Gay McNutt has been named the new head coach at Texas Woman’s University. McNutt is a veteran of the sport and spent the last four seasons on the staff at Texas A&M-Commerce. In 2022 she served as interim head coach. McNutt also led programs as Stephen F. Austin and Southern Miss.
Recruiting Landscape Could Be Changing
RTS has obtained an internal memo circulating to the membership of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) on behalf of their Head Coaches Committee (HCC) that could drastically change the face of recruiting moving forward.
The NCAA Transformation Committee is exploring moving all sports to recruiting calendars that are only comprised of two or three type of recruiting periods.
The examples follow the Sample Models below.
Recruiting Period (Green): All recruiting activities are permitted during a recruiting period.
Dead Period (Red): In-person recruiting activities are prohibited (e.g., contacts, evaluations, visits, to campus). Correspondence (e.g. texts, emails) and telephone calls are permitted during this time.
Recruiting Shutdown (Black): No recruiting activities of any kind are permitted during this time.
While the attached models are examples, it seems uncertain by many RTS sources with direct knowledge of the situation whether these exact models are being considered specifically. NFCA and it’s membership could come up with there own models in varying forms as calendars go. The same sources also indicated to RTS that there seems to be a lot of miscommunication, misinformation, and in one coaches words “complete confusion” within the Divison I Membership on all the moving parts of this currently. However, each head coach has been asked to give their feedback/comments to the HCC Represntive of each Division I Conference within the next week.
National Champ Captains No. 1 In Final DIII Poll
Christopher Newport (47-1) has finished No. 1 in the last NFCA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll of the 2022 season. The Captains captured the program’s first National Championship late last month defeating No. 2 Trine (35-13).
| Rank | Team | Points | 2022 Record | Previous |
| 1 | Christopher Newport (10) | 250 | 47-1 | 1 |
| 2 | Trine | 240 | 35-13 | 20 |
| 3 | Texas Lutheran | 230 | 45-6 | 2 |
| 4 | Berry | 220 | 36-13 | 10 |
| 5 | Salisbury | 210 | 42-8 | 4 |
| 6 | Eastern Connecticut State | 200 | 44-7 | 3 |
| 7 | Belhaven | 190 | 41-8 | 5 |
| 8 | Virginia Wesleyan | 180 | 36-13 | 9 |
| 9 | Millikin | 170 | 37-9 | RV |
| T10 | Bethel | 155 | 37-7 | 12 |
| T10 | Randolph-Macon | 155 | 35-11 | 16 |
| 12 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 140 | 35-17 | NR |
| 13 | Case Western Reserve | 130 | 30-12 | T25 |
| 14 | Linfield | 120 | 38-9 | 6 |
| 15 | East Texas Baptist | 110 | 33-12 | 7 |
| 16 | Concordia (Wis.) | 100 | 36-6 | 18 |
| 17 | Wartburg | 90 | 30-4 | T25 |
| 18 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 80 | 32-11 | 11 |
| 19 | Birmingham-Southern | 70 | 32-8 | 15 |
| 20 | Piedmont | 60 | 31-11 | 14 |
| 21 | Rowan | 50 | 35-10 | 17 |
| 22 | DePauw | 40 | 35-11 | 8 |
| T23 | Mount St. Joseph | 11 | 34-12 | NR |
| T23 | Tufts | 11 | 36-12 | NR |
| 25 | Babson | 10 | 38-10 | 23 |
Others receiving votes: Ohio Northern 8, WashU 7, and Arcadia 1.
Dropped out: Amherst, Buena Vista, Geneseo, Illinois Wesleyan, Roanoke, Rochester, Susquehanna
National Champion Rogers State Unanimous No. 1 In Final DII Poll
Rogers State (58-10) is the unanimous No. 1 in the final NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll of 2022. The Hillcats won the program’s first Division II National Title at the end of May defeating Cal State Dominguez Hills (45-24) in the championship final.
| Rank | School | Points | 2022 Record | Prev. Ranking |
| 1 | Rogers State (16) | 400 | 58-10 | 4 |
| 2 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | 382 | 45-24 | |
| 3 | UT Tyler | 367 | 49-9 | 1 |
| 4 | Auburn Montgomery | 351 | 49-13 | 3 |
| 5 | North Georgia | 336 | 49-18 | 18 |
| 6 | Southern Indiana | 303 | 49-13 | 10 |
| 7 | Seton Hill | 291 | 42-12 | RV |
| 8 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 281 | 50-12 | 2 |
| 9 | Central Oklahoma | 276 | 48-13 | 8 |
| 10 | Adelphi | 272 | 47-15 | 22 |
| 11 | Cal State San Marcos | 239 | 45-14 | 11 |
| 12 | Valdosta State | 227 | 38-14 | 12 |
| 13 | Augustana | 188 | 50-10 | 9 |
| 14 | Grand Valley State | 169 | 43-8 | 21 |
| 15 | Kutztown | 147 | 40-15 | 20 |
| 16 | Tampa | 141 | 38-13 | 6 |
| 17 | Anderson | 131 | 40-10 | 15 |
| 18 | Lubbock Christian | 128 | 39-12 | 16 |
| 19 | Indianapolis | 117 | 48-10 | 5 |
| 20 | Concordia Irvine | 104 | 46-10 | 13 |
| 21 | Angelo State | 91 | 39-12 | 7 |
| 22 | Minnesota State | 86 | 48-14 | 17 |
| 23 | Lincoln Memorial | 71 | 45-9 | RV |
| 24 | Wilmington | 28 | 38-20 | |
| 25 | UAH | 24 | 41-17 | 24 |
New to Poll: No. 2 Cal State Dominguez Hills, No. 7 Seton Hill, No. 23 Lincoln Memorial, No. 24 Wilmington.
Dropped Out: No. 14 Texas A&M-Commerce, No. 19 Oklahoma Christian, No. 23 Washburn, No. 25 Lenoir-Rhyne.
Receiving Votes: St. Mary’s (21), Texas A&M-Commerce (12), Sonoma State (9), Washburn (6), Saginaw Valley State (2).
Breaking News: Ford To Texas A&M
BREAKING NEWS: RTS has confirmed that Arizona State Coach Trisha Ford will be named the new head coach at Texas A&M. Ford spent the last six seasons coaching the Sun Devils. During that time she won 212 games and made five NCAA Postseason appearances. Her 2018 ASU Squad made an appearance in the Women’s College World Series. This years team won the Pac-12 Championship and missed another WCWS by one game in the Super Regional Round.
Wilkes Named Interim Head At AUM
Auburn University at Montgomery has named Scottie Wilkes interim head coach. Wilkes has been with the Warhawks for an extended tour of duty having started as a graduate assistant in 2013 before being elevated full time in 2014. Last season, Wilkes helped AUM to a 49-13 record, including a 25-5 mark in conference play. The Warhawks won their second consecutive GSC Regular-Season and Tournament championship on the way to a Division II World Series appearance.
FSU Extends Alameda
Florida State has extended the contract of head coach Lonni Alameda, Director of Athletics Michael Alford announced Monday. Alameda completed her 14th season leading the Seminoles in 2022. During that time she has compiled a 667-189-3 record and won a National Championship in 2018.
Alameda’s name had been at the top of the list for the open position at Texas A&M. Sources confirmed to RTS that she turned down an offer from the Aggies last week.
Wills Departs Bowling Green For Bradley
Sources have confirmed to RTS that Sarah Willis will be named the new head coach at Bradley. Willis spent the last seven seasons leading the program at Bowling Green State. During her run with the Falcons she compiled a record of 162-177. The 2022 BGSU squad went 34-21 and 16-11 in MAC play.
Wood Named Head Coach At Creighton
Creighton has named Krista Wood their new head coach. Wood has guided the program at South Dakota State the last eight seasons. She compiled a record of 238-164 winning back-to-back Summit League regular season and tournament titles in 2021 and 2022. The Jackrabbits also appeared in the NCAA Postseason last two seasons.
New Mexico Names Dickson Head Coach
New Mexico has named Nicole Dickson their new head coach. Dickson comes to Albuquerque after spending the last six seasons leading the program at Stephen F. Austin. She compiled a record of 169-123 and was named the 2021 Southland Conference Coach of the Year.
RTS has learned that SFA will seriously look toward former Lumberjacks assistant coach and current Texas A&M assistant Craig Snider to fill their open position.