Whitney Goldstein Out as Rhode Island Head Coach
Rhode Island head coach Whitney Goldstein has resigned her post. She spent three years leading the Rams.
View ArticleHead Coaches in New Places: Hampton’s Cat Tarvin
Cat Tarvin has big goals as an HBCU coach. That won’t change now that she’s switching to a new school after being named the head coach at Hampton University.
View ArticleLarissa Anderson Signs Contract Extension at Missouri
Missouri has signed head coach Larissa Anderson to a contract extension. The new deal, which adds two years to Anderson’s previous contract, will extend through the 2028 season. During her 6-season...
View ArticleJamie Trachsel Signs Contract Extension at Ole Miss
Ole Miss head coach Jamie Trachsel has signed a contract extension. The new deal will keep her at the helm of the Rebels through the 2028 season. In her four years leading the program, Trachsel owns a...
View ArticleHead Coaches in New Places: Samford’s Megan Curry
Megan Curry never expected the job at her alma mater would open at the perfect time. The Hall of Famer was recently hired to return to Samford as the program’s new head coach.
View ArticleKayla Kowalik Joins Texas Tech Coaching Staff
Texas Tech has hired Kayla Kowalik as an assistant coach.Kowalik graduated from Kentucky in 2023 and spent the 2024 season on the Wildcats’ support staff. She was an All-American during her playing...
View ArticleMeet The New Head Coach: Monmouth’s Morgan Royer
Morgan Royer will be returning to her roots and eating good Italian meals as the new head coach at Monmouth University in New Jersey.
View ArticleMike Coutts Named Rhode Island Head Coach
Rhode Island has hired Mike Coutts as the program’s new head coach.Coutts most recently spent three seasons as the head coach at D2 Colorado School of Mines. He posted a 70-79 overall record during his...
View ArticleFrom Denton to Dodge City, McKenzie Wagoner Begins Her Coaching Career
McKenzie Wagoner enjoyed a successful playing career at Liberty and North Texas. Just weeks after she took off her cleats for the last time, she began her college coaching career.
View ArticleMeet the New Head Coach: Jacksonville State’s Julie Boland
Julie Boland had offers to leave Jacksonville State, but realized the “grass isn’t always greener.” Her loyalty was rewarded with a promotion to become the new head coach.
View ArticleMcLeod: The Head Coaches Who Stood Out to Me in 2024
The 2024 softball season included some stellar coaching performances. Here are a dozen head coaches whose work brought them deserved attention and notoriety.
View ArticleMeet the New Head Coach: UAB’s Taylor Smartt
Taylor Smartt turned down UAB twice before in her life. She wasn’t making the same choice a third time. Smartt was recently named UAB’s new head coach.
View ArticleThe Winding Road That Led Megan Casper to Montana
Megan Casper has plenty of stories to tell. At every step of her journey through softball, there’s been an unplanned roadblock, a fork in the road, or a twist in what otherwise seemed to be pretty...
View ArticleMeet the New Head Coach: Fullerton’s Gina Oaks Garcia
The timing was finally right last year for Gina Oaks Garcia to return to her alma mater and join the coaching staff. It led to her becoming Cal State Fullerton’s new head coach.
View ArticleMeet the New Head Coach: Campbell’s Emily Carosone
Emily Carosone remains grateful for the advice she received from an athletic administrator at Auburn. It is what helped her become the new head coach at Campbell University.
View ArticleMeet the New Head Coach: Louisiana’s Alyson Habetz
Alyson Habetz wasn’t planning to coach softball again. But after the Louisiana job opened, some divine intervention led her back to her alma mater.
View ArticleAs the Coaching Carousel Turns: Buffalo’s Chelsea Plimpton
After one year away from college coaching, Chelsea Plimpton is back in the game. She makes her return to the dugout in her hometown of Buffalo.
View ArticleMeet the New Head Coach: Iona’s Carla Campagna
Carla Campagna lasted less than one day as a teacher in a classroom. Her stint in coaching been much longer. She is the new head coach at Iona University.
View ArticleBrittany Beall Named Florida A&M Head Coach
Florida A&M has hired Brittany Beall as the program’s new head coach.Beall most recently was the head coach at Eustis High School in Eustis, Florida, where she led that program to a FHSAA state...
View ArticleSamantha Ricketts Signs Contract Extension at Mississippi State
Mississippi State head coach Samantha Ricketts has signed a contract extension. The new deal will keep her at the helm of the Bulldogs through the 2028 season. She enters her 6th season as head coach...
View ArticleRoy Kortmann Departs as Long Island Head Coach
Roy Kortmann spent three decades as Long Island’s head coach, recording more than 800 wins and leading the program to nearly a dozen NCAA tournament appearances.
View ArticleJimmy Buckner Out as Mississippi Valley State Head Coach
Mississippi Valley State head coach Jimmy Buckner has departed his post, a school spokesperson confirmed to D1Softball.Buckner spent three seasons as the program’s head coach, posting a 16-98 overall...
View ArticleJen Steele Signs Contract Extension at Delaware
Delaware and head coach Jen Steele have agreed to a contract extension.The new pact is a 5-year deal that stretches through the 2029 campaign. Steele enters her 7th season leading the Blue Hens’...
View ArticleTaliyah Riddick-Waters Named Mississippi Valley State Head Coach
Mississippi Valley State has hired Taliyah Riddick-Waters as the program’s new head coach.Riddick-Waters was added to the Devilettes’ website this week; her LinkedIn profile lists August as her...
View ArticleHawaii Head Coach Bob Coolen Retiring After 2025 Season
Hawaii head coach Bob Coolen is retiring after the 2025 season. Coolen owns nearly 1,200 career wins and led the Rainbow Wahine to the WCWS in 2010.
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