TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Whitney Goldstein has been named the new head coach at Rhode Island, the school announced on Wednesday afternoon. Goldstein spent the last eight years as the head coach at WPI (Worcester Polytechnic Institute), a Division III school in Worcester, Massachusetts. While at WPI, she led the Engineers to four regular-season championships, three NCAA tournament appearances, and two Super Regional berths. Boasting a career record of 230-90, Goldstein was twice named the NEWMAC Coach of the Year and was also the ECAC Regional Coach of the Year in 2016. Prior to her tenure at WPI,…
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TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Lindsay Fico has been hired as the new head coach at Mercer, the school announced on Wednesday. Fico spent the last three seasons as the head coach at Santa Fe College, a junior college in Gainesville, Florida. During the 2021 season, Fico led her program to a 31-16 record and an appearance in the FCSAA State Tournament. Over her three years at Santa Fe, Fico led the Saints to a 70-58 win-loss record. Fico also has served as a coach in the Florida Gulf Coast League, coaching the Bradenton Lynx in the summer league.…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Hartford has named Don Justus as interim head coach, the school announced on Friday. Justus was the sole remaining staff member on the Hawks’ staff; he spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach with the program. He joined the Hartford staff prior to the 2020 campaign, and helped lead the program through the abbreviated 2020 season as well as the topsy-turvy 2021 season. “We are extremely fortunate to have Coach Justus agree to lead our softball program this year,” Hartford athletic director Dr. Sharon Beverly said in a school statement. “He brings…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Division II McKendree has hired Heather Tarter as the program’s new head coach. An assistant coach at Evansville for the last four years, Tarter helped lead the Purple Aces to back-to-back winning seasons in 2020 and ’21. The team’s 23 wins this season were the most in that category since 2016. “I’m thrilled to welcome Coach Heather Tarter as the newest member of our Bearcat family. She is a well-respected coach at all levels that will certainly build upon the success we’ve had here at McKendree University,” McKendree athletic director Anthony Francis said in…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Ashley Chastain has presided over exactly seventy-seven games as the head coach at Charlotte, and in that short time period, she has already begun to engineer a major turnaround within the Niners’ softball program. In 2019, the year before Chastain arrived in Charlotte, the squad won just fifteen games and did not qualify for the conference tournament after recording just six wins in C-USA play. The Niners were just a few years removed from a pair of 30-win seasons but were in the midst of a downward spiral that culminated in a last-place finish…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Oregon is hiring Sam Marder as the Ducks’ new hitting coach, sources confirmed to JWOS early Monday. Marder spent the 2021 season as a volunteer analyst at Oklahoma. Her duties included electronically charting pitches, noting tendencies, and filling various other roles. Prior to her stint at OU, Marder spent the previous four years as an assistant coach at Texas Tech, ending her tenure with the Red Raiders as the Associate Head Coach. She helped lead the Red Raiders to the regional final in 2019, the team’s first postseason appearance in the latter part of…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Former Iowa pitcher Lauren Shaw is transferring to UCLA, she announced via social media over the weekend. “Y’all thought I was finished?” Shaw wrote on Instagram. “Blessed to spend my last two years of eligibility in Los Angeles as a UCLA bruin I can’t wait to compete with the best of the best both on the field and in the classroom. Go Bruins!” Shaw spent the first four seasons of her career at Iowa. As a sophomore in 2019, she redshirted the season and also regained a year of eligibility thanks to the NCAA’s…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER As much of the country’s college softball coaching contingent descends on the state of Colorado for the return of the annual recruiting pilgrimage to the Centennial State, coaching moves are still ongoing across the country. We’ve got you covered on the latest happenings on the Carousel…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER In a story that JWOS first reported exclusively on Tuesday, Tennessee catcher Ally Shipman is transferring from the Lady Vols’ program. Shipman’s name officially appeared in the NCAA’s transfer portal on Thursday, the only college softball player to officially enter the portal on June 24th. On Thursday evening, Shipman released a statement on social media that addressed her departure from Rocky Top. Addressing the letter to ‘Lady Vol Nation,’ Shipman wrote, “First off, I’d like to thank both Ralph and Karen for the opportunity to be a Lady Vol. This University, this program, and…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Who is she? Dani Gariglio, a former team captain and outfielder for the Rhode Island Rams. What is she known for? Gariglio spent four years as a regular starter for the Rams, anchoring the outfield grass as the team’s starting center fielder. She was a team captain in both her junior and senior seasons, and did not make a fielding error during her senior year. She was also an A10 Academic All-Conference honoree as a senior in 2017. Here’s something interesting…? In addition to her full-time career path after college, Gariglio spent the summer…