University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

Christina Skalsky (Scale-Ski) was named Assistant Coach of the Detroit Mercy softball team in the Fall of 2024 and brings over 20 years of pitching coach experience to the Titans.
 
Skalsky served as Assistant Varsity Coach at L’Anse Creuse North High School for three years (2020-23) and spent 12 years as an Assistant Coach for the Michigan Batbusters travel team (2010-22), helping many student-athletes sign and continue their love to play collegiate softball.
 
Skalsky also spent time as the Pitching Coach at Northwood University in 2005, where she helped guide one of the greatest turnarounds in program history. The 2005 team earned 34 overall wins while going 14-6 in league play, earning the first conference championship in school history. Her pitching staff won the most games while recording the most strikeouts, shutouts, and lowest ERA in school history. The Timberwolves also made their first appearance in the NCAA tournament in program history advancing to the quarterfinals. For their accomplishments, the 2005 team was inducted into the Northwood Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2024.
 
Skalsky was a student-athlete pitcher for the softball team at Saginaw Valley State where she served as team captain and president of the Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration in 2004.
 
Skalsky earned a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from Northwood University in 2005 and has been working as a purchasing/supply chain lead in the automotive industry for over 18 years.
 
She also was a graduate of Harper Woods Regina High School in 2000, earning all-academic, all-district, and honorable mention all-region honors as a standout pitcher on the softball team.