Lynchburg alumna Audra Della Rosa Bianco returned to her alma mater as an assistant softball coach before the 2016 season for her second stint on head coach Dawn Simmons' staff.
In the time since, Bianco has helped lead the Hornets to a pair of NCAA tournament appearances, including the NCAA Virginia Beach Regional championship in 2019. For their efforts that season, the Hornets' staff earned Atlantic Region coaching staff of the year honors from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
Bianco played four years in the Hornet outfield, earning All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference honors and helping the team to three conference championships. She also attained several academic awards and owns Lynchburg's single-game and career records for sacrifices.
After graduating magna cum laude with B.S. in health and physical education in 2010, Bianco remained at Lynchburg as a graduate assistant. She was on the Hornet softball staff from 2011-15 and earned her M.Ed. from the college in 2013.
In 2015, Bianco moved to Albany, Ga., to assist with the program at Darton State College.
She returned to Lynchburg in the fall of 2015 as a full-time assistant with Coach Simmons and aids in every facet of the softball program.
