Loretto, Pa. - Saint Francis head softball coach Jessica O'Donnell has announced the addition of 2014 Big Sky Conference Player of the Year Hailey Breakwell to her coaching staff. 

"Hailey is a great addition to our staff," said O'Donnell. "She is extremely positive and upbeat, which will be a huge asset to our program. Hailey was a standout player at Idaho State and began her career as a graduate assistant at a well-established program in Wichita State. I am very excited to have someone of her caliber join our staff and help us grow our program to the next level!"

Breakwell's standout collegiate career took off during her junior season in 2014 when she hit .367 with nine home runs en route to Big Sky Player of the Year and NFCA Second Team All-Region accolades. She batted .444 in conference play during that season. 

Her senior season was just as impressive as she earned First Team All-Big Sky honors, batting .366 with 51 rbi from the shortstop position.

A two-year captain, Breakwell led Idaho State to three Big Sky Conference Championships in her four seasons. 

She was also a standout in the classroom, earning above a 3.0 gpa in every semester of her collegiate career. She was a three-time Conference All-Academic selection and an NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete in 2014.

Following her playing career, Breakwell spent two season as a graduate assistant at Wichita State. The Shockers won 30-plus games in both of her seasons, earning an at-large to the NCAA Regionals in 2018. They fell in the Fayetteville Regional Final to #13 Arkansas.

A native of Napa, California, Breakwell spent time as the lead hitting and fielding instructor for the Rick Robben Hitting, Napa Sports Association and was an assistant coach for the Northern California Bat Busters U-16 travel team.

She has also represented the New Zealand National Softball Team in many international tournaments, most recently the 2018 Canada Cup and the WBSC World Softball Championships in Chiba, Japan in July.

Breakwell received a bachelor of science degree in physical education from Idaho State in 2015 and a master of education degree in sport management from Wichita State in 2018.