TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Former Oregon and Louisiana-Lafayette star DJ Sanders is joining the Mississippi State coaching staff, she announced on social media on Thursday. Sanders will serve as the Bulldogs’ volunteer assistant coach; she most recently was a graduate manager on staff at Missouri. “Life Update: I’M COMING HOME!!,” Sanders wrote on social media. “Starting this fall I will begin working as a volunteer assistant for Mississippi State softball! I couldn’t be happier to finally be a bulldog 🐶🐾 #hailstate” A native of Columbus, Mississippi, Sanders attended New Hope High School in the state. Columbus is located…
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Hope Creasy is resigning as the head coach at Radford, the school announced on Wednesday evening. Creasy spent the last four seasons as the Highlanders’ head coach, assembling a 96-88 overall record. The program collected a 36-30 record in Big South conference play during her tenure, including 11-10 during the 2021 season. During that 2021 season, the Highlanders collected a 22-32 overall record and the same 11-10 conference record. The squad went 11-5 at home during the year and won four conference series’. The Highlanders earned the 4th-overall seed in the Big South tournament. “While I am still passionate about…
1. Oklahoma’s potent offense remains potent The Sooner offense has been called a lot of things this year. Historic seems the deepest and most accurate adjective that’s been used. Whatever descriptive word you want to put on it, the Sooners are deadly at the plate. Jocelyn Alo’s home run officially set a new single-season team record in Division I (#159 on the year for the Sooners) and that statistic alone shows how impressive this offense has been this year. Even though the Sooners have been slow in the scoring department for some stretches in this World Series, until the last…
Alabama outfielder KB Sides has entered the NCAA’s transfer portal, sources confirmed to JWOS on Wednesday. Sides, a true senior in 2021, has one season of eligibility remaining under the NCAA’s extended eligibility waiver following the COVID-19 pandemic. She does carry a graduate transfer designation. The Crimson Tide’s starting right fielder, Sides has been an every-day starter for the Tide since her sophomore season. She was a third-team all-region honoree this year, and was a member of the SEC All-Tournament team in 2019. Statistically, Sides finished fifth on the Crimson Tide roster this season with a .314 batting average and…
Jay Miller announced his retirement on Tuesday, June 8th, and thus ends a Hall of Fame head coaching career that spanned thirty-four years, five teams, and nearly 1,100 victories. As Miller departs Hofstra, the program finds itself in need of a head coach for the third time since Bill Edwards retired. As the Pride look to build off a 16-16 season and a CAA tournament berth, could one of these candidates be the next head coach at Hofstra?
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Missouri star Cayla Kessinger will return to the Tigers for her “super senior” season in 2022, she announced via social media on Tuesday. Kessinger will join Brooke Wilmes and Kim Wert as “super seniors” on Missouri’s 2022 roster, as all will take advantage of the NCAA’s extended eligibility waiver following the cancellation of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “After taking some time to think and talk to my family and coaches, I have decided to come back, finish my education, and be a part of this team in whatever role that…
East Tennessee State and head coach Brad Irwin have parted ways. Irwin spent eleven seasons as the Buccaneers’ head coach. He assembled an overall record of 188-307-2 during his tenure. The Bucs finished the 2021 season with a 15-22 overall record and a 3-14 showing in SoCon play. In 2017, Irwin led the Bucs to the first NCAA tournament appearance in program history after winning the SoCon tournament title. That season also was the only time that the Bucs finished with a record over .500 under Irwin’s leadership. Prior to taking the helm at ETSU, Irwin was the top assistant…
1. Never doubt Florida State’s pitching strategy During Lonni Alameda’s most successful years as head coach at Florida State, the pitching circle has always been a particular strength for the Seminoles. Danielle Watson’s name in the starting pitcher slot on Tuesday night was a surprise, but Alameda knew what she was doing. Watson has mainly held a relief role – admittedly, she’s held it well – during the regular season, but she turned in 5.2 innings of quality work on Tuesday night. Watson gave up six hits, four runs, and collected five strikeouts en route to earning the win. Kathryn…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Hofstra head coach Jay Miller is retiring from coaching, the school announced on Tuesday. Miller spent the last three seasons leading the Pride after being hired in the summer of 2018. He guided the program to the CAA tournament in 2021. A victor of 1,075 games during his career, Miller spent more than three decades as a collegiate head coach. As the head coach at five schools, Miller is one of the winningest coaches in softball history. Miller’s teams twice participated in the Women’s College World Series, made thirteen appearances in the NCAA tournament,…
The matchup is set. Oklahoma and Florida State will faceoff for the 2021 National Championship. The title series begins on Tuesday night and could go as late as Thursday afternoon in the best-of-three faceoff. Let’s compare the two teams and see how they stack up at each position. Catcher Oklahoma: Lynnsie ElamFlorida State: Anna ShelnuttEdge: Florida State Elam has taken over the starting catcher’s role during the Women’s College World Series, and her experience is a positive quality for OU behind the dish. For FSU’s veteran backstop, though, Postseason Anna is waiting to make her debut on the biggest stage…