Hamline University Athletics

Lisa Borowitz is in her second stint and 17th season overall as an assistant with the HU softball program during the 2024-25 academic year.

Borowitz was a three-sport star at Concordia-St. Paul, earning All-NSIC honors in soccer, basketball, and softball. In the latter sport, she made the first team twice as a hard-hitting shortstop and was a member of the 2001 team that won the school's first NSIC Championship in any sport. That helped her earn a finalist spot for the annual Saint Paul Lions Club Female Athlete of the Year. She won the honor at her college alma mater twice. At Concordia, her assistant coach at the time was current HU mentor Jim Rubbelke.

In 2014, Borowitz was honored for her impressive college career, being inducted into both the NSIC and CSP Athletic Hall of Fames. She was the first athlete from CSP to earn a spot in the conference’s Hall of Fame.

Her success as a hitting coach was on display in the 2016 season as the Pipers led the league with a .325 team batting average. Two Pipers -- Amanda Orrell and Mary-Clare Couillard topped the .400 mark while freshman catcher Aubree Douglas swatted .361. The trio along with Jamie Rubbelke, who slugged eight home runs and hit .357, were named to the All-Conference team.

Borowitz has also been successful as a high school coach. In 2004-06, she served as an assistant softball coach at St. Paul Johnson. The team won the St. Paul City Conference title both years, finishing fourth in the MSHSL AAA tournament in 2005. She has also coached high school basketball at Harding from 2007 to 2011.

Outside of Hamline, Borowitz is a Senior Benefits Analyst for ECMC. Borowitz and her husband Brent have five children - Austin, Carson, Mallory, and twins Emersyn and Emmitt.