Coach Banda began working at Charlotte Latin in 2016 as a science teacher in the Middle School. She joined the coaching staff the same year and served as an assistant until the 2021 season when she moved into the head coach position. As a high school player, Banda led her team to three state championships, recording a school record 600 strikeouts and an ERA under 1. She went on to a successful collegiate career at Wheaton College (MA) that included a fifth place finish in the college world series, and was later inducted into her high school's Hall of Fame. Banda has provided pitching instruction for fifteen years and has coached middle school, high school, and academy teams. When she's not teaching in the classroom or on the field, Coach Banda enjoys hiking with her husband and horseback riding.
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