Joe Soldan is in his third season as the Cerritos College softball pitching coach and has a long history in the coaching industry. In addition to his responsibilities with the Falcons, Soldan also has spent the last 19 years as a private coach for fastpitch and has owned and coached the California Cougars, an 18-under fastpitch travel team for the last 13 years. He started his coaching career at the high school level, where he spent three seasons as a coach.

            During his playing days, Soldan was in the Chicago Cubs organization and spent time in their Double-A and Triple-A system as a pitcher. This season, Soldan also gets an opportunity to coach his daughter, Korrin, who is a sophomore pitcher for the Falcons.