Bio

Shauna (Mulkerin) DeLade is entering her third season as head coach for the Salve Regina softball team.

In 2023, she was voted "Coach of the Year" by her Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) colleagues in the Seahawks' final season as a member of the league. The Seahawks led the conference in stolen bases (79), scoring (200 runs scored), hits (323) and doubles (60). The team finished 5th overall in conference and was awarded the Team Sportsmanship Award with one All-Conference Second Team member. 

In her first season with the Seahawks, the team finished 17-22 overall, and 6th in conference with a 9-9 record, qualifying for the conference tournament. Five Seahawks were named All-Conference including the Defensive Player of the Year.

Prior to Salve, DeLade served as the assistant coach for Muskingum University. The Fighting Muskies went 29-14 in Mulkerin’s one season, including a 20-7 mark at home in New Concord, Ohio. DeLade helped guide the Muskies to a second place finish in the Ohio Ahletic Conference, falling to Ohio Northern in the championship best of three series 2 games to 1.

During her time at Muhlenberg, DeLade helped increase win totals in each of her three seasons. The Mules jumped out to their best start in over 10 years with a 10-2 start in 2019. In her last season, the Mules went 6-2 before the season was cut short due to COVID.

She started her coaching career at SUNY New Paltz in 2016. The Hawks defeated nationally ranked SUNY Cortland and qualified for their conference tournament in the two years DeLade was on staff.  

DeLade enjoyed a successful playing career at Manhattanville College, starting at shortstop for four straight years and finishing in the top 10 in program history in career walks (seventh with 49), homers (ninth with 11) and games played (ninth with 141). A two-year team captain, she was part of the 2014 Valiants team that went 29-10, captured the MAC Freedom title and won two games in the NCAA Tournament. She was also a member of the women's basketball team from 2010-2013. DeLade graduated in 2014 with a bachelor's in communication studies and again in 2015 with a master's in sport business management. 

A native of Branchburg, N.J., DeLade currently resides in Newport with her husband Greg, Defensive Coordinator for the Seahawk football team.