Lisa Van Ackeren

formerly (and always) Sweeney, lover of Brown, White, Orange, and Black. Head Coach - Princeton Softball (she/her)

[Lisa Van Ackeren @CoachSween]

This beautiful game brought an incredible group of people together. They left it all on the field for each other.

Always hard to have a season like this one come to an end, but eternally grateful to have this team and what they have meant to me and my family 🧡🖤

[Lisa Van Ackeren @CoachSween]

This team. These people.
Raising the standard 🏆

[Princeton Softball @PUSoftball]

Ending the season in the @D1Softball mid-major top 25! 🐅🥎

[Toronto Blue Jays @BlueJays]

Baseball is for everyone ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Thank you for celebrating Pride Night with us!

[TOGETHXR @togethxr]

You already know 🙂‍↕️🥎🔜

[Lisa Van Ackeren @CoachSween]

Hot take - there’s never been a better time to be a softball pitcher.

Best way to improve is being held accountable for squared up balls and competing for a better version of that pitch. No matter what the strike zone looks like, it’s fun to make your stuff unhittable 🙂‍↕️

[Lisa Van Ackeren @CoachSween]

🤩🤩🤩

[Princeton Softball @PUSoftball]

Starting the Class of 2026’s big weekend with the Gary Walters ‘67 @PVCTIGERS Awards Banquet! 🧡🖤🐅🥎

[Princeton Softball @PUSoftball]

Practice day at NCAAs! 📸

[Princeton Softball @PUSoftball]

Get Ready! 🐅🥎

Your Tigers take on Stanford, hosted by Oklahoma State, on Friday at 2pm ET on @accnetwork & ESPN+!

[Lisa Van Ackeren @CoachSween]

Competitive FIRE 🔥

[Princeton Softball @PUSoftball]

Celebrating our @IvyLeague All-Tournament Team honorees! 🐅🥎

Cassidy Shaw (MOP, 15 IP, championship game shutout)

Jessica Phelps (.444 BA)

Maddie Ratcheson (.571 BA)

Graciela Dominguez (.800 BA)

[Lisa Van Ackeren @CoachSween]

Gamers only ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[Princeton Softball @PUSoftball]

✌️ @IvyLeague weekly awards to close the regular season!

Congrats Cassie and Maddie!

ℹ️: https://t.co/5wUFBIaAVk

[Lisa Van Ackeren @CoachSween]

💚💚💚 don’t miss this -
LETS GO BROOKE!

[Princeton Softball @PUSoftball]

It’s Brooke’s first pitch day at Cynthia Paul ‘94 Field!

Come on out to support Cerebral Palsy Awareness and Inclusion 💚

[Princeton Softball @PUSoftball]

💚Cerebral Palsy Awareness Game💚
Saturday, 5/2

Get there early - we will have a very special first pitch from our teammate Brooke at 12:15 pm.

[Princeton Softball @PUSoftball]

In at #24 in this week's @D1Softball mid-major top 25!

[Lisa Van Ackeren @CoachSween]

THIS. TEAM.

[Princeton Softball @PUSoftball]

FINAL/5 | Princeton 8, Harvard 0

More to do, but for now, it's official.

BACK.
TO BACK.
TO BACK.
TO BACK.
TO BACK.

IVY LEAGUE CHAMPS! FIVE YEARS IN A ROW!

[Princeton Softball @PUSoftball]

FINAL/6 | Princeton 12, Harvard 3

OUTRIGHT IVY LEAGUE CHAMPS!

We SWEEP the doubleheader from Harvard, and the @IvyLeague Tournament will be at home again!

[Lisa Van Ackeren @CoachSween]

The amount of love in this circle 🧡🖤

[Lisa Van Ackeren @CoachSween]

She’s baaaaackkk 😈

[Princeton Softball @PUSoftball]

Big week for Brielle Wright!

The reigning @IvyLeague Pitcher of the Year is the Ivy League Pitcher of the Week!

ℹ️: https://t.co/IySVQJXm1m

[Lisa Van Ackeren @CoachSween]

😤😤

[Princeton Softball @PUSoftball]

SO MUCH DEFENSE. Take your pick, #SCtop10!

💻: https://t.co/wdLgPRkQjf

[Lisa Van Ackeren @CoachSween]

Let’s see how good we can get ❤️‍🔥

[Princeton Softball @PUSoftball]

12-0 in the @IvyLeague and 22 wins (and counting) gets you noticed!

We’re in the @D1Softball Mid-Major Top 25!

[Lisa Van Ackeren @CoachSween]

Let’s go!

[Princeton WBB @PrincetonWBB]

A New Era!

@Coach__LB has been named the 11th head coach of Princeton Women’s Basketball.

https://t.co/L6xOgajNDA