Rachael Powers was named the Head Coach of UMass Dartmouth Softball in November of 2023. She comes to the Corsairs following a distinguished tenure at Wheaton College, where she served as the head softball coach of the Lyons since 2009.

In addition to her role as head coach, Powers also works with the athletics facilities team, serving as the game management/work study coordinator for the Corsairs Athletics Department.

Powers comes to UMass Dartmouth after serving 15 seasons as head coach of the Wheaton College softball team. During her career with the Lyons, she guided the squad to a 293-243 overall record, going 132-100 in conference action in the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference.

Her squads made the post-season 10 times, including two trips to the NCAA Tournament and an appearance in the NCAA Super Regional. Powers' teams won 20 or more games nine times, including a pair of 30-plus victory campaigns.

Highlighting Powers’ tenure was the 2015 season when she guided the Lyons to a 34-10 record overall, which stands as the fifth-highest win total in program history, and a trip to the Super Regional round of the NCAA Tournament. Wheaton also captured the NEWMAC regular season title with one of the most dominant runs in league history, posting a near-perfect 17-1 record in conference play. For their efforts, the Lyons finished the 2015 campaign ranked No. 17 overall in the final National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III Top-25 poll and finished with 25 or more wins for the 16th time in program history.

A former All-Region student-athlete for Wheaton, Powers – who served as an assistant coach for the Lyons during the 2008 season, spent the previous four years as the assistant coach at Framingham State University. During her tenure with the Rams, she helped the squad to 74 wins – the highest four-year totals in program history to that point. Framingham State captured their first MASCAC Tournament and earned their first-ever NCAA berth in 2007.

A 2003 graduate of Wheaton, Powers was a three-time National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-New England selection as well as a two-time New England Intercollegiate Softball Coaches Association (NEISCA) All-Region selection during her playing days at Wheaton.

Powers helped the Lyons post a 143-38-1 record (57-7 NEWMAC) during her four years as a student-athlete as Wheaton won or shared the NEWMAC regular season league crown all four of her years, capturing the conference tournament championship on three occasions. Wheaton advanced to the NCAA Tournament during her final three years (2001-03) and advanced to the College World Series in 2001, where the Lyons finished third nationally. Following the CWS, Powers was named to the All-Tournament Team.

A two-year captain at Wheaton, Powers was the Lyons starting third baseman and center fielder during different points in her career. Upon graduating, she ranked among the top-10 in program history in several offensive categories, including runs (136), hits (199), doubles (38), home runs (15), RBI (117), and stolen bases (62). Powers was also a member of the women’s soccer team as a freshman in 1999.