TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Former LSU pitcher Maribeth Gorsuch is joining the coaching staff at Grand Canyon, she announced via social media on Sunday morning. “Today, on Father’s day, I accepted a position to become a D1 softball coach,” Gorsuch wrote on Twitter. “I’m excited to announce that I am officially the pitching coach for GCU! A big thank you to Coach Hays and GCU for giving me this opportunity. Phoenix, AZ.. HERE I COME! Go Lopes!” Gorsuch finished her playing career at LSU in the Super Regional round, when the Tigers fell two wins shy of a…
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TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Chelsea Wilkinson will be named the pitching coach at Louisiana, sources confirmed to JWOS on Saturday. Wilkinson spent the last three seasons in a similar role at North Carolina State before departing earlier this summer. The Wolfpack pitching staff finished with a 3.55 ERA and 257 strikeouts during the 2021 season. Prior to her tenure with the Wolfpack, Wilkinson spent a single season as a graduate assistant at South Carolina in 2018. In joining the Ragin Cajuns, Wilkinson reunites with Gerry Glasco, who was an assistant coach at Georgia during Wilkinson’s playing career for…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Ten teams are playing in the Florida Gulf Coast League this summer, and each team has a full roster of 12-15 players. Each team’s roster is listed below, along with coaches. Myakka City River Mocs Head Coach: Caroline Hardy (assistant coach, Young Harris)Assistants: Morgan Howe, Amber Fiser Mallory Barber, BYURaigan Barrett, WashingtonGabby Benson, Georgia StateJazzy Contreras, transferringMadi Davis, transferringClaire Ginder, transferringCasey Goguts, USC UpstateShelby Harpe, transferringMadison Harris, VirginiaAnna Jones, transferringMack Leonard, transferringAri Quinones, transferringGrayson Radcliffe, IndianaSaxon Radcliffe, ETSUPaige Rauch, Villanova Manatee Squeeze Head Coach: Lilli Piper (Ohio State alumnus)Assistants: Nicoletta Cuccio, Maddi Hackbarth Emily…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER South Carolina and associate head coach Lisa Navas are parting ways, sources confirmed to JWOS on Friday. Navas spent nine years on Beverly Smith’s staff in Columbia, having joined the program in July of 2012. She was the team’s primary infield and catching coach. Prior to her tenure with the Gamecocks, Navas worked with the Carolina Diamonds’ professional team and was part of the Coaching Staff of the Year while leading the franchise. She was responsible for beginning the North Carolina State program in 2004, and earned nearly 300 wins during nine years leading…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER The Fresno State Bulldogs officially announced Linda Garza’s departure earlier this week, opening the head coaching position once-again at one of college softball’s most storied mid-major programs. Garza spent the better part of five seasons leading the Bulldogs, and the team won the 2021 Mountain West title. Following Margie Wright’s retirement after numerous successful decades as head coach, Fresno State has had a good run of luck with successful head coaches. Trisha Ford had considerable success before departing for Fresno State, and Garza’s team performed well over the last several years. Fresno State remains…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Georgia head coach Lu Harris-Champer announced her retirement from coaching on June 6th, the day after her Bulldogs were eliminated from the Women’s College World Series. In a statement released by the school, Harris-Champer attributed the decision to a desire to be around her family and her children before they graduate high school. With more than 1,100 wins to her credit during a 25-year career as a head coach, Harris-Champer also led her team to the Women’s College World Series seven times. While at Georgia, she was also a three-time SEC Coach of the…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER The Florida Gulf Coast League (FGCL) will officially open its second season on Thursday. The league’s Opening Ceremonies and initial slate of games were postponed one day, from Wednesday, due to rain and bad weather. After gaining considerable notoriety during its debut season in 2020, the FGCL has expanded ahead of the second summer season of the league. There are now ten teams in the league who will vie for a championship. The defending champion Myakka City River Mocs return this year, as do five additional holdover teams. Those franchises include the Manatee Squeeze…
The coaching carousel is in full swing, with nearly three-dozen head coaching jobs on the market in Division 1 alone, and more than sixty assistant positions open or in limbo. We’ll keep a running tab on coaching moves across the country as the summer winds on, and our Notebook will be a weekly feature. Let’s get to some thoughts and information…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Danielle Henderson has been hired as the head coach at Massachusetts (UMass), the school announced on Wednesday morning. Henderson, a UMass program alumnus, spent the last seven seasons as the head coach at UMass-Lowell. She led the River Hawks to their first-ever America East championship with the regular-season title in 2019; the River Hawks twice finished as the runners-up in the conference standings, in 2017 and ’18. A victor of 118 games during her tenure with the River Hawks, Henderson also helped guide the program through their transition to full Division I eligibility; the…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Fresno State and Linda Garza are parting ways, the school officially announced on Tuesday evening. Garza spent five years as the Bulldogs’ head coach after being hired prior to the 2017 season. She collected 146 wins during her tenure with the program, officially lodging an overall record of 146-77. During the 2021 season, Garza was placed on administrative leave and did not coach the team through the last several weeks of the season. Though her absence was never publicly discussed by the university, Jodie Cox acted as interim head coach and…