Staff

	Marla Townsend Camp Director Coach Townsend is in her 12th year at UAB and in her 22nd year of being a head coach at various levels. She is committed to teaching the fundamentals of fastpitch softball. She creates an atmosphere and excitement at every camp. Coach Townsend has received four "Coach of the Year" honors, including the Conference USA Coach of the Year in 2002 and 2006 and 5 All-American awards as a softball player.
	Lucy Bass Camp Instructor Coach Lucy Bass is an instrumental figure in creating successful camps at UAB. Her personality and enthusiasm keep campers coming back year after year. Lucy was a member of the UAB inaugural softball team and is a graduate of UAB. She is in her 8th year as an assistant coach at UAB. Lucy has worked UAB softball camps for the last ten years.
	Holly Krzan Camp Instructor Coach Holly Krzan brings a wealth of knowledge and inspiration to UAB Softball camps. She has a lot of passion for working with aspiring softball athletes. The West Richland, Wash., native returned to UAB in September after spending the last year as the head coach of the Austrian junior national team, the Dornbirn Sharx of Austria. During the 2009 season, Krzan was a volunteer assistant coach for UAB and an assistant coach for the Austrian national/junior national team. As a semi-professional softball player for the Dornbirn Sharx from 2008-09, Krzan helped her team capture the 2009 European Cup Championship and finish as the runner-up at the 2008 European Cup. Her team also won the Austrian League in both 2008 and 2009. Krzan had a stellar career at UAB that included many highlights such as First-Team All-C-USA (2006), Second-Team All-C-USA (2007), C-USA All-Freshman Team (2004), C-USA All-Academic Team 2007-08 and Strength and Conditioning All-American (2007). Holly also holds the UAB career records in games played, games started, runs scored, doubles and total bases, in addition to holding the doubles single-season record. Holly has worked Marla Townsend's softball camps for seven years.