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Sources with knowledge of the move have informed RTS that Saginaw Valley State Head Coach Todd Buckingham has stepped down to accept the top assistant position at DI Western Michigan. Buckingham spent the last eight seasons turning the Cardinals into a Top 25 caliber DII program. In 19 years as a head coach he combined for a 479-391 record. He also had coaching stops at Indiana University Southeast and Bluefield State.

In a very surprising move Louisiana Tech has gone the interim route naming program alum Bianca Duran head coach. The relatively young coach worked on both former coaches Maria Winn and Mark Montgomery’s Staffs since 2017. The move to fill the open position seemed to be close to its completion as multiple candidates had made their way to campus in the last week and a half. This move could indicate Tech Administration could either not find a fit, or were possibly rebuffed by those candidates. The move to only name Duran “interim” leader seemingly ties her hands in recruiting aspects with an unsure future after the 2021 season. It also brings in question staffing of assistant coaches that could take a leap of faith possibly being in Ruston just one year.

Franklin College has named Angela Bain head coach. Bain spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach at Butler. Last year the Bulldogs racked up a Big East-best 15 wins before the 2020 season was cut short by the pandemic.

Auburn has named Kendall Potts volunteer assistant coach. Potts joins the Tigers Staff after pitching at both Baylor and Texas A&M. She appeared in a total of 117 games with the Bears and Aggies and closed her career with 266 strikeouts and a 37-21 record.

Davis & Elkins has named Elle Fracker their new head coach. Fracker comes to the Senators after leading the program at Fort Lewis College from 2015-19. She also served as assistant then head coach at Valley City State and worked on staffs at Oberlin and Drexel.

SUNY Potsdam has named Brianna Ferchen head coach. Ferchen spent the last year leading Plattsburgh State. Before joining the Cardinals she was an assistant at SUNY Cortland for two seasons helping guide them to a conference and NCAA Regional title in 2017.

Oklahoma Panhandle State will name Marc Benjamin head coach RTS has learned. Benjamin has spent the past few years in private instruction and as a recruiting consultant. He has had assistant coaching stops at Campbell and Southern Utah and served as head coach at Barton Community College.

Longtime collegiate and professional coach Teresa Wilson has departed Bowling Green State as associate head coach. She will be returning to the State of Washington where she will work with coaches for Envision U a private company that focuses on leadership and culture development. Wilson is best known for building a National Powerhouse at Washington for the Huskies in the early 90s. She had other head coaching stops at Oregon, Minnesota, and Texas Tech while also serving as pitching coach at Arizona for four seasons.

The University of California Riverside could consider discontinuing their athletics program due to a steep funding decline as a result of the Coronavirus Pandemic. The recommendation was made by UCR’s budget advisory committee this week. UCR sponsors 15 Division I level sports including softball.

North Carolina Central has announced that Vashion Johnson has stepped down as head coach and assistant coach Cat Tarvin has been named interim head coach. Johnson spent four seasons leading the Eagles. Tarvin has been with the program since the 2017-2018 season.