University of Lynchburg

Destiny Martinez joined the Lynchburg softball program as an assistant coach in July of 2021. In her first season, the Hornets captured the No. 1 seed in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference tournament for the first time in a decade and finished with a 26-19 record.

Martinez came to Lynchburg from Longwood University, where she wrapped up a stellar five-year playing career for the Lancers. She earned All-Big South and All-State honors as the Longwood second baseman, tallying 124 hits, 98 runs scored, and 74 stolen bases in her career.

The Yorktown native completed a coaching internship with Bay River Rumble Fastpitch and assisted with Longwood’s softball camp series as a player-coach.

Martinez graduated from Longwood with honors in 2020 with a degree in sociology and is currently pursuing her master’s of business administration at Longwood as well.