St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School announces Patrick McDermott will lead its Vikings Softball program. Fastpitch softball is returning to the school after a four-year absence; girls in grades 5 through 8 will be eligible to try out to play.

About Patrick McDermott

McDermott is currently the head softball program manager and head coach of the Columbus, Ga.-based fastpitch softball travel team The Lady Jay’s. From 2013 until 2018, he served as head softball coach at Calvary Christian School. During that time, McDermott led the program to back-to-back region championships in 2017 and 2018; the Knights also competed as a state semi-finalist in 2017 and a state finalist in 2018 under McDermott’s direction. He is a previous owner of the Columbus Storm Fastpitch Organization, and was head coach of the Columbus Peaches Fastpitch Organization.
 
“We are excited to add Coach McDermott to the Viking Athletics coaching staff,” said St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School Athletic Director Corry Black. “He brings a wealth of experience, and we look forward to him being a part of the re-birth of our Lady Vikings Softball program.”
 
“I am excited to be a part of the re-establishment of softball at St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School,” said McDermott, a parishioner at St. Anne Church. “I love working with youth, and view this opportunity as a blessing.”
 
St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School, through Catholic formation and academic excellence, is committed to the spiritual, intellectual, and physical development of the students entrusted to our care.