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Peejay Brun begins her third season as an assistant coach for the Bobcats. Brun brings a wealth of experience and success to the Bobcat program. She is in charge of the Bobcat catchers, recruiting, film, camps and clinics and assists with budgeting.
Brun spent four season as the head coach at Siena College in New York, where she took the program to new heights. Under Brun the Saints qualified for their first Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) tournament and set school records for most conference wins in a season, highest conference finish in a season and most wins in a single season. Brun also developed two All-Regional, nine All-Conference, 14 All-Academic and six NFCA All-American Scholar athletes.
Prior to moving east, Brun was active in the softball scene on the West Coast. From 1998-2002 she was an assistant coach at Division II member California State University-Dominguez Hills. There she was responsible for the strength and conditioning program, making travel arrangements, monitoring academics and working with pitchers, catchers and outfielders. Brun also developed the team's first-ever All-Region outfielder. In 2002 the Lady Toros finished second in the CCAA.
Brun also has experience beyond the NCAA level. In 2002 she coordinated softball for the RBI Organization in Los Angeles and in 2000 was the head coach of the Solvesborg Giant Ants in Solvesborg, Sweden. Brun also served as both an assistant softball coach (1996-1997)and the head volleyball coach (1996-1998) at Encinal High School in Alameda, CA.
Brun played softball in the outfield and behind the plate as a catcher at the University of Hawaii from 1989-1994, earning second-team All-Big West honors in 1994 as well as being named the NCAA Woman of the Year for Hawaii. Brun played professionally after college for the San Jose Spitfires of the Ladies Professional Baseball League for two years where she was MVP of the 1997 league-championship team.
Brun graduated from Hawaii with a degree in music before earning her master's in physical education administration from California State University-Dominguez Hills.
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