2021 College Softball Coaching Carousel
Coaches CornerGeorgia Head Coach Lu-Harris Champer announced her retirement on June 6th during the semi-final game of the WCWS. Another legend, Arizona’s Mike Candrea, announced his retirement just a day later opening up two power-house head coaching positions. The Wildcats quickly announced they would stay in-house elevating Caitlin Lowe to head coach. Find out who else is in, and who is out.
With the 2021 season officially over, we have you covered on all the off-season coaching transactions.
Last updated: Jan. 14, 2022
| School | Out | In | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Mike Candrea | Caitlin Lowe |  |
| Binghamton | Michelle Johnston | Jess Bump |  |
| Boise State | Maggie Hubffaker | Justin Shults |  |
| Cal Baptist | Bill Baber | Mike Smith |  |
| Central Arkansas | David Kuhn | Jenny Parsons |  |
| College of Charleston | Linda Kalafatis | Tracey Lynch |  |
| Delaware State | Jeff Franquet | Daniel Stockdale |  |
| Drexel | Carl Taylor | Katie Jansson | |
| East Carolina | Courtney Oliver | Shane Winkler |  |
| East Tennessee State | Brad Irwin | Belinda Hendrix |  |
| FIU | Chris Steiner | Mike Larrabee |  |
| Fresno State | Linda Garza | Stacy May-Johnson |  |
| Gardner-Webb | Tom Cole | Bailey Wigness |  |
| GCU | Ann Pierson | Shanon Hays |  |
| George Mason | Joe Verbanic / Justin Walker (Interim 2021) | Justin Walker |  |
| George Washington | Shane Winkler | Chrissy Schoonmaker |  |
| Georgia | Lu Harris-Champer | Tony Baldwin |  |
| Georgia Southern | Kim Dean | Sharon Perkins |  |
| Georgia State | Roger Kincaid | Angie Nicholson |  |
| Hampton | Angie Nicholson | Monique White | |
| Hofstra | Jay Miller | Adrienne Clark |  |
| Holy Cross | Jen Lapicki | Kimberly Stiles |  |
| Idaho State | Crystal Brown | Andrew Rich |  |
| Incarnate Word | Joe DiPietro | Kim Dean |  |
| Iona | Katie Jansson | Alyssa Tiumalu | |
| La Tech | Bianca Duran (Interim) | Josh Taylor |  |
| Maine | Mike Coutts | Jordan Fitzpatrick |  |
| Manhattan | Tom Pardalis | Cat Clifford | |
| Mercer | Stephanie DeFeo | Lindsay Fico |  |
| Mississippi Valley State | Lee Smith | Jimmy Buckner | |
| Nebraska-Omaha | Amanda Eberhart | Mike Heard |  |
| Nevada | Josh Taylor | Linda Garza |  |
| Nicholls State | Angel Santiago | Justin Lewis |  |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | Germaine Fairchild | Amber Bowman |  |
| Radford | Hope Creasy | Alisa Tasler |  |
| Rhode Island | Bridget Hurlmans | Whitney Goldstein |  |
| Samford | Mandy Johnson | Kimball Cassady |  |
| SDSU | Kathy Van Wyke | Stacey Nuveman |  |
| Seton Hall | Paige Smith | Angie Churchill |  |
| SIUE | Jessica Jones | PJ Finigan |  |
| Stetson | Frank Griffin | Shellie Robinson |  |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | Kristen Zaleski | Kathleen Rodriguez |  |
| UMASS | Kristi Stefanoni | Danielle Henderson |  |
| Utah Valley | Stacy May-Johnson | Cody Thomson |  |
| Valpo | Kate Stake | Amanda Eberhart |  |