Marist University Athletics

Alyssa Grupp is in her second season as assistant softball coach at Marist in 2026. She was elevated to the top assistant coach position in fall of 2025 after serving as a graduate assistant coach in 2025.

In her first season in 2025, Grupp was part of the NFCA Northeast Region Coaching Staff of the Year along with head coach Joe Ausanio and assistant coach Kristin Erb as Marist enjoyed its best season in program history. The Red Foxes won a program-record 48 games, won both the MAAC regular-season and tournament championships, and earned their first NCAA Regional victory in program history. 
 
Grupp joined the Marist coaching staff after an outstanding collegiate playing career for the Red Foxes from 2021-24, She hit .335 with 80 runs scored, 53 runs batted in, and 41 stolen bases while seeing time at second base, third base, and left field. She was named First Team All-MAAC as a senior in 2024, and she was a key part of Marist’s MAAC championship team in 2023. Grupp was named to the MAAC All-Championship Team in both 2022 and 2023. She was a Second Team All-MAAC selection in 2022, and she was named to the Preseason All-MAAC Team in 2023.

Grupp, who majored in Communication as an undergraduate, earned her Bachelor’s Degree in May of 2024. She was named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District each of the last two years, and she was a MAAC All-Academic Team selection for the past three years.

Grupp is pursuing her Master’s degree in Integrated Marketing Communication.