Brandi Gordon, who was an assistant coach at Seattle University and helped the University of Washington reach the College World Series, joins the Harvard softball team as a coaching assistant beginning with the 2009 season.

Gordon was an assistant coach for Seattle during the 2008 season. She worked with the team's slap hitters, coached outfield defense and directed the Redhawks' conditioning program.

In 2007, Gordon was the director of softball operations and camp coordinator at Washington, which finished in third place at the 2007 NCAA Women's College World Series. She has also coached many camps and clinics and has worked as a private softball instructor.

Gordon was a four-year softball letterwinner at the University of the Pacific from 2002 to 2005. She was a catcher her first two years at Pacific but then made a successful move to the outfield for her junior and senior seasons.

In her senior year, she Gordon was a second-team All-Big West selection as well as a third-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America pick.

A native of Redmond, Wash., Gordon attended Redmond High School and was a multi-sport letterwinner in volleyball, basketball, and softball. She graduated from the University of the Pacific with a sports sciences degree and a teaching credential in physical education.