Maryland and head coach Julie Wright have parted ways, the school announced on Wednesday evening. Wright’s departure was termed as a “resignation” in a Maryland press release that included statements from Wright and athletic director Damon Evans. SoftballAmerica broke the news of Wright’s departure. “While this was not an easy decision, it was the right one at this time,” Wright said in the release. “I am truly thankful for having the opportunity to be the head softball coach at Maryland the last four years. I am especially grateful for the student-athletes and staff members who dedicated so much time to…
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Jamie Stanclift has been named the new head coach at Division II Wingate, according to a school press release late last month. Stanclift has already made the first addition to her coaching staff, hiring Kansas alum Chaley Brickey as an assistant coach. Brickey confirmed her hiring to JWOS. An Akron and Wichita State alum, Stanclift spent the last six years as the head coach at NAIA Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas. She led the Wildcats to the NAIA National Tournament in 2018 and ’19, and was named the Heart of America Athletic Conference’s Coach of the Year in 2019.…
Alysen Febrey is transferring to Oklahoma State, the school announced on Friday afternoon. Febrey becomes the latest high-profile transfer to join the Cowgirls; she follows former ACC standouts Carrie Eberle and Hayley Busby, who each announced their transfer to OSU earlier in the summer. Immediately eligible to play for the Cowgirls, Febrey has a single season of eligibility remaining. During her career at Georgia, Febrey became a stalwart in the Bulldogs’ lineup. During the 2019 season, she batted .314 and collected nine home runs and thirty-six RBI, with eleven doubles and seven stolen bases to her credit. Febrey’s career line from…
Missouri and head coach Larissa Anderson have agreed to a contract extension, according to documents reviewed by JWOS as part of a Freedom of Information Act request. Anderson, who signed a five-year pact after being hired in the summer of 2018, will now remain the Tigers’ head coach through the 2024 season. In her first season as head coach, Anderson led the Tigers on a remarkable, swift turnaround, guiding the team to a 35-25 overall record and a .500 record in conference play that earned them the #7-overall seed in the SEC Tournament. Just one year removed from a dismal…
Loyola Chicago has named Alicia Abbott as the program’s new head coach. Abbott spent the last five seasons on staff as the associate head coach at Northern Illinois, where she helped lead the Huskies to 147 victories during her tenure. She helped tutor nineteen all-conference players while at NIU and was part of the staff that led the Huskies to the MAC West Division title in 2016. Prior to her tenure at NIU, Abbott spent a single season as an assistant at SIU-Edwardsville, serving as part of a staff that led the Cougars to an NCAA tournament berth. Her coaching resume…
Eastern Illinois has named Tara Glasco Archibald as the program’s new head coach. Archibald spent the last two seasons as the pitching coach at Illinois State, helping lead that program to thirty-nine wins, including a victory over then-#16 ranked Indiana during the 2019 campaign. Archibald tutored sophomore Morgan Day to team-leading numbers that included ten wins, a 3.26 ERA, and 156 strikeouts in 2019. Prior to joining the Illinois State staff, Archibald was a member of the coaching staff at Georgia and also spent time at the high school level. She additionally was the Chief Operating Officer and an instructor at a…
Who is she? Maggie Tyler, a former pitcher for the Virginia Tech Hokies. What is she known for? Tyler helmed the Hokies’ pitching staff for three seasons, leading the team in innings pitched and strikeouts in three consecutive seasons. At her career’s end, Tyler ranked third in program history in strikeouts, collecting more than 700 during her career in Blacksburg. In 2016, her senior season, Tyler was named to the all-conference first-team and also earned first-team all-region honors. Here’s something interesting… During Tyler’s senior season as a Hokie, she unknowingly pitched with two torn rotator cuff tendons. After suffering one partial tear earlier in her…
Chris Steiner-Wilcoxson will be named head coach at Florida International University (FIU), sources confirmed to JWOS over the weekend. Steiner-Wilcoxson spent the last five years as the head coach at Alabama State, leading the Lady Hornets to a pair of SWAC championships during her tenure. The Lady Hornets paced the league in 2016 and ’19, taking home the conference tournament crown and earning an NCAA tournament berth in both years. Under Steiner-Wilcoxson’s leadership, the Lady Hornets totaled three postseason appearances, adding a National Invitational Softball Championship berth in 2017, as well as the pair of NCAA Regional appearances. Eric Lopez…
Tennessee Tech head coach Bonnie Bynum Graham has resigned as head coach of the Golden Eagles. Graham spent seven seasons as the Golden Eagles’ leader, collecting a 153-213 overall record, with a 78-84 record against Ohio Valley Conference opponents. Tennessee Tech reached the 2015 NCAA tournament under Graham’s guidance after winning the OVC tournament as the 4th-seeded team. A Tennessee Tech press release on Thursday noted that Graham intends to remain in Cookeville, though not at TTU, as she has taken a position with Cookeville Leisure Services that will allow her to spend more time with her family. In 2017, Graham was…
Team USA announced on Friday the thirty players that will participate in tryouts for a spot on the 2020 Olympic roster. The tryout is scheduled to take place October 1-6 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. All eighteen members of the 2019 edition of the roster were extended an invitation to the Olympic tryout. That list includes red, white, and blue legends Monica Abbott and Cat Osterman, as well as Ally Carda, Shelby Pendley, and Jazmyn Jackson, who were named replacement players – that is, not on the active roster – for the USA at the Pan-American Games in August in Lima, Peru.…