Vince Alessandrini began his tenure as the Oakland Head Softball Coach in August of 2026.
Alessandrini brings nearly a decade of collegiate coaching experience to Rochester, having served as the head coach at the University of Michigan-Dearborn since 2017. During his eight seasons with the Wolverines, Alessandrini established UM-Dearborn as a consistent contender, highlighted by a pair of conference championships and the first NAIA Opening Round appearance in program history.
Alessandrini made an immediate impact in his first season at UM-Dearborn, leading the Wolverines to the 2017 Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) regular-season championship. The team posted a 30-10 overall record and went 16-4 in conference play, setting a program record with 15 consecutive WHAC victories. His efforts earned him WHAC Coach of the Year honors, marking the first time a UM-Dearborn coach received the award.
In 2022, Alessandrini guided UM-Dearborn to another historic campaign, leading the Wolverines to the WHAC Tournament Championship and the program's first-ever NAIA Opening Round berth. The team finished 30-13, setting a program record with 17 conference victories. During the campaign he coached Four Wolverines to WHAC All-Conference recognition, while also earning his second WHAC Coach of the Year honor.
Over his eight seasons at UM-Dearborn, Alessandrini coached 19 All-WHAC selections, one WHAC Player of the Year and one NAIA All-American Honorable Mention.
Prior to joining UM-Dearborn, Alessandrini served as the head softball coach at Macomb Community College, where he led the Monarchs to league and district championships in 2015. His accomplishments that season earned him District Coach of the Year honors, while the Monarchs also advanced to the NJCAA National Championship.
