Career
She was the head coach at from 1980 to 2013. With 1,185 wins in 34 years as a head coach, Sortino ranks among the highest in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I softball coaching victories. Sortino was a native of Yonkers, New York, and a 1971 graduate of State University of New York at Oneonta, and earned her masters degree from the University of Bridgeport in 1973.
She was inducted into the Oneonta State Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999.
Sortino was the head softball coach at from 1980 to 2013. The Softball Complex was renamed Sortino Field in 2012.
She also coached women"s volleyball from 1979-1986 posting a 218-134-1 record during her tenure. She served as Associate Athletics Director and Senior Woman Administrator at the University.
Sortino was inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2004.
She led the Minutewomen to 23 Atlantic 10 titles, 21 National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament appearances, and 3 trips to the Women"s College World Series. Sortino was diagnosed with cancer in 2011, and died of the disease August 18, 2013.
