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Softball Coaching Transactions

Softball Coaching Changes

The NFCA compiles the latest in coaching changes throughout fastpitch softball. Transactions are grouped by month and updated as they become available. Hyperlinks below link to each school’s official press release. To submit a transaction or if you have an inquiry about job postings, please email Brian Stanley. 

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July

UNCWUNCW (July 8/NCAA DI) - Hired Kyler Holton as its pitching coach.

King's CollegeKing's College (July 8/NCAA DIII) - Alumna Jordyn Bortz hired as an assistant coach.

Coastal CarolinaCoastal Carolina (July 8/NCAA DI) - Added Renee Wall as its new director of softball operations.

Goldey-BeacomGoldey-Beacom (July 8/NCAA DII) - Head coach Juli Greep stepped down.

Columbus StateColumbus State (July 7/NCAA DII) - Hired assistant coach Claire Ginder and graduate assistants, Laura Harris and Marissa Frederick.

WashburnWashburn (July 7/NCAA DII) - Announced hiring of alum and NFCA All-American Jaycee Ginter as new pitching coach.

Central MichiganCentral Michigan (July 7/NCAA DII) - Faith Hensley named assistant coach.

AndersonAnderson (July 7/NCAA DII) - Head coach Tommy Hewitt retired after 20 years with the program.

SterlingSterling (July 7/NAIA) - Hired Kiera Broehl as new head coach.

LongwoodLongwood (July 7/NCAA DI) - Announced the hiring of assistant coach Cat Clifford and graduate assistant coach Haylie Brunson.

Maryville CollegeMaryville College (July 3/NCAA DIII) - Bayliegh Masterson named head coach.

Central OklahomaCentral Oklahoma (July 2/NCAA DII) - Jessica Boone, head coach at Southwestern Oklahoma, named assistant coach.

KeukaKeuka (July 2/NCAA DIII) - Hired Buffalo State assistant Jess Wilcox as head coach.

Drexel Drexel (July 2/NCAA DI) - Hired Gettysburg (DIII) head coach Brooke Kalman in the same role.

West AlabamaWest Alabama (July 1/NCAA DII) - Hired Jacob Stanley as new assistant coach.

New MexicoNew Mexico (July 1/NCAA DI) - Elevated assistant coach Morgan Spearman to associate head coach. 

New MexicoNew Mexico (July 1/NCAA DI) - Hired Lobo alum Rachael Hathoot as an assistant coach.

CSUNCSUN (July 1/NCAA DI) - Elevated assistant coach Jodie Cox to interim head coach for 2026 season.

NiagaraNiagara (July 1/NCAA DI) - Larry Puzan will not return as head coach.

June

CumberlandsCumberlands (June 30/NAIA) - Hired Our Lady of the Lake head coach Bruce Lenington in the same role.

Our Lady of the LakeOur Lady of the Lake (June 30/NAIA) - Head coach Bruce Lenington stepped down.

VanguardVanguard (June 30/NCAA DII) - Named Mater Dei High School (Calif.) head coach Nicole Thomas to the the same position.

ConcordConcord (June 30/NCAA DII) - Head coach Alyssa Morris stepped down to pursue opportunities outside of coaching.

CanisiusCanisius (June 30/NCAA DI) - Promoted assistant coach Joe Gierlak to head coach.

Southwestern OklahomaSouthwestern Oklahoma (June 26/NCAA DII) - Head coach Jessica Boone resigned to pursue other coaching opportunities.

WhitworthWhitworth (June 26/DIII) - Hired California Baptist (NCAA D1) head coach Bill Baber to same position.

MSU-West PointMSU-West Point (June 25/NJCAA DI) - Aubrie Brooks hired as head coach.

Georgian CourtGeorgian Court (June 24/NCAA DII) - Hired Felician assistant coach Jim Gleason as its head coach.

Carroll Carroll (June 24/NCAA DIII) - Selected Hillsdale (NCAA DII) assistant coach Ericka Hess as the new head coach.

TaylorTaylor (June 23/NAIA) - Hired Carolina assistant coach Grace Glidewell as head coach.

Dakota StateDakota State (June 23/NAIA) - Named Northwest Missouri State assistant coach Hunter Lambdin head coach.

CaliforniaCalifornia (June 23/NCAA DI) - Head coach Chelsea Spencer stepped down after five seasons.

DavenportDavenport (June 23/NCAA DII) - Tapped Brad Koch, head coach at Aquinas (NAIA), in the same role.

Central OklahomaCentral Oklahoma (June 18/NCAA DII) - Hired former Oklahoma Baptist head coach Sam Maples in the same position.

HofstraHofstra (June 17/NCAA DI) - Head coach Adrienne Clark stepped down after four seasons.

West AlabamaWest Alabama (June 16/NCAA DII) - Hired Samantha Richards as pitching coach.

Rochester ChristianRochester Christian (June 16/NAIA) - Tabbed Erin Benschoter as head coach.

MontreatMontreat (June 16/NAIA) - Elevated assistant coach Kelsey McCue-Long to head coach.

Long Beach StateLong Beach State (June 16/NCAA DI) - San Diego State assistant coach Kendall Fearn hired as head coach.

Cornell CollegeCornell College (June 16/NCAA DIII) - Hired longtime high school coach Robin Brand as head coach.

College of CharlestonCollege of Charleston (June 16/NCAA DI) - Elevated assistant coach Maggie Mirowka to head coach.

Northwestern Oklahoma StateNorthwestern Oklahoma State (June 16/NCAA DII) - Former Central Washington head coach Joe DiPietro hired in the same position.

Appalachian StateAppalachian State (June 16/NCAA DI) - Director of softball operations Courtney Ogle elevated to assistant coach.

Fresno StateFresno State (June 14/NCAA DI) - Hired CSUN head coach Charlotte Morgan in the same role.

Mid-America ChristianMid-America Christian (June 13/NAIA) - Named Oklahoma Christian (NCAA DII) assistant coach Eli Espinosa as its new head coach.

Boston CollegeBoston College (June 13/NCAA DI) - Saint Francis (Pa.) head coach Beth Krysiak named to same position.

Franklin & MarshallFranklin & Marshall (June 13/NCAA DIII) - Announced alumna Dina Henry as head coach.

FurmanFurman (June 13/NCAA DI) - Hired Georgia Southern pitching coach Mary Beth Dennison as head coach.

Sioux FallsSioux Falls (June 12/NCAA DII) - Hired Dakota Wesleyan (NAIA) head coach Tommy Downs in the same role.

Shenandoah (June 12/NCAA DIII) - Announced Courtney Allen has stepped down as head coach after six seasons.

Palm Beach AtlanticPalm Beach Atlantic (June 12/NCAA DII) - Hired Kasey Cox, Indian River assistant coach (NJCAA DI), as its new head coach.

MonmouthMonmouth (June 12/NCAA DIII) -  Monmouth alum Heather Turnquist named head coach.

BellarmineBellarmine (June 12/NCAA DI) - Hired Whitney Arion as its next head coach.

IowaIowa (June 12/NCAA DI) - Bobby Alvara, an assistant coach at Fresno State, has been hired in the same position.

Central WashingtonCentral Washington (June 11/NCAA DII) - St. Mary's interim head coach Ronnie Ladines named head coach.

Mississippi Gulf Coast CCMississippi Gulf Coast CC (June 11/NJCAA DII) - Izzy Werdann, assistant coach at Southern Miss, hired as head coach.

Mount AloysiusMount Aloysius (June 11/NCAA DIII) - Removed interim tag from head coach Michelle Ross.

Nebraska WesleyanNebraska Wesleyan (June 10/NCAA DIII) - Announced Mary Yori has officially retired from coaching after four decades, the last 10 leading the Prairie Wolves.

HoustonHouston (June 10/NCAA DI) - George Washington head coach Chrissy Schoonmaker hired in the same position.

New College of FloridaNew College of Florida (June 9/NAIA) - Hired Montreat head coach Corbin Weeks in the same role.

Anoka-Ramsey CC Anoka-Ramsey CC (June 9/NJCAA DIII) - Named Brian Holcomb head coach.

Boise StateBoise State (June 9/NCAA DI) - Added Mariah Lopez and Tegan Cortelletti as assistant coaches.

Elizabeth City StateElizabeth City State (June 9/NCAA DII) HIred Jessica Villegas as head coach.

MercerMercer (June 7/NCAA DI) - Hired UMBC head coach Chris Kuhlmeyer to the same position.

Saint Mary (Kan.)Saint Mary (Kan.) (June 6/NAIA) - Jay Monhollon, head coach at Seaman High School, hired in the same position.

California (Pa.)California (Pa.) (June 5/NCAA DII) - Marist (DI) assistant coach Kristin Erb hired as head coach.

SpringfieldSpringfield (June 4/NCAA DIII) - Elevated graduate assistant Sam Garcia to head coach, after she served as the team's lead coach for the 2025 season.

Hawaii Hawaii (June 4/NCAA DI) - Named Long Beach State assistant coach Panita Thanatharn head coach.

MaryvilleMaryville (Tenn.) (June 4/NCAA DIII) - Announced the resignation of head coach Jill Moore to accept an NCAA Division I coaching position.

UAHUAH (June 4/NCAA DII) - Head coach and NFCA Hall of Famer Les Stuedeman announced her retirement. Associate head coach Melanie Carter elevated to head coach.

St. Mary'sSt. Mary's (June 4/NCAA DII) - Announced the hiring of Sterling (NAIA) head coach Taylor Lira in the same role.

Northeastern StateNortheastern State (June 3/NCAA DII) - Hired Concordia Texas (DIII) head coach Cassidy Bowen to the same position.

Menlo CollegeMenlo College (June 2/NCAA DII) - McKinsey Thorpe hired as head coach.

Frank Phillips CollegeFrank Phillips College (NJCAA DI) - Named Arturo Gabe Castillo head coach.

North CentralNorth Central (Minn.) (June 2/NCAA DIII) - Removed the interim tag from Madi Hecox, who had served as head coach of the team since midway through the 2025 season.

DePauwDePauw (June 2/NCAA DIII) - Elevated associate head coach Gabby Smart to head coach

HiramHiram (June 2/NCAA DIII) - Hired Case Western Reserve assistant Giselle Bahena as head coach.

UICUIC (June 2/NCAA DI) - Hired Megan Coronado as head coach.

Missouri Missouri (June 2/NCAA DI) - Announced the addition of Jake Epstein as an assistant coach.

May

Grace CollegeGrace College (May 30/NAIA) - Hired Messiah (NCAA DIII) assistant coach Amanda Jones as its new head coach.
 
WaldorfWaldorf (May 30/NAIA) - Former Northeastern Junior College head coach Tom Myers hired in the same position.
 
Hudson Valley CCHudson Valley CC (May 7/NJCAA DIII) - Named Averill Park High (N.Y.) head coach Katy Lucey to same position.
 
North TexasNorth Texas (May 29/DI) - Central Oklahoma (DII) head coach Cody White hired in same position.
 
Cal BaptistCal Baptist (May 29/DI) - Named Cal associate head coach Brandon Telesco head coach.
 
William CareyWilliam Carey (May 28/NAIA) - Announced return of Wendy Hogue as head coach, who led team from 2005-14. Craig Fletcher who took over as head coach following her departure will return to the assistant role he held during Hogue's first stint.
 
UT Permian BasinUT Permian Basin (May 28/DII) - Hired David Martinez, who served as Compass Academy Charter School's head coach, to the same position. 
 
Central ArkansasCentral Arkansas (May 28/DI) - Elevated assistant coach Kayla Lucas to head coach.
 
New Mexico HighlandsNew Mexico Highlands (May 28/DII) - Named Yavapai (NJCAA DI)  head coach Kali Pugh to the same position.
 
IowaIowa (May 28/DI) - Hired Hawkeye alum and Fresno State head coach Stacey May-Johnson to the same position.
 
Bucknell Bucknell (May 27/DI) - Head coach Sarah Caffrey stepped down after five seasons.
 
Florida Gulf CoastFlorida Gulf Coast (May 24/DI) - Hired Mercer head coach Lindsay Fico in the same position.
 
East Central East Central (May 23/DII) - ECU alum and National Park College (NJCAA DII) head coach Autumn Wyatt hired in the same position.
 
College of CharlestonCollege of Charleston (May 23/DI) - Head coach Tracey Lynch stepped away to pursue other opportunities.

EurekaEureka
(May 23/DIII) - Hired Mountainside High School (Ariz.) head coach Jared Sotelo to same position.
 
DePauwDePauw (May 22/NCAA DIII) - Announced head coach Sue Anderson is resigning June 2 to attend to ongoing family medical challenges.
 
Long Beach StateLong Beach State (May 21/DI) - Head coach Kim Sowder retired after 19 years.
 
MissouriMissouri (May 21/NCAA DI) - North Texas assistant coach Jason Gwyn hired in the same position.
 
St. Norbert St. Norbert (May 21/DIII) - Elevated assistant coach Maddie Fink to head coach following the retirement of JoAnne Kruger.
 
Morgan StateMorgan State (May 20/DI) - Head coach Larry Hineline stepped down after 11 seasons.
 
LafayetteLafayette (May 16/DI) - Interim head coach Kelliner Croushore named permanent head coach.
 
Minnesota StateMinnesota State (May 16/DII) - NFCA Hall of Famer and DII's all-time wins leader Lori Meyer announced her retirement after 41 seasons leading the Mavericks.
 
Minnesota State (May 16/DII) - Longtime associate head coach Kristle Wolcott elevated to head coach.
 
Minnesota StateMinnesota State (May 16 /DII) - MSU alum and Gustavus Adolphus (DIII) head coach Coley Ries Welter named assistant coach.
 
Central ArkansasCentral Arkansas (May 16/DI) - Head coach Jenny Parsons announced her retirement.
 
North TexasNorth Texas (May 16/DI) - Head coach Rodney DeLong resigned.
 
Texas A&M Corpus Christi Texas A&M Corpus Christi (May 16/DI) - Head coach Kathleen Rodriguez will not have her contract renewed.
 
LIULIU (May 15/DI) - Rich Calvert named head coach.
 
Mount Saint Mary CollegeMount Saint Mary College (May 15/NCAA DIII) - Removed interim tag from head coach Victor Reich.
 
SUNY GeneseoSUNY Geneseo - (May 14/NCAA DIII) - Announced retirement of head coach David Sylvester after 12 seasons in charge of the program.
 
BuffaloBuffalo (May 13/DI) - Elevated assistant coach Chelsea Plimpton to head coach.
 
HoustonHouston (May 13/DI) - Head coach Kristin Vesely will not have her contract renewed.
 
FurmanFurman (May 13/DI) - Stacey Johnson-Whitfield will not return as head coach.
 
EvansvilleEvansville (May 13/DI) - Head coach Mat Mundell's contract will not be renewed.
 
WhitworthWhitworth (May 12/NCAA DIII) - Announced Bob Castle has resigned as head coach.
 
BuffaloBuffalo (May 12/DI) - Head coach Mike Ruechel announced his retirement.
 
DrexelDrexel (May 12/DI) - Katie Jansson will not return as head coach.
 
CanisiusCanisius (May 9/ DI) - Head coach Kim Griffin announced that she will step down from her position to pursue a career in mental health counseling.
 
Mount Vernon NazareneMount Vernon Nazarene (May 8/NAIA) - Head coach Jeana Howland announced her retirement after 36 seasons.
 
Northeastern StateNortheastern State (May 8/DII) - Head coach Rachel Rhode resigned after two seasons.
 
Baruch (May 7/DIII) - Charles Martinez is no longer head coach. Assistant coaches Nicole Flint and Jose Burgos have been elevated to co-interim head coaches.
 
Eureka (May 7/DIII) - Juell Hodges is stepping away as head coach after four seasons.
 
Prairie State CollegePrairie State College (NJCAA) - Announced head coach Frank Wilkins has retired from coaching following an 11-year run at the school.
 
Boston CollegeBoston College (May 5/DI) - Head coach Amy Kvilhaug stepped down and retired from coaching.

Palm Beach AtlanticPalm Beach Atlantic (May 5/DII) - Head coach Ty Singleton resigned.

Kennesaw StateKennesaw State (May 5/DI) - Head coach Tripp MacKay's contract will not be renewed

April

IowaIowa (NCAA DI/April 29) - Head coach Renee Gillispie will not return as head coach.

Central WashingtonCentral Washington (NCAA DII/April 25) - Head coach Joe DiPietro will not be retained after current academic year.

UT Permian BasinUT Permian Basin (NCAA DII/April 22) - Head coach AubreeAna Avila-Oropeza has stepped down after one season.

CarrollCarroll (NCAA DIII/April 22) - Head coach Amy Gradecki announced she will retire following the 2025 season.

North Central (Minn.) (April 5/DIII): Assistant women's basketball coach Madi Hecox, a former high school softball head coach, has assumed the role of interim head coach, replacing Matt Haefner, who had led the program since February 2023. 

March

Southeast ArkansasSoutheast Arkansas(March 20/ NJCAA DII) - Hired former Georgia Highlands head coach to the same position.

February

Cal State Dominguez HillsCal State Dominguez Hills (Feb. 7/ DII) - Head coach Jim Maier retired. Assistant coach Katie Garcia elevated to head coach.

USA SoftballUSA Softball (Feb. 3) - Hired NFCA Hall of Famer and Oklahoma head coach Patty Gasso to lead the national program.

GeorgetownGeorgetown (Feb. 3/DI) - Camryn Dolby hired as an assistant coach.

January

GeorgetownGeorgetown (Jan. 29/DI) - Karla Ross, associate head coach at DePaul, hired as head coach.

LafayetteLafayette (Jan. 28/DI) - Head coach Karavin Dew resigns. Assistant Kelliner Croushore named interim head coach.

TrineTrine (Jan. 27/DIII) - Hired Webber International (NAIA) assistant Zech Huston to same position.

Cedar CrestCedar Crest (Jan. 24/DIII) - Announced promotion of assistant softball coach Dallas Horning to associate head softball coach and assistant AD for facilities and operations.

MariettaMarietta (Jan. 24/DIII) - Hired softball instructor Skyler Davis as assistant coach.
 
Italian Baseball and Softball Federation Italian Baseball and Softball Federation (Jan. 23) - Appointed Craig Montvidas as the Women's Softball National Team head coach

Wisconsin-Stout Wisconsin-Stout (Jan. 23/DIII) - Named University of Evansville assistant Lakyn Wagoner head coach.

Mount MaryMount Mary (Jan. 17/DIII) - Named Cody Tesch interim head coach.

Mount MaryMount Mary (Jan. 16/DIII) - Announced resignation of head coach Perry Clark to accept same position at Mesa Community College.

HunterHunter (Jan. 14/DIII) - Named longtime college and high school coach Mike Fisher head coach.

New York UniversityNew York University (Jan. 14/DIII) - Named travel ball coach Victoria Zatko as assistant coach.

William PatersonWilliam Paterson (Jan. 13/DIII) - Named Passaic Valley High head coach and William Paterson alum Kathy Hill head coach.

CaliforniaCalifornia (Pa.) (Jan. 13/DII) - NFCA Hall of Famer Rick Bertagnolli announced his retirement. Nikki Yanchak, who joined the program last year as an assistant coach, will serve as interim head coach for the upcoming 2025 season.

GeorgetownGeorgetown (Jan. 10/DI) - Longtime Georgetown head coach Pat Conlan steps down after serving as the program's only head coach since 2006.

Franklin & MarshallFranklin & Marshall (Jan. 8/DIII) - Announced resignation of head coach Kaitlyn Cooper.

AlvernoAlverno (Jan. 8/DIII) - Hired longtime high school and travel ball coach Matthew Schmuck as head coach.

CovenantCovenant (Jan. 7/DIII) - Added recent Clarks Summit graduate Rebecca Serfass as assistant coach, who played there under new Covenant head coach Bill Higley,

Andrew CollegeAndrew College (Jan. 6/NJCAA DI) - Ken Decook hired as head coach.

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