Covenant Day School

Ashley Houseton - Head Coach | EMAIL

Ashley Houseton is a native Charlottean, and has played competitive softball on various travel teams since she was 11 years old. She was a varsity softball player at East Meck High School, where she was the first player to earn CMS All-Conference honors for four consecutive years. She was also named to the the All-Observer team in 1998 and 1999. Houseton continues to play adult league softball and has served in both assistant and head coaching roles for the MARA Mustangs tournament and recreational softball teams since 2012. Coach Houseton joined the CDS staff in 2017.

Melissa Williams - Asst. Coach | EMAIL

Coach Williams is originally from Springfield, VA where she played both basketball and softball. As a four-year member of the varsity softball team at West Springfield High School, she earned All-Region (3 years), All-District (4 years) and All-State honors (2 years) as a pitcher. Williams played four years of softball at Queens University while pursuing a bachelor's in elementary education and a Masters in special education. She has been teaching in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools for 20 years. Williams' coaching experience includes two years at Queens University as a grad-assistant, and seven years in recreational/travel ball programs in the Matthews area for MARA and MSA. Coach Williams joined Covenant Day's coaching staff in spring of 2017.