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RTS has learned that Wilmington College in Ohio will name Megan Warren their new head coach. Warren coached the last four seasons at Defiance College. She led the Yellow Jackets to a 58-69-1 record during her tenure.

Brittney Matta has been named associate head coach at University of Texas El Paso. Matta served the past four seasons at South Mountain Community College in Arizona where she led the program to unparalleled success. In 2023 the Cougars went 54-10 winning the Region 1 Championship, the West District Title, and advancing to the NJCAA DII World Series.

Brynn Baca has been named the new head coach at Tallahassee Community College. Baca takes over the Eagles after working as an assistant coach at Stephen F. Austin since 2019. She replaces longtime head coach Patti Townsend who stepped down after 20 years with the program.

Providence didn’t have to go very far to find new leadership for their program. The Friars have promoted assistant coach Kelsey Christensen to head coach. Christensen spent the past two seasons with PC as pitching coach and recruiting coordinator. During that time Providence went 40-53 overall and 17-26 in the Big East.

Marshall has named program alum Morgan Zerkle their new head coach. Zerkle played for the Thundering Herd from 2014-2017. She would go on to star for Team USA and play professionally. For the past four seasons Zerkle has worked on the coaching staff at Miami (OH) where the program won three consecutive MAC Championships and appeared in the NCAA Postseason each season.

Rich Calvert is stepping down as head coach at Drake. Calvert led the Bulldogs for 21 seasons winning 576 games. He also guided the program to Missouri Valley Conference regular season titles in 2015 and 2018, and MVC Tournament Championships in 2008 and 2018.

Sources have confirmed to RTS that UNC Greensboro Assistant Coach Bethaney Wells will join the coaching staff at Michigan State. Wells was instrumental in the recent run of success for UNCG which included winning the 2023 Southern Conference Regular Season and Tournament Championships, and advancing to the NCAA Postseason. The Spartans won five SoCon Championships in a row in Wells time in Greensboro while moving on to an NCAA Regional in 2018, 2021, and 2023.

Vann Stuedeman has been named the new head coach at University of Texas San Antonio. Stuedeman joins the Roadrunners after serving as a pitching coach at Illinois in the 2023 season. The veteran coach led the program at Mississippi State for seven seasons between 2012-2019, amassing a 276-189 record while making seven NCAA Postseason appearances.

Jessica O’Donnell has stepped down as head coach at Saint Francis to accept the head coaching position at Kent State. O’Donnell coached the Red Flash for five seasons going 137-101 overall and 67-18 in Northeast Conference play. She led SFU to NEC Tournament titles and NCAA berths in 2019, 2021 and 2022.

Pennsylvania has hired Christie Novatin as their new head coach. Novatin takes over leadership of the Quakers after working on the coaching staff at Connecticut since 2019 as Associate Head Coach. The past two seasons UConn was 72-33 and 39-9 in the Big East, winning back-to-back conference championships.