The Florida Gulf Coast League’s inaugural season is nearing its end, and the league has announced plans for All-Star festivities to cap the regular season and serve as a lead-in to the league playoffs. On Saturday, July 18th, the league will host a Home Run Derby; All-Star Game; and present the “Coasty Awards” for performance during the summer league’s season. When all is said and done, the season will have spanned five weeks of regular season play and a week that includes playoff games. Eight power-hitting standouts will take part in the home run derby; the event is headlined by…
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Jenny Rohn has been named the head coach at Covenant College. Rohn spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach at Harvard, and was part of the coaching staff that led the Crimson to back-to-back appearances in the NCAA tournament in 2018 and 2019. The Crimson recorded a 30-12 record against Ivy League opponents during the same two seasons, and had not begun conference play prior to the abrupt end of the 2020 season. Prior to her most recent stint at Harvard, Rohn’s coaching resume included a single season as a graduate assistant at Louisiana-Monroe. She also served as…
San Jose State infielder Cassidy Clark has entered the NCAA’s transfer portal, sources confirmed to JWOS on Monday. Clark is the first SJSU player to enter the portal following head coach Peter Turner’s dismissal late last week. On her personal Twitter account following the news of Turner’s departure, Clark retweeted several messages that expressed support for the longtime head coach. A four-year starter for the Spartans, Clark was a first-team all-conference selection in 2017 and 2018, and was named the Mountain West’s Co-Defensive Player of the Year following 2019 season. She was named to the top 30 for the Senior…
Becca Mueller has been named an assistant coach at Cal. Mueller spent the shortened 2020 season on staff at Ball State, helping guide the Cardinals’ offense to a trio of top-35 national rankings, in on-base percentage; slugging percentage; and runs scored. The Cardinals batted .304 on the year as a team, a 60-point increase from the previous season. In a statement released by the school, Cal head coach Chelsea Spencer said in part, “”I am very excited to bring Becca back home to the West Coast and into our Cal Bear Family. She has acquired extensive hitting knowledge throughout her…
Utah Valley has named Whitney Arion as the program’s new assistant coach. At UVU, Arion rejoins Stacy May-Johnson, who she previously served with on staff at Eastern Kentucky. May-Johnson was named the Wolverines’ head coach prior to the 2020 season. Arion spent the last five seasons on staff at Eastern Kentucky, and was part of the staff that won the Ohio Valley Conference title in 2018. During her tenure, the Colonels earned more than 160 wins and were a consistent offensive powerhouse. Prior to joining the staff at EKU, Arion was a four-year starter at Louisville. She was an all-conference…
San Jose State quietly embarked on a search for a new head coach on Friday, announcing that Peter Turner’s contract will not be renewed. Turner had been the head coach for the Spartans since 2007 and recorded more than 400 wins during his tenure leading the program. The Spartans have long been a quality mid-major softball program, and are an annual contender for the Mountain West crown. The Spartans were 21-5 when the 2020 season abruptly ended, and at one point during the year had a 17-game winning streak. As the program searches for their next head coach, could one…
Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard penned a lengthy letter that was released on Monday morning. Addressed to the Cyclones’ fan base, Pollard outlined in detail the financial challenges and ups-and-downs that his athletic department is experiencing, and which are echoed by many schools around the country. Pollard also wrote on the question of whether football will be played in the fall and the implications of an affirmative or negative response to that very question. “Some people have incorrectly framed the issue as safety versus revenue generation. The simple fact is that reality lies somewhere in the middle. As leaders,…
Bradenton Slice slugger Riley Ludlam has been named the JWOS Player of the Week for week four of the Florida Gulf Coast League summer season. A Fort Myers, Florida native, Ludlam competes for the Furman Paladins during the NCAA season. Ludlam put on quite a power show during the week’s games, collecting a total of five home runs in six games. With an 8-17 showing at the plate, she recorded a .471 batting average and nine RBIs, to go along with six runs scored, a double, and three walks. The hard-hitting utility player reached base safely in each of her…
UPDATE 07/10/20 18:21: San Jose State officially confirmed Peter Turner’s departure as head coach. Chase Turner, Peter Turner’s son and the Spartans’ top assistant coach, will hold the designation of interim head coach until a new coach is hired. ORIGINAL STORY: San Jose State head coach Peter Turner will not return to the Spartans program, according to a report on Friday from The Spear, the school’s student-run sports media outlet. According to the report, the school intends to let Turner’s contract run out and will not extend it. The report also contained a copy of an email sent to the Spartans’…
Jimmy Kolaitis wasn’t looking to leave UAB. He just finished his second season leading the Blazers, and the team had made marked improvements under his tutelage. He was finally coaching close to home again, and his program was on an upward path. Then Arizona State came knocking on the door. The Sun Devils had a vacant assistant coaching position and Trisha Ford, a longtime friend of Kolaitis’, gave her old buddy a call. “When this situation came up at the end of the season, Trisha wanted to have a conversation about the job,” Kolaitis told JWOS. “I’ve known her for…