| Melissa Gentile | |
| Current Title: | Assistant Coach |
| Current Team: | Washington University |
| Current Conference: | University Athletic Association |
| Birth Date: | 14 March 1978 |
| Birth Place: | O'Fallon, Missouri |
| Alma Mater: | Michigan Central Michigan |
| Player Years1: | 1996–2000 |
| Player Team1: | Michigan |
| Player Years2: | 1996–2000 |
| Player Team2: | USA Women's Softball Team |
| Player Positions: | Catcher |
| Coach Years1: | 2000–2002 |
| Coach Team1: | Central Michigan (asst.) |
| Coach Years2: | 2003–2005 |
| Coach Team2: | Eastern Michigan (asst.) |
| Coach Years3: | 2006 |
| Coach Team3: | Jacksonville |
| Coach Years4: | 2014–2018 |
| Coach Team4: | Eastern Michigan |
| Coach Years5: | 2024–Present |
| Coach Team5: | Washington University (asst.) |
| Admin Years1: | 2002–2003 |
| Admin Team1: | Michigan Sports Academy (Dir. of Softball Operations) |
| Admin Years2: | 2006–2013 |
| Admin Team2: | Powerline Softball (Owner/Director) |
| Championships: | As a Player:Drafted by the Akron Racers professional team (2000) 2× Big Ten regular-season champions (1998, 1999)3× Big Ten tournament champions (1997, 1998, 2000) |
| Awards: | As a Player:Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Year (1997) First Team All-Big Ten Conference (1998) Second Team All-Big Ten Conference (1997) All-Region (1998) All-American (1998) Women’s College World Series All-Tournament Team (1997) |
Melissa "Skeeter" Gentile is an American softball coach who is currently an assistant coach at Washington University in St. Louis.[1] Who was the former head coach at Eastern Michigan.[2]
Gentile graduated from Wentzville High School. She played softball for Michigan from 1996 to 2000, where she was four-year letter winner.[3] She graduated from the University of Michigan in 2000 with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology. She earned her master's degree in athletic administration from Central Michigan University in 2005.[4]
Melissa Gentile was the head coach of the Jacksonville softball program for one season. Following the 2006 season, on June 30, 2006, Gentile resigned as head coach of the Jacksonville softball program, her replacement would be the program's assistant coach Amanda Lehotak.[5]
On July 29, 2013, Melissa Gentile was announced as the new head coach of the Eastern Michigan softball program.[6] [7] On March 20, 2018, Eastern Michigan announced that they would be cutting four sports including the softball program effective at the end of the 2018 Spring season.[8] On February 12, 2019, a judge ruled that Eastern Michigan must reinstate two women's programs including softball. It is unclear whether Gentile will return as coach.[9] Eastern Michigan would not reinstate the softball program.
On August 25, 2023, Gentile was hired as an assistant coach for the Washington University softball program.[10]