Savannah State has named alum Amber Hallman head coach. Hallman has been head coach at Talladega College since 2020. Her 2022 Tornado squad went 13-27 and 7-19 in conference play. She takes over for Megan Griffith who resigned after just six months on the job with the Tigers to accept the head coaching position at Morehead State.
Arkansas Extends Deifel
After back-to-back SEC Championships and a 2022 SEC Tournament title, Arkansas has signed head coach Courtney Deifel to a five-year contract extension through 2027. The new agreement features annual salary increases along with the opportunity of the contract being extended up to two years based on appearances in the NCAA Postseason.
Milligan Resigns At Army
West Point has announced that head coach Cheryl Milligan has resigned. Milligan spent the last three seasons leading Army compiling a 50-60 record. Associate coach Jen Consaul will serve as interim head coach moving forward.
Sorden Tasked To Revamp SIUE Program
After a halfhearted search over a year ago, a throwaway year under an interim coach, and the departure of the Athletic Director that botched it all, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville has landed what seems to be a solid leader.
SIUE has named veteran coach Ben Sorden to guide their program. He comes to the Cougars after guiding pitching staffs at both Michigan State and Indiana the last decade. This will be Sorden’s first head coaching opportunity on the collegiate level.
Texas Coach White Gets Raise
Success doesn’t come easy at the top-level of the sport. When it does, comes top rewards.
After a 2022 season where Texas made a big postseason run advancing to the Women’s College World Series Final finishing national runner-up, Longhorn Coach Mike White is cashing in. White is getting a $13,000 raise that will bring his base salary to $625,000 annually. He will receive a special one-time payment of $75,625 on Oct. 1 per his contract.
Quiroz Returns To Pima Program
Hall of Fame Coach Armando Quiroz is returning to the program at Pima College. The former head coach of the Aztecs will join daughter Rebekah Quiroz’s staff as an assistant. The elder Quiroz led the Pima program from 2007-2018 compiling a 501-197-2 record before retiring and yielding the reigns to his daughter. His 2013 team took third place at the NJCAA Division I National Tournament and fourth place in 2012.
Wade Named UNCW Head Coach
After one of the longest coaching searches this off-season, UNC-Wilmington has their new leader. Northern Illinois Associate Head Coach Ashley Wade has been named the Seahawks new head coach. Wade spent the past seven seasons on staff at NIU. During her coaching career Wade has mentored two All-American Selections, 13 All-Region honorees, and 45 All-Conference award winners. She inherits a UNCW program that went 32-15 in 2022 and earned the school’s first NCAA Regional berth.
McMahon Named Alabama Pitching Coach
Lance McMahon will be named the new pitching coach at Alabama. The news was first reported by Tommy Deas of the Tuscaloosa News on Monday based on his sources attached to the program. McMahon joins the Crimson Tide after spending the past six seasons on staff at Illinois. He replaces Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro who left Alabama last week to lead the program at Memphis.
Olympia Haarlem Wins European Championship
Olympia Haarlem won the European Club Championship over the weekend defeating Forli at the Women’s Softball Premiere Cup held in Bollate, Italy. The team from the Netherlands outlasted the home team from Italy 4-3 in the championship game. The back-and-forth battle ended when the Dutch team walked it off in the bottom of the 8th as former Cal great Brit Vonk doubled to center field and later scored on a single by Van Der Zanden to secure the gold. The host Bollate 1969 took third winning the bronze medal game against Spanish Rivas.
UT Southern Promotes Robb To Head Coach
University of Tennessee Southern has announced assistant Tyler Robb has been promoted to head coach. He replaces former head coach Brandie Paul who stepped down after 22 seasons to concentrate on her duties as Director of Athletics at UT Southern, a position she has held since 2021. During her career Paul amassed 682 wins making her as one of the top ten winningest coaches in the NAIA. Robb joined the Firehawks coaching staff last season after playing baseball at UT Southern.