Tallahassee Community College has announced that Patti Townsend will step down as head coach at the end of the season. Townsend coached the Eagles for 20 years and compiled a record of 505-482-1. During they time she led TCC to one FCSAA Championship, three NJCAA Region 8B/FCSAA Gulf District Championships, and one Panhandle Conference Championship. In 2011, the Eagles finished in third place at the NJCAA Division I Softball Championship.
Tallahassee will conduct a national search for a new head coach. However, it is expected that assistant coach Jessica (Seamon) Santiago will garner serious consideration. Santiago is a veteran coach and spent 10 seasons on staff at DI Nicholls State, most recently as assistant head coach in 2021.