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Head Coach Yvette Healy has been been given a five-year contract extension at Wisconsin that will run through 2028. Healey finished her 13th season leading the Badgers in 2023 going 27-20. She holds a 389-257-1 overall record at UW.

University of Maryland Baltimore County has announced a contract extension for Head Coach Chris Kuhlmeyer that will run through the 2026 season. Kuhlmeyer just finished his fifth year at the helm of the Retrievers, guiding the program to its fourth-straight America East Championship and NCAA Postseason Appearance. Under his leadership, UMBC has gone 117-75 with a 45-26 record in America East play.

Stephen F. Austin has named Jeff Jackson their new head coach. Jackson comes to Nacogdoches after leading the program at Odessa College the past six seasons. In 2023 he led the Wrangers to a 54-6 record and an appearance in the NJCAA DI Softball World Series Semifinals for the second season in a row.

Todd Judge has been named the new head coach at Utah State. Judge joins the Aggies after spending the last two season on the coaching staff at Brigham Young. While at BYU, Judge helped coach the Cougars to a 77-27 record. He has over 25 years of coaching experience on the softball and baseball levels.

Jen Consaul has been appointed the permanent head coach at Army. Consaul served the 2023 season as interim head coach and led West Point to a 22-37 record going 10-8 in the Patriot League. She had originally joined the USMA Staff in 2019 as an assistant coach.

Lindsay Leftwich has been named the new head coach at North Carolina State. Leftwich spent the past 12 seasons as an assistant coach at LSU. She helped the Tigers to four WCWS appearances in 2012, 2015, 2016, and 2017. Leftwich’s first head coaching position with the Wolfpack, she also had stops on staff at Florida International, New Mexico, Wichita State, and Northwestern State.

Rounding Third Softball Postseason Coverage powered by Decker Sports has arrived at The Mecca of Softball in Oklahoma City for the Women’s College World Series. The final eight teams in the country, Tennessee, Alabama, Oklahoma, Stanford, Florida State, Oklahoma State, Washington, and Utah start action on Thursday. RTS coverage will start tomorrow with Media Day and team practices at Hall of Fame Stadium. Check-in on Twitter @Rounding3rdSB and on all RTS Social Media platforms for complete coverage throughout the WCWS.

It’s a three-peat for Florida Southwestern.

The Buccaneers won their third NJCAA DI Championship on Saturday in a 10-6 victory over Northwest Florida State. FSW becomes the first team in 30 years to win back-to-back-to-back titles.

Rounding Third Softball Postseason Coverage powered by Decker Sports continues this week from the Knoxville Super Regional as No. 4 National Seed Tennessee (47-8) hosts No. 13 seed Texas (45-13-1). The Lady Vols and Longhorns tie it up in Game 1 at 4 pm EST Friday. RTS will be on-site Thursday for both team’s pre-Super Regional practices and media availability. Check-in on Twitter @Rounding3rdSB and on all RTS Social Media platforms for updates throughout the weekend from the Knoxville Super Regional.

RTS has learned that Cal State Bakersfield has moved on from Head Coach Dan Sperl after one season. CSUB hired Sperl last year after he worked in the Athletic Media Relations Office for the institute. Sperl went 7-43 and 2-25 in Big West Play in 2023.