Windy Thees didn’t arrive on Indiana State’s campus until a week before classes started. But the late hire hasn’t impacted her outlook for the season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are hosting an inaugural Adult Softball Camp on Sunday, with former All-Americans Jessica Mendoza and Natasha Watley serving as the guest stars.

Carla Campagna lasted less than one day as a teacher in a classroom. Her stint in coaching been much longer. She is the new head coach at Iona University.

Alyson Habetz wasn’t planning to coach softball again. But after the Louisiana job opened, some divine intervention led her back to her alma mater.

Emily Carosone remains grateful for the advice she received from an athletic administrator at Auburn. It is what helped her become the new head coach at Campbell University.

The timing was finally right last year for Gina Oaks Garcia to return to her alma mater and join the coaching staff. It led to her becoming Cal State Fullerton’s new head coach.

Taylor Smartt turned down UAB twice before in her life. She wasn’t making the same choice a third time. Smartt was recently named UAB’s new head coach.

Julie Boland had offers to leave Jacksonville State, but realized the “grass isn’t always greener.” Her loyalty was rewarded with a promotion to become the new head coach.

Morgan Royer will be returning to her roots and eating good Italian meals as the new head coach at Monmouth University in New Jersey.

Megan Curry never expected the job at her alma mater would open at the perfect time. The Hall of Famer was recently hired to return to Samford as the program’s new head coach.

Cat Tarvin has big goals as an HBCU coach. That won’t change now that she’s switching to a new school after being named the head coach at Hampton University.

As Ashley Chastain transitions to leading her alma mater, South Carolina, she’s also planning a wedding to the baseball coach at her former school.

New Brown coach Mary Holt-Kelsch is getting the chance to lead a Division I program for the first time in her hometown. Her travel ball coach, who died of cancer, inspired her career choice.

After a successful football career, Kevin Fagan has gradually climbed the ladder in coaching softball. He is now at the Division I level at Radford University.

Liz Bouck-Jagielski made it very clear how much she wanted to be DePaul’s head coach. The former Blue Demon star got the job.

New Pacific head coach Samantha Duran-Kukuk won’t be on the same staff as her husband, but they will be working together again at the same school.

Kimberly Stiles wanted to become a political speechwriter. Instead, she entered the coaching profession and has never looked back. Stiles is now the new head coach at Maine.

Being a package deal as head coaches wasn’t a deal breaker for Chris and Kate Malveaux. But Auburn presented the chance, and the Malveauxs couldn’t turn it down.

Mandy Gardner-Colegate’s family boasts an impressive coaching history. She’s adding to the lineage as the new head coach at Miami University.

Stef Ewing noticed little signs during her interview with the University of Montana that she was meant to be the program’s new head coach.

By eighth grade, Jo Koons knew she wanted to be a coach. She’s now got her first NCAA Division I head coaching role at Abilene Christian University.

Becca Mueller is planning her summer wedding while settling into her new job as Georgia State’s head coach. She’s happy to be balancing both life changes.

Kirin Kumar has traveled to more than 30 countries across the world. Her next coaching move isn’t very far. She’s staying in Ohio to take over at Ohio State.

Chris Stelma transitioned from coaching baseball to softball and immediately fell in love. He’s making a move to the Midwest as the new head coach at Oakland University.

Although not on her radar initially, Whitney Jones realized how great an opportunity the Appalachian State head coaching job was after athletic director Doug Gillin sent her a text.

Longtime assistant Kris Ganeff had to fight to prove she was the right person to become the new head coach at Notre Dame.

Angie Nicholson is returning to the 757 area code as Norfolk State’s new head coach. She previously coached at nearby Hampton University.

Nikki Palmer is still trying to answer all the congratulatory messages she received after being named the head coach for her alma mater UC San Diego.

Kasey Griffith’s family has played a big role in helping her prepare for the first head coaching job of her career at Missouri State.