NEW HAVEN—There’s a quiet confidence about Hopkins School pitcher Hana Beauregard.
It shows up in the circle, where she calls her own pitches and works hitters like a chess player thinking three moves ahead. And it showed up again in her college decision, when she knew almost instantly that Wesleyan University was the right fit.
“It came down to a couple schools,” Beauregard said. “But as soon as I did my visit at Wesleyan, I knew that was the place for me.”
The appeal wasn’t just one thing. It was everything—academics, softball, campus feel, and maybe most importantly, the people. A conversation with head coach Jen Lane helped seal it.
“I loved talking to Coach Lane and all the girls on the team,” she said. “Learning about the academic and athletic programs, the campus… and the proximity to home couldn’t get any better.”
That last piece matters more than most recruits might admit. Beauregard, a Milford native, has built her softball life with her family right alongside her.
“My parents come to every single one of my games,” she said. “So staying close to home and having them able to come see me definitely spoke to me.”
At Wesleyan, she’ll pursue a challenging academic path—one that mirrors the precision she brings to pitching.
“I’m majoring in physics, and I want to go into engineering,” she said.
It’s a natural fit for someone who already thinks deeply about her craft. Beauregard isn’t just throwing pitches—she’s solving problems in real time.
“I love playing with the batters,” she said. “I call my own pitches, which is my favorite part. I love my changeup, mixing locations, and just working with hitters—seeing how they swing, where they are in the count.”
That advanced feel didn’t come overnight. In fact, Beauregard was a relatively late arrival to the circle.
“My team needed a pitcher,” she said. “And as soon as I got on the mound for the first time, I loved it.”
She came out of the highly successful Milford Little League ranks, playing alongside some of the best players in the entire state, including Foran’s Abigail Corris, former Jonathan Law pitcher Madyson Bull and current St. Joseph ace pitcher Katie Dzialo.
Over the years since her Little League days, though, Beauregard has worked hard and she’s developed into a student of the game, sharpening her approach with the help of pitching coach Jenna Panowitz at USA Elite Training.
“She’s one of my biggest supporters,” Beauregard said. “Every week going up to Cheshire, seeing all the talented players there—it pushes you. She’s helped take me to the next level.”
Her journey started much closer to home, though, in Milford—one of Connecticut’s true softball hotbeds.
“I grew up here, and my dad played baseball and slow-pitch softball,” she said. “He inspired me to start playing T-ball and coached me all the way up until Hopkins. He’s been my biggest inspiration—he still catches all my lessons and drives me everywhere.”
That foundation helped shape not just the player, but the person. At Hopkins, Beauregard found a balance between elite academics and the game she loves, building close friendships along the way.
“These are my best friends on this team,” she said. “I’m so grateful I came here for both the softball and the academics.”
Now, as she prepares for the next chapter at Wesleyan, her goals are simple—and telling.
“I just want to contribute any way that I can,” she said. “They have a great pitching staff, so I just want to go in, be supportive, and be involved.”
No grand proclamations. No spotlight-chasing.
Just a pitcher who loves the craft, trusts the process, and quietly carves her path—one pitch, one decision, one step closer to Middletown.
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