Joe Soldan is in his fifth season as the Cerritos College softball pitching coach and has a long history in the coaching industry. He rejoins the staff after a five-year absence. In addition to his responsibilities with the Falcons, Soldan also has spent over 25 years as a private coach for fastpitch and once owned and coached the California Cougars, an 18-under fastpitch travel team for 14 years. He started his coaching career at the high school level, where he spent three seasons as a coach.

During his playing days, Soldan was in the Chicago Cubs organization and spent time in their Double-A and Triple-A system as a pitcher.