Carli Cutler begins her second season on the Nevada Softball staff ahead of the 2026 campaign. Cutler joined the Wolf Pack ahead of the 2025 season after two years on the Saint Joseph's coaching staff.
Cutler's pitching acumen paid immediate dividends for the Wolf Pack staff in 2025. Cutler molded a crew which ranked third in the Mountain West and 42nd in the country in ERA at 2.94, third in the conference in WHIP (1.40) and first in strikeouts-per-seven-innings (5.73). The stout performance of the Wolf Pack staff played a huge role in Nevada's run to the program's first Mountain West regular season championship.
Individually, Hailey McLean turned in a career year, going 17-7 with a 2.62 ERA, 149 strikeouts, four shutouts, and four saves. Her performance led to being named to the All-Mountain West First Team and to the NFCA All-Mountain Region First Team. Another first-year transfer, Tess Bumiller, went 9-1 with a 2.93 ERA and 48 strikeouts, while redshirt sophomore Ainsley Berlingeri was 10-3 with a 2.83 ERA and 77 strikeouts.
Before her time at Saint Joseph's, Cutler spent her first season as a full-time assistant coach at Nicholls State, where she served as pitching coach.
Prior to Nicholls State, Cutler was a graduate assistant at Fresno State for the 2021 season. While a member of the Bulldogs' staff, Cutler helped the program capture the Mountain West championship and compete in the NCAA Tournament. Working with the pitching staff, Cutler helped Fresno State lead the conference in ERA, strikeouts, and opposing batting average while guiding Hailey Dolcini to Mountain West Pitcher of the Year and NFCA All-Region Pitcher honors.
A four-year starter at UConn, Cutler was twice named an American Athletic Conference All-Conference honoree and garnered AAC All-Rookie accolades as a freshman. As a captain in 2020, Cutler helped lead the Huskies to their best start to a season in 20 years. Cutler primarily played third base at UConn, while also pitching in 14 games for the Huskies.
Cutler is a native of Rocklin, Calif.. She earned a B.S. in Sports Management from UConn in 2020. Cutler received a M.S. of Kinesiology - Sports Psychology from Fresno State in 2022.
