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.
January • February • March • April • May
July
UNCW (July 8/NCAA DI) - Hired Kyler Holton as its pitching coach.
King's College (July 8/NCAA DIII) - Alumna Jordyn Bortz hired as an assistant coach.
Coastal Carolina (July 8/NCAA DI) - Added Renee Wall as its new director of softball operations.
Goldey-Beacom (July 8/NCAA DII) - Head coach Juli Greep stepped down.
Columbus State (July 7/NCAA DII) - Hired assistant coach Claire Ginder and graduate assistants, Laura Harris and Marissa Frederick.
Washburn (July 7/NCAA DII) - Announced hiring of alum and NFCA All-American Jaycee Ginter as new pitching coach.
Central Michigan (July 7/NCAA DII) - Faith Hensley named assistant coach.
Anderson (July 7/NCAA DII) - Head coach Tommy Hewitt retired after 20 years with the program.
Sterling (July 7/NAIA) - Hired Kiera Broehl as new head coach.
Longwood (July 7/NCAA DI) - Announced the hiring of assistant coach Cat Clifford and graduate assistant coach Haylie Brunson.
Maryville College (July 3/NCAA DIII) - Bayliegh Masterson named head coach.
Central Oklahoma (July 2/NCAA DII) - Jessica Boone, head coach at Southwestern Oklahoma, named assistant coach.
Keuka (July 2/NCAA DIII) - Hired Buffalo State assistant Jess Wilcox as head coach.
Drexel (July 2/NCAA DI) - Hired Gettysburg (DIII) head coach Brooke Kalman in the same role.
West Alabama (July 1/NCAA DII) - Hired Jacob Stanley as new assistant coach.
New Mexico (July 1/NCAA DI) - Elevated assistant coach Morgan Spearman to associate head coach.
New Mexico (July 1/NCAA DI) - Hired Lobo alum Rachael Hathoot as an assistant coach.
CSUN (July 1/NCAA DI) - Elevated assistant coach Jodie Cox to interim head coach for 2026 season.
Niagara (July 1/NCAA DI) - Larry Puzan will not return as head coach.
June
Cumberlands (June 30/NAIA) - Hired Our Lady of the Lake head coach Bruce Lenington in the same role.
Our Lady of the Lake (June 30/NAIA) - Head coach Bruce Lenington stepped down.
Vanguard (June 30/NCAA DII) - Named Mater Dei High School (Calif.) head coach Nicole Thomas to the the same position.
Concord (June 30/NCAA DII) - Head coach Alyssa Morris stepped down to pursue opportunities outside of coaching.
Canisius (June 30/NCAA DI) - Promoted assistant coach Joe Gierlak to head coach.
Southwestern Oklahoma (June 26/NCAA DII) - Head coach Jessica Boone resigned to pursue other coaching opportunities.
Whitworth (June 26/DIII) - Hired California Baptist (NCAA D1) head coach Bill Baber to same position.
MSU-West Point (June 25/NJCAA DI) - Aubrie Brooks hired as head coach.
Georgian Court (June 24/NCAA DII) - Hired Felician assistant coach Jim Gleason as its head coach.
Carroll (June 24/NCAA DIII) - Selected Hillsdale (NCAA DII) assistant coach Ericka Hess as the new head coach.
Taylor (June 23/NAIA) - Hired Carolina assistant coach Grace Glidewell as head coach.
Dakota State (June 23/NAIA) - Named Northwest Missouri State assistant coach Hunter Lambdin head coach.
California (June 23/NCAA DI) - Head coach Chelsea Spencer stepped down after five seasons.
Davenport (June 23/NCAA DII) - Tapped Brad Koch, head coach at Aquinas (NAIA), in the same role.
Central Oklahoma (June 18/NCAA DII) - Hired former Oklahoma Baptist head coach Sam Maples in the same position.
Hofstra (June 17/NCAA DI) - Head coach Adrienne Clark stepped down after four seasons.
West Alabama (June 16/NCAA DII) - Hired Samantha Richards as pitching coach.
Rochester Christian (June 16/NAIA) - Tabbed Erin Benschoter as head coach.
Montreat (June 16/NAIA) - Elevated assistant coach Kelsey McCue-Long to head coach.
Long Beach State (June 16/NCAA DI) - San Diego State assistant coach Kendall Fearn hired as head coach.
Cornell College (June 16/NCAA DIII) - Hired longtime high school coach Robin Brand as head coach.
College of Charleston (June 16/NCAA DI) - Elevated assistant coach Maggie Mirowka to head coach.
Northwestern Oklahoma State (June 16/NCAA DII) - Former Central Washington head coach Joe DiPietro hired in the same position.
Appalachian State (June 16/NCAA DI) - Director of softball operations Courtney Ogle elevated to assistant coach.
Fresno State (June 14/NCAA DI) - Hired CSUN head coach Charlotte Morgan in the same role.
Mid-America Christian (June 13/NAIA) - Named Oklahoma Christian (NCAA DII) assistant coach Eli Espinosa as its new head coach.
Boston College (June 13/NCAA DI) - Saint Francis (Pa.) head coach Beth Krysiak named to same position.
Franklin & Marshall (June 13/NCAA DIII) - Announced alumna Dina Henry as head coach.
Furman (June 13/NCAA DI) - Hired Georgia Southern pitching coach Mary Beth Dennison as head coach.
Sioux 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 Atlantic (June 12/NCAA DII) - Hired Kasey Cox, Indian River assistant coach (NJCAA DI), as its new head coach.
Monmouth (June 12/NCAA DIII) - Monmouth alum Heather Turnquist named head coach.
Bellarmine (June 12/NCAA DI) - Hired Whitney Arion as its next head coach.
Iowa (June 12/NCAA DI) - Bobby Alvara, an assistant coach at Fresno State, has been hired in the same position.
Central Washington (June 11/NCAA DII) - St. Mary's interim head coach Ronnie Ladines named head coach.
Mississippi Gulf Coast CC (June 11/NJCAA DII) - Izzy Werdann, assistant coach at Southern Miss, hired as head coach.
Mount Aloysius (June 11/NCAA DIII) - Removed interim tag from head coach Michelle Ross.
Nebraska Wesleyan (June 10/NCAA DIII) - Announced Mary Yori has officially retired from coaching after four decades, the last 10 leading the Prairie Wolves.
Houston (June 10/NCAA DI) - George Washington head coach Chrissy Schoonmaker hired in the same position.
New College of Florida (June 9/NAIA) - Hired Montreat head coach Corbin Weeks in the same role.
Anoka-Ramsey CC (June 9/NJCAA DIII) - Named Brian Holcomb head coach.
Boise State (June 9/NCAA DI) - Added Mariah Lopez and Tegan Cortelletti as assistant coaches.
Elizabeth City State (June 9/NCAA DII) HIred Jessica Villegas as head coach.
Mercer (June 7/NCAA DI) - Hired UMBC head coach Chris Kuhlmeyer to the same position.
Saint Mary (Kan.) (June 6/NAIA) - Jay Monhollon, head coach at Seaman High School, hired in the same position.
California (Pa.) (June 5/NCAA DII) - Marist (DI) assistant coach Kristin Erb hired as head coach.
Springfield (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 (June 4/NCAA DI) - Named Long Beach State assistant coach Panita Thanatharn head coach.
Maryville (Tenn.) (June 4/NCAA DIII) - Announced the resignation of head coach Jill Moore to accept an NCAA Division I coaching position.
UAH (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's (June 4/NCAA DII) - Announced the hiring of Sterling (NAIA) head coach Taylor Lira in the same role.
Northeastern State (June 3/NCAA DII) - Hired Concordia Texas (DIII) head coach Cassidy Bowen to the same position.
Menlo College (June 2/NCAA DII) - McKinsey Thorpe hired as head coach.
Frank Phillips College (NJCAA DI) - Named Arturo Gabe Castillo head coach.
North 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.
DePauw (June 2/NCAA DIII) - Elevated associate head coach Gabby Smart to head coach
Hiram (June 2/NCAA DIII) - Hired Case Western Reserve assistant Giselle Bahena as head coach.
UIC (June 2/NCAA DI) - Hired Megan Coronado as head coach.
Missouri (June 2/NCAA DI) - Announced the addition of Jake Epstein as an assistant coach.














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Palm Beach Atlantic (May 5/DII) - Head coach Ty Singleton resigned.
Kennesaw State (May 5/DI) - Head coach Tripp MacKay's contract will not be renewed
Iowa (NCAA DI/April 29) - Head coach Renee Gillispie will not return as head coach.
Central Washington (NCAA DII/April 25) - Head coach Joe DiPietro will not be retained after current academic year.
UT Permian Basin (NCAA DII/April 22) - Head coach AubreeAna Avila-Oropeza has stepped down after one season.
Carroll (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.
Southeast Arkansas(March 20/ NJCAA DII) - Hired former Georgia Highlands head coach to the same position.
Cal State Dominguez Hills (Feb. 7/ DII) - Head coach Jim Maier retired. Assistant coach Katie Garcia elevated to head coach.
USA Softball (Feb. 3) - Hired NFCA Hall of Famer and Oklahoma head coach Patty Gasso to lead the national program.
Georgetown (Feb. 3/DI) - Camryn Dolby hired as an assistant coach.
Georgetown (Jan. 29/DI) - Karla Ross, associate head coach at DePaul, hired as head coach.
Lafayette (Jan. 28/DI) - Head coach Karavin Dew resigns. Assistant Kelliner Croushore named interim head coach.
Trine (Jan. 27/DIII) - Hired Webber International (NAIA) assistant Zech Huston to same position.
Cedar Crest (Jan. 24/DIII) - Announced promotion of assistant softball coach Dallas Horning to associate head softball coach and assistant AD for facilities and operations.


Wisconsin-Stout (Jan. 23/DIII) - Named University of Evansville assistant Lakyn Wagoner head coach.
Mount Mary (Jan. 17/DIII) - Named Cody Tesch interim head coach.
Mount Mary (Jan. 16/DIII) - Announced resignation of head coach Perry Clark to accept same position at Mesa Community College.
Hunter (Jan. 14/DIII) - Named longtime college and high school coach Mike Fisher head coach.
New York University (Jan. 14/DIII) - Named travel ball coach Victoria Zatko as assistant coach.
William Paterson (Jan. 13/DIII) - Named Passaic Valley High head coach and William Paterson alum Kathy Hill head coach.
California (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.
Georgetown (Jan. 10/DI) - Longtime Georgetown head coach Pat Conlan steps down after serving as the program's only head coach since 2006.
Franklin & Marshall (Jan. 8/DIII) - Announced resignation of head coach Kaitlyn Cooper.
Alverno (Jan. 8/DIII) - Hired longtime high school and travel ball coach Matthew Schmuck as head coach.
Covenant (Jan. 7/DIII) - Added recent Clarks Summit graduate Rebecca Serfass as assistant coach, who played there under new Covenant head coach Bill Higley,
Andrew College (Jan. 6/NJCAA DI) - Ken Decook hired as head coach.