New Georgia head coach Tony Baldwin has informed the team that JT D’Amico will be joining the program’s coaching staff. D’Amico has spent the past 14 years on the staff at Washington primarily working with the Huskie Defense. UW won a National Championship during that time in 2009.
Georgia Alum DiCarlo Joins Coaching Staff
Sources have confirmed to RTS that Alyssa DiCarlo will be joining the coaching staff at Georgia as volunteer assistant. DiCarlo, a Bulldog alum, competed from 2016-2019. She signed professionally out of UGA with the Chicago Bandits.
Former Oklahoma Sooner Chamberlain Participating in MLB Celebrity All-Star Game
Former Oklahoma All-American Lauren Chamberlain will be appearing at this years MLB Celebrity All-Star Game in Colorado. Chamberlain holds the NCAA Division I career record in home runs. She won a National Championship with the Sooners in 2013 and also competed as a member of the USA National Team.
Lagenfeld Leaves Coaching
Sources have confirmed to RTS that Oregon pitching coach Megan Lagenfeld has departed the program. Lagenfeld, the former UCLA All-American, spent three seasons on the Ducks coaching staff. Before landing in Eugene she spent time on staffs at UC Riverside, Stanford, and Arkansas.
Husband/Wife Coaching Tandem Coolen Takes Over Grace Program
Bo and Sam Coolen have been named co-head coaches at Grace College. The Coolens head to Indiana from California after the duo served on the coaching staff at Westcliff University. Both were associate head coaches for the baseball and softball teams respectively. Bo Coolen was a standout baseball player at Pepperdine and later Ohio State, and is the son of Bob Coolen who is the longtime head softball coach at Hawaii. Sam Coolen was a two-time NAIA All-American competing at Vanguard.
Roberts Joins UVA Staff
RTS has learned that Mike Roberts will join the coaching staff at Virginia. Roberts spent the past three seasons as the pitching coach at Louisiana. He served as head coach at Buffalo in 2018 before arriving in Lafayette. Considered one of the top pitching experts in the game, the New Zealand native also worked on staffs at Washington, Oregon, and Wisconsin-Green Bay.
Anderson Named New Otterbein Coach
Bruce Anderson has been hired as the new head coach at Otterbein University. Anderson spent the past eight years as the top assistant coach at fellow Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) school John Carroll University overseeing the pitching staff.
Clifford Named Interim Coach At Manhattan
Cat Clifford has been named interim head coach at Manhattan. She takes over for Tom Pardalis who retired Tuesday after leading the Jaspers for 12 years as the winningest coach in program history. Clifford has been on staff at MC for seven seasons. Manhattan won the 2021 MAAC Softball Championship and advanced to the NCAA Postseason.
Lewis On The Way To The Bayou
Justin Lewis has been named head coach at Nicholls State. Lewis comes to the Colonels after spending the 2021 seasons on the coaching staff at Fresno State. He also had short stops at Texas A&M Corpus Christi and Kingsville after returning to coaching after a nine year career as a firefighter. Lewis replaces longtime Coach Angel Santiago that had sustained moderate success at Nicholls during his 10 year tenure, but never seemingly gained support from administration as the program lagged behind in numerous areas of Gender Equity and Title IX Compliance.
Schoonmaker Gets First Head Coaching Assignment at GW
George Washington has named Chrissy Schoonmaker their new head coach. She takes the reins of the Colonials after an Atlantic 10 Championship season in 2021. The GW program also made their first NCAA Postseason appearance under former head coach Shane Winkler who departed for the head coaching position at East Carolina in May. Schoonmaker is a veteran coach having worked on staffs at Harvard, Connecticut, Houston, Texas Tech, and South Carolina.