Emily Carosone has been promoted to associate head coach at Auburn. The former three-time All-American for the Tigers has served the last five seasons on staff as an assistant for Head Coach Mickey Dean.
DePolo Named Head Coach At St. John’s
Michelle DePolo had been named the new head coach at St. John’s. DePolo amassed a record of 341-277-1 over 12 seasons as head coach at Army and Tennessee Tech. She spent the 2023 season as an assistant coach at Florida Gulf Coast.
Former Assistant Fuller Takes Reins At Winthrop
Kendall Fuller has been named the new head coach at Winthrop. Fuller had previously served on the Eagles staff as an assistant coach between 2013-2018. She spent the past three seasons as head coach at Lees-McRae College where she compiled a record of 65-68.
Hurlman Returns To Manhattan
Manhattan has named Bridget Hurlman their new head coach. Hurlman spent 2016-2021 leading the program at Rhode Island. She previously spent six seasons as an assistant for the Jaspers before departing for URI.
Pena To Lead Ball State
Helen Pena has been named the new head coach at Ball State. Pena spent the 2023 season as pitching coach at Middle Tennessee State. In her lone season on staff, the Blue Raiders won 42 games, the Conference USA Tournament title, and advance to the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional Final.
Prejean Hired At Northwestern State
Lacy Prejean has been named the new head coach at Northwestern State. Prejean spent the last five seasons on the coaching staff at Louisiana-Lafayette. The Ragin’ Cajuns won four Sun Belt Conference Championships during that time while advancing to the NCAA Postseason.
Montgomery Resigns At Maryland
Mark Montgomery has resigned as head coach at Maryland citing family reasons. Montgomery spent four seasons leading the Terrapins compiling a 98-78 overall record. The 2023 UM squad had their best season in his tenure going 38-19. Assistant coach Laura Heberling will serve as interim head coach during a national search for a replacement.
Alum Goss Returns To Rockhurst
Rockhurst University has named Dana Goss their new head coach. Goss joins the the Hawks after serving four successful seasons at Baker University. She led the Wildcats to a 102-52 record during that time, being awarded Region V Coach of the Year honors after the squads 47 wins and berth in the 2023 NAIA World Series. The Rockhurst alum, Goss was a former assistant coach for the late head coach Galen Struve.
JUCO Veteran Eastman To Lead Odessa
Odessa College has named Doug Eastman their new head coach. Eastman last led the program at Texas A&M-Kingsville from 2022-23. The veteran coach has had huge success on the JUCO level leading programs at both Yavapai College and College of the Siskiyous where he coached more than 30 All-Americans and four National Players of the Year.
Argentina Great Mata Promoted To Assistant Coach At Va Tech
Virginia Tech has named Huemul Mata to their coaching staff. Mata joined the Hokies Staff during the 2023 season and now has been elevated to assistant coach. One of the top men’s pitchers in the sport, the Argentina Native led the national team to Gold Medals in both the World Cup Championship and Pan-American Games.