The 2010-2011 season will mark the second year that the Generals’ softball program will be led by Head Coach PJ Anadio.  Last season, Anadio guided the Generals to another Region III playoff appearance where their season ended at the hands of the defending National Champion TC3 Panthers.  Many Generals softball players received numerous academic and athletic honors, including Freshman Kayla Ladd being named an All-American. They finished the season with an overall record of 21-16.

Before taking over the Softball Program, Anadio served as Herkimer’s assistant baseball coach since 2007. In his first season as assistant coach, Coach PJ helped lead Herkimer to a 35-8 record and a third place finish in the World Series. Along with on-the-field responsibilities, Coach PJ acts as a recruiting coordinator for the program.

Anadio played high school baseball at Gloversville High School, where he was a three-year starter for the varsity team. Anadio transferred to HCCC from Hartwick College and was named a two-year captain for the baseball team under coach Hank Testa. As a freshman, he batted .389 for the Generals and was selected to the All-Mountain Valley Conference Team (2000). Anadio played with current head baseball coach Jason Rathbun that season, when Herkimer qualified for the Region III playoffs for the first time in ten years. Anadio was a very successful student in the classroom where he received numerous honors. He earned Academic All-American, was a member of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society and was named to Who's Who Among American Junior College Students.

Anadio is employed as a technical assistant in the College's Fitness Center. He previously worked at Fulton-Montgomery Community College where he assisted well-respected coach Mike Mulligan for three seasons.  He resides in Herkimer with his wife Jamie and his son Evan.

Amy Dommer took over as an assistant coach for Herkimer softball starting with the 2010 season.  She served as Head Coach of the softball team from 2003-2009. Dommer transformed the HCCC softball program back into a regional contender. In 2006, the team competed in the Region III tournament and was the Mountain Valley Conference co-championship team, finishing the season with a 24-5 record. In 2005, Dommer was selected Mountain Valley Coach of the Year.

She is also HCCC’s head soccer coach.  In that capacity, Coach Dommer has three times been named Mountain Valley Conference Coach of the Year (2002, 2003 and 2004). She has also been named Region III Coach of the Year and National Soccer Coaches Association of America North Region Coach of the Year twice in 2005 and 2009. Coach Dommer is also the President of the Region IV Division 3 Women’s Soccer Coaches Association. She is also the secretary of the NJCAA Women’s Soccer Coaches Association.

Dommer is a native of Newport, NY.  She was a standout athlete at West Canada Valley High School and at Canisius College, Buffalo, where she earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in physical education. In addition to coaching, she is an instructor of physical education at HCCC.  She lives in Herkimer with her husband, Rich.

Dan Stalteri joined the Herkimer Softball staff as an assistant coach in the fall of 2010. He had been a consulting assistant to Head Coach PJ Anadio during the 2010 spring season. Stalteri helps round out an excellent coaching staff with emphasis on the hitting game and defensive specialties. He also shares bench coaching duties with Assistant Coach Amy Dommer. 

Stalteri adds over ten years of softball coaching experience, from youth levels to Varsity Head Coach at Herkimer High School. He had served as Varsity Assistant Coach for the past three seasons while doing previous stints assisting at the JV and Modified levels. Dan has been the Herkimer U18 softball coach for the past three years and U16 softball coach for the past eight seasons. He also served as president of the Herkimer Girls Softball League from 2005 to 2010. 

Coach Stalteri graduated from Herkimer High in 1983, having played three seasons of varsity baseball. His teams won two divisional championships and a Section III title. He has an associate’s degree from HCCC and a bachelor’s from Utica College of Syracuse University. Dan is employed by Hummel’s Office Equipment Company as the Vice President of Furniture. 

Coach Stalteri resides in Herkimer with his wife Marianne. He is also the proud father of two daughters, both former softball players: Kahley who is attending St. John Fisher College in Rochester, and Emily who is currently attending Utica College.

Nick Testa graduated from Frankfort-Schuyler High School in 2006.  He then attended Herkimer County Community College, where he pitched, caught, and played first base for two years under Coaches Jason Rathbun, PJ Anadio, and Tom Moreau.  Nick then earned a baseball scholarship to NCAA Division II Davis & Elkins College in West Virginia where he earned a gold glove for his outstanding defensive abilities.  Nick earned a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science and a minor in Athletic Training.  He is currently enrolled in the Physical Therapy doctoral program at Utica College.  He looks to fulfill his duty as the team's strength and conditioning coach, along with using his knowledge of the game, to help the players succeed throughout the year.