Catherine Arthur has an extensive background in softball as a coach and as a player. Arthur has led the Fanshawe Women's Softball team to success during her time with the Falcons, capturing three OCAA Bronze medals in 2018, 2016 and 2015. She was also named OCAA Coach of the Year in 2015. She has been a part of the London Lightning fastball program as a coach since 2002, earning Provincial medals to go along with a National silver medal in 2012 and an Eastern Canadian silver medal in 2013. She was also voted as an All-Star Coach in both years. As a player, Arthur attended Rutgers University on a fastball scholarship. Following her collegiate career, she was a member of the Brampton Blazers Fastball team, where she won an impressive three National Championships in a four-year span (2002-05). She was twice selected as a National Team All-Star.