Online Forty Niner: v8n2: Women's softball adds new assistant coach

Bessolo spent last season as an assistant at the University of Mobile in Alabama. She also spent four months playing professionally in Verona, Italy. Her duties will include help with recruiting and working with 49er pitchers.

"We're very excited to have someone like Angela join our staff," Manarino said in a press release. "With her experience, she will be a big asset to our pitchers."

Bessolo graduated from Lakewood High School in 1995, and was an All-CIF selection and two-time Long Beach Press-Telegram Softball Athlete of the Year.

In her collegiate career at the University of Notre Dame, Bessolo had a career record of 53-31 and a 1.68 ERA. She was also Co-Rookie of the Year in the Big East in 1996, a member of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Mideast Region second team in 1997, and a second team All-Big East selection in 1999.

"I'm so thankful for having an opportunity to be back in southern California," Bessolo said in a press release. "I look forward to learning from (assistant coach) Kim Sowder and Coach Manarino."