Veteran collegiate coach Sheryl Neff passed away on September 18th, according to a recent obituary. She was 64 years old. As a student-athlete in the 1970s, Neff played softball and basketball at Ohio Northern University before finishing her collegiate career at Abilene Christian, where she joined the track and field roster. She began her collegiate coaching career at the University of Findlay, then an NAIA school, and led the program to eight conference championships and one district championship, guiding a pair of players to All-American awards. Following her tenure at Findlay, Neff went on to be the head coach at…
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Texas A&M assistant coach Kara Dill has been named the head coach of the Manatee Squeeze in the Florida Gulf Coast League. The Squeeze finished as league runners-up during the FGCL’s inaugural season this past summer. The team finished the summer season with a 17-6 overall record. Dill has served on staff at Texas A&M for four years, and is the team’s pitching coach. She previously served on staff at LSU and with the professional Scrap Yard Dawgs. As a player, Dill finished in the top ten in Kentucky history in four statistical categories and earned a pair of all-SEC…
Former San Diego head coach Larry Caudillo passed away on September 10th. He was 67. Caudillo was the first coach in program history at the Division I level, as he presided over the program during the transition up from Division III starting in 1986. He spent eight years at the helm of the program, crossing the 30-win plateau three times. He recorded 211 career victories and is the second-winningest coach in program history. The 1991 season was the finest of Caudillo’s tenure leading the Toreros’ program, as he led the squad to 34 wins and a .708 winning percentage; the…
Jen Petteys is joining the coaching staff at UNC-Wilmington, sources confirmed to JWOS. Petteys spent the 2020 season as the volunteer assistant at North Carolina State, having joined the Wolfpack in the fall of 2019. She served as the team’s first base coach and worked with the outfielders and hitters. Prior to joining the Wolfpack staff, Petteys spent seven years as the head coach at York College of Pennsylvania, where she collected a 153-144-2 overall record. During her final four seasons with the program, Petteys averaged more than 26 wins a season and coached thirteen all-conference honorees in a four-year…
Cal State Fullerton has added Charlotte Morgan to their coaching staff, the school announced on Tuesday. Morgan will serve as a volunteer assistant coach, and will work with the Titans’ pitching staff. A native of Moreno Valley, California, the position is Morgan’s first in the collegiate ranks since a 2-year stint on staff at UT-Arlington that ended following the 2019 campaign. “I am so excited and blessed for the opportunity to coach at Cal State Fullerton,” Morgan said in a school release. “I have to thank Kelly Ford for giving me the opportunity and ready to start help take the…
Alabama infielder Skylar Wallace has entered the NCAA’s transfer portal, JWOS confirmed on Tuesday afternoon. Wallace was the Crimson Tide’s starting second baseman as a freshman in 2019, starting 68 games for the program. She earned a nod to the SEC’s All-Freshman team, as well as the conference’s All-Tournament Team, following the year, and was also named a third-team All-Region selection by the NFCA. During the shortened 2020 season, Wallace served as the Tide’s starting shortstop, batting .387 in sixty-two at-bats on the year. She finished second on the team in OPS, slugging percentage, and stolen bases, and led the…
In the early 2010s, San Diego State softball fans grew familiar with seeing Lorena Bauer’s home run trot. One of the greatest sluggers in mid-major softball history, Bauer’s name still stands atop the Aztecs’ program record for both home runs and RBIs. During the month of September, Bauer’s neighbors are becoming familiar with a similar sight, as the legendary softballer competes a unique challenge to benefit a charity that is close to her heart. Through the month of September, Bauer committed to run a total of 120 miles, and she’s doing it all while also pushing her two young children…
Maria Winn has joined the coaching staff at Galveston College and will serve as an assistant coach, she confirmed to JWOS on Monday evening. Winn spent the 2020 season as the head coach at Louisiana Tech, and led the Lady Techsters to an 8-16 overall record and a 2-1 start to conference play before the COVID-19 pandemic prematurely ended the season. At the end of July, Winn announced her resignation from Louisiana Tech due to what was termed as “personal reasons.” Prior to her stint in Ruston, Winn was a successful head coach at the junior college level. In fifteen…
Saginaw Valley State has undergone a head coaching change, with veteran coach Todd Buckingham departing the program. In a public Facebook post on Friday evening, Buckingham announced his departure. “Today marked the end of an 8 year journey as the Head Softball Coach at Saginaw Valley State,” the post began. “So many great memories, so many great people…my life has forever changed for the better. So many people to thank….I don’t have the space to name them all, but you know if you have helped me along the way, and I am eternally grateful.” Saginaw Valley State’s team site reflected…
Bianca Duran has been named the interim head coach at Louisiana Tech. Duran, who spent the last four seasons on the coaching staff with the Lady Techsters, will serve in the interim role through the 2021 season. She was the only full-time member remaining on the LA Tech coaching staff this summer, following head coach Maria Winn’s departure earlier in the offseason. A program alum, Duran was the program’s second assistant coach for the first three years of her tenure, and was promoted to the top assistant’s role for the 2020 campaign. She previously spent the 2016 season as an…