TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER “This was about me, my happiness, my mental health, and trying to find a place that I really felt like I could thrive.” With that thought, Ally Shipman put to bed any doubts about her motives for transferring from Tennessee. JWOS spoke with Shipman in an exclusive 1-on-1 conversation on Wednesday night after she announced her intentions to transfer and play at Alabama. After entering the portal in late June, Shipman said on Wednesday that a desire to be present for her team during the season meant that thoughts on entering the transfer portal…
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TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Ally Shipman is transferring to Alabama, she announced on social media on Wednesday. Writing on her Twitter page, Shipman said, “I am so excited to announce that I will be continuing my academic and athletic career at The University of Alabama! Thank you to the coaches and staff at Alabama for this amazing opportunity! Can’t wait to get to work!” In joining Alabama, she will be able to immediately step into the Crimson Tide’s starting catching role following the graduation of Bailey Hemphill this year. Alabama saw their 2021 campaign come to a close…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKE Texas Tech has added a pair of players via transfer. Former Nevada pitcher Kendall Fritz and former Oklahoma pitcher Olivia Rains both announced plans to join the Red Raiders. “It’s official! So excited to announce I will be continuing my education and softball career at Texas Tech University! So blessed with this opportunity and can’t wait to get to work in Lubbock!” Fritz wrote on Twitter on Wednesday. A day earlier, Rains announced her own plans, writing on Instagram, “Thank you Norman for the past 2 years, so blessed to have met the friends…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Two former Washington players have announced plans to transfer to Louisiana-Lafayette. Stormy Kotzelnick and Ari Quinones, the only uncommitted Huskies remaining in the transfer portal, each announced their plans to become Ragin Cajuns on their social media accounts. “WA✈️LA. Proud to say that I trusted this process and got my girl with me. All glory to God and Geaux Cajuns,” Kotzelnick wrote on Instagram Tuesday night. “Forever indebted to the sport and the opportunities it has brought me! Blessed to announce that I will be furthering my academic and athletic career at the University…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Nicholls is expected to name Justin Lewis as their new head coach, sources confirmed to JWOS on Tuesday. Lewis spent the 2021 season as an assistant at Fresno State, working with the team’s offense and serving as third-base coach for part of the year. The Bulldog offense batted .295 as a unit this season, with 47 home runs and a .389 team on-base percentage. Prior to his tenure at Fresno State, Lewis spent the 2020 season on staff at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. He previously was an assistant coach at Texas A&M-Kingsville and was part…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Idaho State has named Andrew Rich as head coach, the school announced on Tuesday. Rich spent the last three seasons on staff at Boise State, spending much of his tenure with the Broncos with the title of associate head coach. He helped guide the program to an at-large berth in the NCAA tournament in 2019, a year that also saw the Broncos earn two wins over PAC-12 foe Stanford in the NCAA tournament. “In what was an extremely impressive pool of candidates, Coach Rich brought a level of enthusiasm, positivity, and attention to detail…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Georgia State has named Angie Nicholson as the program’s new head coach. The school announced Nicholson’s hiring on Tuesday; the Panthers’ head coaching position had been open since May 18th. Nicholson spent the previous five seasons as the head coach at Hampton. In 2020, the Pirates began the season 15-4 before the campaign’s abrupt cancellation. Hampton did not play during the 2021 season, electing to forgo the season due to the ongoing health situation. Nicholson guided the Pirates through the program’s realignment from the MEAC to the Big South in 2019. In fifteen years…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Manhattan head coach Tom Pardalis has retired after twelve seasons, the school announced on Tuesday. Pardalis led the Jaspers to the MAAC tournament championship and the NCAA tournament in 2021 for the first time in more than two decades, and is the winningest coach in program history. He owns 275 career wins and a record of 275-274-1 while at Manhattan. Under his guidance, Pardalis led the Jaspers to the MAAC tournament eight times and posted a 121-93 record in conference play during his tenure. Three Jasper players earned major conference awards under Pardalis’ shepherding…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Upper Iowa has named Kiki Stokes as head softball coach, the school announced on Monday. Stokes spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach at South Dakota State and helped tutor the Jackrabbit offense. SDSU won the Summit League title and reached the NCAA tournament for the first time in program history in 2021. “We couldn’t be more excited to announce our new leader of the softball program at UIU,” Upper Iowa athletic director Rick Hartzell said in a school statement. “Kiki will bring a tremendous work ethic to the team and help…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Blake Neleman found out about the Florida Gulf Coast League from some teammates who played in the league’s inaugural summer season in 2020. When she decided to play in the league this year, she had no idea that she would be a part of history. Last week, Neleman recorded the first perfect game in the league’s brief two-year existence. In a run-rule victory over the Anna Maria Aquanauts, Neleman was stellar in the circle. Going into the game, a lot of things were on Neleman’s mind, but perfection was not one of them. “It’s…