Maria Morin begins her 15th year as the head softball coach at Rhode Island College. Morin has built the RIC softball program into one of the top teams in the nation. She recorded her 300^th career win in 2008 and her current career mark is 377-213-4.

 In 2009, the Anchorwomen posted a school-record 42-7 overall mark and established a new program record for Little East Conference wins, logging a 13-1 mark in league action. RIC earned its fifth consecutive Little East Regular Season Championship, fourth straight Little East Tournament Championship and advanced to the NCAA Div. III Softball Tournament for the fourth straight campaign. RIC notched its 13th consecutive winning season and marked the 11th consecutive campaign in which the program has won 20 or more games.

Under Morin's guidance in 2008, Rhode Island College was 36-9 overall and 12-2 (first place tie) in the Little East Conference. The Anchorwomen won their fourth consecutive LEC Regular Season Championship (sharing the title with Eastern Connecticut), third straight LEC Tournament title and advanced to the NCAA Div. III Softball Tournament for the third consecutive season. Rhode Island College hosted and won the NCAA Div. III Softball Tournament New England Regional for the second straight season. The Anchorwomen were one of eight remaining teams that advanced to the National Championships where the club's season came to an end. RIC finished the year ranked 10th in the nation, tying the 2007 edition’s effort for the program's highest ranking ever. Morin and her coaching staff were named the New England Region Coaching Staff of the Year by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA).

In 2007, Rhode Island College posted a 41-7 overall record, establishing a new school record for wins, and a 12-2 (first place) mark in the Little East Conference. RIC won the Little East Conference Regular Season and Tournament titles, won the NCAA N.E. Div. III Softball Tournament and advanced to the National Championship Round. Morin and her coaching staff were named the New England Region Coaching Staff of the Year by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA).

In 2006, Rhode Island College went 35-8-1 overall and 11-2-1 (first place) in the Little East Conference. RIC won the LEC Regular Season Championship for the second consecutive season and captured the program's first-ever LEC Tournament Championship, which sent the Anchorwomen to the NCAA Div. III Softball Tournament for the first time in school history. She was named the Little East Conference Softball Co-Coach of the Year, the third time in her career she received this accolade.

Morin led the Anchorwomen to the 2005 ECAC N.E. Div. III Softball Championship, the third such title in the program's history (1984, 1986). The Anchorwomen went 28-15 overall record and 12-2 (first place) in the Little East Conference. She also led RIC to its first-ever LEC Regular Season championship by winning the most conference games (12) in school history. For her efforts in 2005, Morin was awarded her second LEC Coach of the Year honor. She had previously won the award in 2003.

While an undergraduate at Skidmore College, Morin was an outstanding pitcher for the Thoroughbreds from 1991 until 1994. She captained the team her junior and senior seasons and was the team's Most Valuable Player in 1992, 1993 and 1994. At the time of her graduation, she was Skidmore's all-time leader in games started (56), is second in wins with (38), games pitched (63), complete games (44), innings pitched (363) and is third in career ERA (3.41). She was a two-time NYSWCAA state playoff all-tournament selection and was named the Offensive Player of the Year in 1991. She was named to the Manhattenville Valiant All-Tournament Team in 1994.

Morin graduated from Skidmore with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education with a minor in psychology in 1994. She earned Department Honors in Education, finishing with a 3.93 grade point average. She received a Rhode Island Best and Brightest Scholarship and the National Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame Scholarship in 1990.

A native of Providence, Morin attended Classical High School. During her playing career for the Purple, Morin garnered numerous All-City, All-Division and All-State awards as a pitcher in softball.

In addition to her coaching duties, Morin is a teacher at the Carl G. Lauro Elementary School in Providence. She and her husband, Phillip, reside in Johnston, Rhode Island with their son Alex (4).