Rams to three consecutive 30-win seasons from 2010-2012. Her 2010 team posted a record-setting 36-16 overall mark and advanced to the NCAA regional playoffs. The 2010 squad became the first team in program history to record a postseason victory. Shepherd posted 20 wins or more for each of her eight seasons.