TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Softball in the Tokyo Olympics drew good TV viewership despite the unique start times of the individual games. According to SpoilersTV.com, the United States’ opening-round win over Japan on Sunday night, July 24th, was watched by an estimated number of 1.37 million viewers. That number is what the USA Network drew during the 9 pm Eastern block when the softball game aired that night. It was the most-watched softball game of the Olympics. The Gold medal game on July 27th – which resulted in a 2-0 win for Japan over the United States -…
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St. Cloud State has hired Mitch Roberts as head coach, the program announced on Tuesday. Roberts spent the 2021 season as an assistant coach at Cal, working with the Golden Bears’ pitching staff. Under his guidance, the staff ERA decreased by nearly two full points. Prior to his single-season tenure in Berkeley, Roberts spent time on staff at Tulsa, Ball State, and Washington. During the shortened 2020 season, Roberts shepherded the Tulsa pitching staff to a 1.48 ERA that ranked sixth nationally. The Golden Hurricane held opponents to a sub-.200 batting average during the abbreviated year. “We are excited to…
Press release via FGCL media coordinator Lesley Ginder… FGCL Softball is expanding for Summer 2022 with the addition of the Summer Training Combine. This program is designed for players who are looking for a full training experience with professional softball players of the Florida Vibe and coaches. The Combine will be held June 5 – July 8 in Bradenton. It will consist of up to four teams that will have a full immersion in training and skill development. The program will specifically cater to players from DII, DIII, NAIA, JUCO and high school graduates signed to play collegiate softball. In…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Legendary coach Carol Hutchins has been elected to the Michigan State Hall of Fame, the school announced on Monday. Hutchins was a dual-sport athlete for the Spartans from 1976-79. Playing both softball and basketball, she helped lead the MSU softball team to an AIAW national championship as a freshman starting shortstop in 1976. The AIAW was the standard-bearer before the NCAA adopted women’s sports championships. A native of Lansing, Hutchins is already immortalized in the Greater Lansing Sports Hall of Fame, NFCA Hall of Fame, and Michigan Athletics Hall of Fame and will now…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Liberty is adding Sami Fagan as the program’s new volunteer assistant coach, JWOS has learned. Most recently, Fagan spent a three-year stint on staff at Virginia Tech. Fagan was a graduate assistant for the Hokies and was part of the staff during the team’s ACC regular-season championship in 2019. During her playing career, Fagan played two professional seasons in Japan and three seasons domestically. She most recently suited up during Athletes Unlimited’s inaugural season in 2020. An All-American at Missouri as a collegiate player, Fagan twice earned all-SEC honors and was the Rookie of…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Radford has named Alisa Tasler as the program’s new head coach. Tasler spent the last decade at Division II Concord University, posting an overall record of 247-228 with the program. She shepherded the first two All-Americans in program history in 2015 and 2018. “We are thrilled that Alisa Tasler is our new softball coach,” said Radford athletic director Robert Lineburg. “She has done an excellent job as the head coach at Concord University leading that program to new heights. She has tremendous experience as a head coach and she has great passion for the…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Concordia Nebraska has announced Tatum Edwards as their new head coach. Edwards spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach at Omaha, helping guide the Mavericks’ program to a 16-win improvement from the 2019 season to the 2021 campaign. “Our athletic leadership team identified Coach Edwards as an exceptional young coach in our search for a new leader of Concordia Softball,” athletic director Devin Smith said in a statement. “Her credentials as both a coach and player speak for themselves and will serve her well as she takes this new step in her…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Drexel has hired Katie Jansson as the Dragons’ new head coach, the program announced on Friday morning. Jansson spent the last three seasons as the head coach at Iona, her alma mater. She led the Gaels to appearances in the conference tournament in both 2019 and 2021, and saw her team sweep the major conference awards this season, with the MAAC Player, Pitcher, and Rookie of the Year all coming from the Gaels’ roster. “On behalf of the entire Drexel community, I would like to welcome Katie to University City,” Drexel athletic director Maisha…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Patrick Murphy and Alabama have agreed to a contract extension, according to a report from UA’s Sports Illustrated affiliate site. Murphy was one of a dozen Crimson Tide coaches who had a contract extension ratified by the University of Alabama system’s Board of Trustees earlier this week. Also earning extensions were Alabama’s football, baseball, and women’s basketball head coaches. According to the report, Murphy’s new deal will run through the 2026 season. His contract was extended three years from its current length. He will make an annual base salary of $275,000 with a “talent…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Loren LaPorte and James Madison have agreed to a long-term contract extension, the school announced on Thursday morning. The new deal is an 8-year pact that extends through the 2029 season. “What Loren achieved this spring with her staff and our student-athletes was one of the greatest accomplishments in our department’s history,” JMU athletic director Jeff Bourne said in a statement. “Beyond the on-field success, our softball players are model citizens who care about being engaged in the world around them. There is endless opportunity for this program to build off the Women’s College…