The Triangle Collegiate Softball Classic Foundation has announced that University of Lynchburg Head Coach Dawn Simmons and North Carolina Wesleyan University Head Coach John Brackett will be honored with their Inaugural Beyond the Spotlight Legacy Achievement Award. The annual award will recognize a coach’s exceptional contributions to the sport of softball, their institutes, and the lives of student-athletes in their programs.
Simmons is beginning her 27th season leading Lynchburg and holds a record of 719-368-2. She is the winningest coach in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) history. She led her 2008 squad to an NCAA Championship appearance, while her 2019 team made it to the Super Regional Round.
Brackett enters his 34th season leading North Carolina Wesleyan, while also having served 20 seasons as the institute’s women’s basketball coach. He has led the softball program to seven conference championships and two appearances in the NCAA Postseason. In 2023 he notched his 600th career coaching win.
Simmons and Brackett will be presented the Beyond the Spotlight Legacy Achievement Award at the upcoming 18th Annual Triangle Collegiate Softball Classic March 7-9 at the Raleigh Sports Complex in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Triangle Collegiate Softball Classic featuring some of the top teams in Division III, is the largest NCAA single-weekend softball event in the country.