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From one power couple, to the next for Tennessee.

The Lady Vols announced Sunday that they have hired Craig Snider and Stephanie Sanders as new assistant coaches. They replace Chris and Kate Malveaux that departed last week to become co-head coaches at Auburn.

Snider comes to Knoxville as one of the top hitting coaches in be game after spending the past two seasons as head coach at Texas Tech. He is best known for his time as an assistant at Florida State helping lead them to the 2018 National Championship.

Sanders spent the past two seasons on the coaching staff at Penn State. Sanders also had stops at Miami (OH), Villanova, and Saginaw Valley State. She will work with the Lady Vol outfielders and catchers.

In an astonishingly late move, South Carolina has moved on from Coach Beverly Smith. Smith led the Gamecocks for 14 seasons and had a 461-323 overall record. This year’s squad made it to the Durham Regional Final. The 2023 team was SEC Tournament runners-up. South Carolina went to the post-season nine total times, advancing to a Super Regional in 2018.

RTS is saddened to report the passing of Howard Payne University Head Coach Ty Robinson. The veteran coach took over the HPU program in the fall of 2023. Robinson has been described as a players coach and wildly popular with his colleagues throughout the coaching profession. He worked at the DI, NAIA, and Junior College levels through a successful career as a mentor and coach.

Valparaiso has named Mike Armitage head coach. Armitage spent the past three seasons leading the program at DII Minnesota State Moorhead. He compiled an overall record of 71-71 while going 33-19 in the 2024 season.

Missouri State has named Kasey Griffith head coach. Griffith has been on the Bears staff the last two seasons and was promoted to associate head coach in July 2023. She takes over for Holly Hesse who retired at the conclusion of the season.

RTS had learned from sources with knowledge of the search that Stacey Nuveman Deniz is a top candidate for the open position at Notre Dame. Nuveman Deniz has been the head coach at San Diego State since 2021, after being promoted from within the staff after the retirement of longtime coach Kathy Van Wyk. The same sources have indicated the interest is very much mutual as Nuveman Deniz has already been on-campus in South Bend.

Auburn has hired Chris and Kate Malveaux to lead their program. The tandem will serve as co-head coaches for the Tigers. They come to The Plains after working the past three seasons on the staff at Tennessee. The husband and wife tandem helped guide the Lady Vols to SEC Championships the last two seasons and a WCWS appearance in 2023.

Weber State has promoted Kristin Delahoussaye to head coach. Delahoussaye has served as Associate Head Coach for the Wildcats since 2020. She takes over for former head coach Mary Kay Amicone who retired at the end of the 2024 season.

Ohio State has named Kirin Kumar their new head coach. Kumar spent the past four seasons leading the program at Miami (OH). She was 174-56-1 with MU while winning four MAC Championships and appearing in four NCAA Postseasons.

RTS has learned that Megan Curry is expected to be named the new head coach at Samford. Curry led the program this past season at Birmingham-Southern before the college closed at the conclusion of the spring semester. The Samford Alumni and Athletics Hall of Fame Member was recently named the head coach at Wallace State Community College. Curry also had coaching stops at Asbury, Mercer, and served as an assistant at Samford for two seasons previously. Curry replaces Kimball Cassady who resigned from Samford on Friday after three seasons.