DeeDee Enabenter-Omidiji

Years at Brown:
4th Year

Phone Number: 401/863-3934

Email Address: Andrea_Enabenter-Omidiji@brown.edu

Position:
Head Coach

DeeDee Enabenter-Omidiji enters her fourth season as head softball coach at Brown University. Enabenter-Omidiji came to Brown from San Jose State where she was the head softball coach for six years.

At San Jose State, Enabenter-Omidiji took over a faltering program in July 2000, and had an immediate impact her first season, guiding the Spartans to 26 wins in 2001, the most wins for the program since 1998. Her team continued to thrive, and in 2005, with her first senior class in place, Enabenter-Omidiji's team tied the school record for wins in a season (36), and broke 41 team and individual school records. In 2006, Enabenter-Omidiji was named the WAC Coach of the Year after leading the Spartans to a second place finish in the conference standings (11-6), the highest finish in the program's history.

A 1983 graduate of Bridgewater State with a degree in physical education, Enabenter-Omidiji was a softball and basketball standout for the Lady Bears. One year later, Enabenter-Omidiji began her brilliant coaching career at Bridgewater State where she compiled a 432-153-3 record in 16 seasons as head coach. The winningest coach in school history, her Bridgewater State teams advanced to the NCAA Tournament 13 times and compiled a 21-25 record in NCAA Tournament play. Enabenter-Omidiji was named the 1994 National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III Coach of the Year after leading her team to a 33-5 record, a conference championship, and a second place finish in the NCAA Championship.

In 1996, she was also named the NFCA Coach of the Year after going 33-5 and running off 26 consecutive wins. With success at Bridgewater State and San Jose State, Enabenter-Omidiji now has 581 career wins. In 1995, Enabenter-Omidiji was also involved with the Nigerian National team, serving as a coach and technical advisor to prepare the team for the All-Africa games in Zimbabwe.

Born and raised in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Enabenter-Omidiji is married to Toba Omidiji and is the parent of Lucas.

Janet Maguire

Years at Brown:
2nd Year

Phone Number: 401/863-3934

Email Address: Janet_Maguire@brown.edu

Position:
Assistant Coach

Janet Maguire joined the Brown softball staff in September of 2007 after spending seven seasons as the Head Softball Coach at Bridgewater State College.

While at Bridgewater State, Maguire accumulated a 175-122-3 record (.588 percent) and an outstanding 86-12 record in conference play. She was the MASCAC Coach of the Year in 2006 and helped guide her team to seven MASCAC regular season championships. The Bridgewater Bears were five-time MASCAC Tournament Champs, and made five appearances to the NCAA Division III Softball Tournament.

Prior to her stint at Bridgewater, she coached for one year at the University of Massachusetts Boston as the Head Women's Soccer and Softball Coach. Maguire is a two-star master coach in the National Fastpitch Coaches College, has been a member of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association since 1994 and is also a member of the New England Intercollegiate Softball Coaches Association.

A graduate of Bridgewater State College, Maguire earned her Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education and a Master's Degree in Physical Education. She played softball under then Head Coach Enabenter-Omidiji and helped her team to a second-place finish in the 1994 Division III World Series as a second baseman and team captain. Maguire established and administered annual youth clinics for the RBI (Reviving Baseball and Softball in Inner Cities) program in Boston and is a Youth Ministry Assistant at St. Gerard Majella Church in Canton, MA where she resides.

Raven Pina

Email Address: Raven_Pina@Brown.edu

Position:
Assistant Coach