Rebecca Arbino added RT Cantillo as an assistant coach to the program August 2022.
Cantillo played a crucial role in the Rhodes Lynx success on offense in the 2024 season. She was instrumental in guiding the team to a .027 increase in their overall batting average. They ended their season in the top 100 BA in all of NCAA III. Under her guidance, the program finished second in conference for batting average with six Lynx athletes ranking top 25 BA in conference. Cantillo also helped develop multiple athletes break into conference offensive leaderboards.
Prior to Rhodes, Cantillo has years of experience developing and training athletes ranging from 10u to collegiate level. Cantillo helped run a travel organization out of Louisiana - southern Army, was an assistant coach for Explosion 16U - Greg Borzilleri for two and a half years and trained all outfielders within the Explosion (CA) organization and served as the volunteer coach for University of California in Riverside. Cantillo also served as the assistant coach at University of Minnesota, Crookston and aided the Golden Eagles in their .039 increase with their team batting average.
As an athlete, Cantillo was a NFCA All-Region selection as a senior at the University of Mississippi. She was the second Rebel in school history to earn All-Region honors. She earned All-SEC Second Team twice in her career. She was selected in the 5th round of the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) draft at the conclusion of her collegiate career. She played for the Chicago Bandits in 2014 and 2015 and was part of the squad that won the NPF Championship.
"For her career, Cantillo finished with a .481 on-base percentage, the highest mark in program history, and the second highest batting average (.354) in program history. In all, Cantillo finished her career ranking in the top 10 in 14 different statistical categories at Ole Miss, including batting average, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, RBI, runs, walks, total bases, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, stolen bases, hit by pitch and fielding percentage.” - Ole Miss Sports Information
