Joel Troast joined the William Paterson softball coaching staff in 2020 as a volunteer assistant.
No stranger to the New Jersey softball circle, Troast is currently the head coach at East Orange High School after serving in a similar role at West Orange High School for seven seasons (2013-19). Before that, Troast was an assistant coach at Pequannock High School in 2012 where he helped guide the Panthers to the conference, county and state titles while compiling a 30-2 record.
Troast earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Kean University and currently teaches in the East Orange school district and is the head football coach at Pequannock.
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