Arizona Western College has announced that Joel Prickett will lead their program. Prickett is a veteran coach of 26 years having led programs at El Paso Community College, Odessa College, and Cisco College. He has won 727 career games guiding teams to six NJCAA Softball Championship appearances.
Ohio State Moves On From Schoenly
Ohio State has released head coach Kelly Kovach Schoenly. She led the program at OSU for 12 seasons compiling a record of 367-226-1. The Buckeyes were 155-113-1 in Big Ten Conference play and advanced to the NCAA Postseason five times under Schoenly.
Yegge Contract Not Renewed
Missouri Western State has announced it will not renew the contract of head coach Joe Yegge.
In what has to be considered a puzzling and bonehead move by Athletic Director Andy Carter, Yegge had just finished his third season at MWSU. In those three short seasons he compiled a record of 98-62. Carter became the AD of the Griffons in 2022 after Yegge was hired.
Yegge came to Missouri Western from the coaching staff at DePaul. His name has been brought up as a candidate for the recently opened position with the Blue Demons.
Benjamin Resigns At OPSU
Marc Benjamin has resigned as head coach at Oklahoma Panhandle State. Benjamin coached the Aggies for four seasons amassing a 96-100 record. He led OPSU to a school record in wins in a single season (35), coached an All-American Selection (Kaylie Grove), and received votes for the NAIA Top 25 for the first time in program history during his tenure.
NCAA Field Selected
NCAA Regional Sites and Selections
Austin Regional
No. 1 Texas
Siena
Northwestern
Norman Regional
No. 2 Oklahoma
Cleveland State
Boston
Oregon
Knoxville Regional
No. 3 Tennessee
Dayton
Miami (OH)
Virginia
Gainesville Regional
No. 4 Florida
Florida Gulf Coast
Florida Atlantic
South Alabama
Stillwater Regional
No. 5 Oklahoma State
Northern Colorado
Michigan
Kentucky
Los Angeles Regional
No. 6 UCLA
Grand Canyon
San Diego State
Virginia Tech
Columbia Regional
No. 7 Missouri
Omaha
Indiana
Washington
Palo Alto Regional
No. 8 Stanford
Saint Mary’s
Cal State Fullerton
Mississippi State
Baton Rouge Regional
No. 9 LSU
Jackson State
Southern Illinois
California
Durham Regional
No. 10 Duke
Morgan State
Utah
South Carolina
Athens Regional
No. 11 Georgia
UNC Wilmington
Liberty
Charlotte
Fayetteville Regional
No. 12 Arkansas
Southeast Missouri State
Villanova
Arizona
Lafayette Regional
No. 13 Louisiana
Princeton
Ole Miss
Baylor
Tuscaloosa Regional
No. 14 Alabama
USC Upstate
Southeastern Louisiana
Clemson
Tallahassee Regional
No. 15 Florida State
Chattanooga
UCF
Auburn
College Station Regional
No. 16 Texas A&M
Albany
Penn State
Texas State
Carosone Could Fit At App State
Look for Auburn Associate Head Coach Emily Carosone to be a serious name for the open head coach position at Appalachian State sources tell RTS. Carosone could be a perfect fit with the push and backing of many power players in the softball community. With the change in leadership at Auburn, and App State’s commitment to take their program to a championship level according to their administration, Carosone checks a lot of boxes.
Novak Resigns At Dallas
Christian Novak has resigned as head coach at the University of Dallas to pursue a career in the corporate world she announced on Social Media. Novak spent three seasons leading the Crusaders and compiled a 16-81 record.
Adix-Zins Out At DePaul
Tracie Adix-Zins has been relieved of her duties as head coach at DePaul. The program alum coached the Blue Demons for six seasons going 125-133. The program went 9-38 this season.
ACU Changes Leadership
Abilene Christian has announced a change in leadership. Abigail Farler is out as head coach after five seasons. ACU was 16-32 in 2024. She posted an overall record of 78-144 leading the Wildcats.
Georgia State Parts Ways With Nicholson
RTS has learned from sources close to the program that head coach Angie Nicholson and Georgia State have parted ways. Nicholson led the Panthers for three seasons going 50-111 and 17-55 in Sun Belt Conference play.