Keiser University Athletics

Kaestner File

• Entering her second year with the Seahawks as an assistant coach
• In 2025, Kaestner guided the Keiser pitching staff to program records for strikeouts and ERA
• Mentored First Team All-Sun Conference selection Mackenzie Masternak

Pre-Keiser
Before coming to Keiser, Kaestner was an assistant coach at Bellevue College in Bellevue, Washington. She arrived at Bellevue in 2023 after spending three years in Hawai’i as a pitching coach at Kamehameha Schools (September 2021 – May 2023) and head softball coach at Oahu Baseball Academy (August 2021 – August 2023).
 
Kaestner was a four-year letterwinner at Concordia University Saint Paul, appearing in 103 games in the circle for the Golden Bears. An All-NISC Second Team honoree as a senior, Kaestner won 38 games during her career in 43 starts. She posted 299 strikeouts for her career while recording seven saves – five in 2019 (the most in a season in CSP history).

Personal
A two-time NISC All-Academic Team member, Kaestner earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education in 2019 from Concordia University Saint Paul and was awarded her master’s in education from her alma mater in 2021.