Karen Burnette enters her first year working with Chowan University athletics. Burnette will serve as the Assistant Softball Coach, working primarily with the Hawks' pitching staff. She brings with her a plethora of both playing and coaching experience that will add to the dynamics of the young softball squad.
Burnette, a native of Yorktown, Virginia and graduate of Tabb High School where she was a standout softball player. She earned a scholarship to continue her softball career at Shepherd University (WV). At Shepherd Burnette set pitching records for the softball program that still stand today. She was a team captain, All WVIAC Player of the Week seclection (3X), and led her team to four straight WVIAC Conference Tournaments. She was selected to the All-WVIAC Tournament Team in her senior season.
Following graduation from Shepherd in 2006, Burnette accepted a Graduate Assistantship at Washington College (MD). She served as the pitching coach for the softball program while also helping the women's basketball program and sports information office. She completed her M.A. in History at Washington College.
Burnette also works camps and clinics up and down the East Coast , including the TPS Top 96 College Coaches Clinics.
Burnette earned her B.S. from Shepherd in Political Science and Journalism and her M.A. in History from Washington College.