Lina Avila

Biography

Lina Avila joined the Calvin University softball coaching staff as an assistant coach in the summer of 2024. She came to Calvin from Whitinsville Christian in Northbridge, Massachusetts, where she spent five seasons as the head high school softball coach and three seasons as an assistant coach. At Whitinsville Christian, she also taught middle school math and science, and served two years as assistant principal. Avila played softball at Calvin from 2011-14, starting 135 games and earning three All-MIAA and All-Region honors. She holds the Calvin hitting career records for home runs, RBI, and total bases. She graduated from Calvin with a degree in elementary education with a science minor. A native of Lakewood, California, Avila is a Valley Christian High School (Cerritos) alumna. She currently works full-time as an 8th grade science, Bible, and English teacher at Grand Rapids Christian Middle School.