South Florida player Alexis Buchman has been diagnosed with a brain tumor and will have to have surgery to remove it. Bulls pitcher Camryn Dolby organized a GoFundMe page on behalf of her teammate. The fundraiser’s description notes that Buchman felt numbness and tingling in her left hand at the end of July. After medications and a variety of tests, the third-year USF player was initially diagnosed as having had a stroke. Later tests revealed that the cause of Buchman’s issues was a brain tumor. According to the GoFundMe page, Buchman is scheduled to have surgery on September 16th to…
Author: jmcleod
Michelle Frew’s unexpected retirement from Rollins College last week means the Division II school will have to replace the Sunshine State Conference’s reigning Coach of the Year and her more than 850 career wins. The big question now is what direction the Tars will take to find someone to take over the program. Could one of these coaches be next in line to lead the Rollins program?
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Oregon head coach Missy Lombardi has agreed to a contract extension with the Ducks, the school announced on Friday evening. The new deal will run through the 2025 season, a two-year extension on Lombardi’s initial contract that was signed upon her hiring in 2018. “Missy Lombardi is an excellent leader for the Oregon softball program who has built a program around the holistic student-athlete experience,” Oregon athletic director Rob Mullens said in a statement. “Missy has a strong ability to develop our softball student-athletes to their fullest potential, and we are excited at the…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Montana has announced the addition of Alison Mitchell to their coaching staff. Mitchell most recently was the head coach at Division II Central Washington, leading the Wildcats for the past two seasons. She led the CWU program to a 31-25 showing in her two abbreviated seasons at the helm, a mark that included a 13-7 showing in conference matchups. She led the Wildcats to the NCAA tournament in 2021. Prior to taking the helm at Central Washington, Mitchell spent a number of years coaching at the high school and travel ball levels. During her…
Former Kennesaw State player Kelli McGrail has passed away. McGrail was 23 years old. “Kelli McGrail was one of the kindest, funniest, and most joyful souls,” read a tribute from one former teammate on social media. A Kennesaw native, McGrail began her playing career at Kennesaw State before later moving to Georgia Gwinnett College. She was part of the 2017 Kennesaw State team that participated in the National Invitational Softball Championship, the first postseason appearance for the program at the Division I level. Prior to her college career, McGrail played for Kennesaw Mountain High School and the Georgia Impact travel…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Former Southeast Missouri standout Rachel Anderson is joining the coaching staff at Webster University, she announced on social media. “Hi Webster, I’m your new assistant softball hitting & outfield coach,” Anderson wrote on social media, adding the hashtag “#chasingdreams”. Anderson graduated from SEMO following her “super senior” year of eligibility in 2021, leaving Cape Girardeau as one of the program’s all-time great offensive stars. She set the program records for career games started (227), hits (271), walks (108), total bases (461), and runs scored (171) all during the 2021 season. She holds an additional…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Texas A&M-Corpus Christi head coach Kristen Zaleski has resigned her position, the school announced on Wednesday night. Zaleski spent the last two seasons as the Islanders’ head coach, compiling a 24-46 overall record during her tenure. The program’s eighteen wins during the 2021 season – the only full season of Zaleski’s tenure – marked the squad’s highest win total in five years. The Islanders ended the 2021 season with an 8-16 record in Southland Conference play, good enough for 10th in the conference standings. Following an exodus of teams from the league this summer,…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER For the third time this summer, a member of Oklahoma’s national champion softball team threw out a ceremonial first pitch for a Major League Baseball game. Pitcher Giselle “G” Juarez threw out the first pitch at the Arizona Diamondbacks game on Wednesday night, according to a video shared on social media. (article continues below) https://twitter.com/emmmmaa16/status/1433259087664353285 A native of Glendale, Arizona, Juarez began her playing career at Arizona State before transferring to Oklahoma. She battled injuries during her Sooner career but emerged as the ace of the Sooners’ pitching staff during the 2021 Women’s College…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER Former Holy Cross head coach Jen Lapicki is joining the coaching staff at Fordham, the school announced on Wednesday. “We are thrilled to welcome Coach Lapicki and her family to Fordham and our softball program.” Fordham head coach Melissa Inouye said in a statement. “She brings so much passion, knowledge, and experience to our program in all facets of the game. Coach Lapicki is a great teacher of the game and our student-athletes will benefit from her both on and off the field. I’ve known her for almost 10 years now and she’s a…
TRENDING NOW: NCAA TRANSFER TRACKER / COLLEGE COACHING TRACKER A recent article that made significant allegations against members of the Ole Miss softball staff included cherry-picked facts and undisclosed biases, JWOS has uncovered. Disgruntled parents and an ex-reporter are at the center of recent allegations and turmoil that have surrounded the Ole Miss softball program. An article was published online last Friday that made serious and significant allegations about members of the softball coaching staff at Ole Miss. The original article led to additional articles that were published on media outlets that included Outkick, FoxNews, and the Daily Mail in Britain. Information revealed…