Boise State and head coach Justin Shults have agreed to a contract extension that will stretch through the 2029 season.

Leigh Streetman set records and was part of great success as a player at UAB. Now the head coach at D2 Mississippi College, she’s ready to bring similar success in her new role.

Toledo and head coach Jessica Bracamonte have agreed to a contract extension.The new pact adds two years to Bracamonte’s existing deal and stretches through the 2027 season.Bracamonte enters her 3rd season leading the Toledo program in 2025. She has shepherded a program turnaround since taking the reins of the Rockets; in her first two seasons at the helm, she piloted the Rockets to winning records […]

After her Hall of Fame career as a Coastal Carolina pitcher, Kiana Quolas’ love for all things Chanticleer never diminished. This summer, she officially donned the teal once again and now shepherds the bullpen that she once pitched in.

North Carolina Central has hired Now-Allah James as the program’s new head coach.James most recently spent a decade as the head coach at New York University, a Division III school in NYC. He led that program to a 145-163 overall record during his tenure.In 2019, James led the NYU program to a program-best eight wins in conference play as well as back-to-back semifinal berths in […]

Stephanie Bagwell’s career in softball has taken her to every corner of the United States.A California native, Bagwell started her college playing career in Florida and later played back in California and in Arkansas. Her coaching career began in Missouri and took her to South Carolina and to Long Island, New York. Working for USA Softball added some time living in Oklahoma.This summer, Bagwell returned […]

Haley Lee, a former All-American at Texas A&M and national champion at Oklahoma, will begin her college coaching career with the UT Dallas program.

Grambling State and head coach Nakeya Hall have agreed to a contract extension.The new pact adds two years to Hall’s existing deal and stretches through December 2027. The deal was one of several coaches’ extensions announced en masse by Grambling last week.Hall enters her 7th season at the helm of the Grambling program in 2025. She currently sits 3rd on the program’s career wins list […]

Hawaii head coach Bob Coolen is retiring after the 2025 season. Coolen owns nearly 1,200 career wins and led the Rainbow Wahine to the WCWS in 2010.

Mississippi Valley State has hired Taliyah Riddick-Waters as the program’s new head coach.Riddick-Waters was added to the Devilettes’ website this week; her LinkedIn profile lists August as her starting date at MVSU.An MVSU program alum, Riddick-Waters graduated in 2017 after a four-year playing career in Itta Bena. She was an assistant high school softball coach in Washington state in 2018 and was the head softball […]

Delaware and head coach Jen Steele have agreed to a contract extension.The new pact is a 5-year deal that stretches through the 2029 campaign. Steele enters her 7th season leading the Blue Hens’ program in 2025.“Jen is an exceptional head coach, she and her staff have done an excellent job leading our program to new heights, as shown by the record-setting season in 2024,” Delaware […]

Mississippi Valley State head coach Jimmy Buckner has departed his post, a school spokesperson confirmed to D1Softball.Buckner spent three seasons as the program’s head coach, posting a 16-98 overall record with an 11-60 showing in conference play. He was announced as the Delta Devilettes’ head coach in November 2021.His first season was the best of his tenure; MVSU won 11 games overall and went 9-15 […]

Roy Kortmann spent three decades as Long Island’s head coach, recording more than 800 wins and leading the program to nearly a dozen NCAA tournament appearances.

Mississippi State head coach Samantha Ricketts has signed a contract extension. The new deal will keep her at the helm of the Bulldogs through the 2028 season. She enters her 6th season as head coach with the 2025 campaign.During her tenure leading the program, Ricketts owns a 159-100 overall record and currently holds the highest winning percentage of any head coach in program history. Under […]

Florida A&M has hired Brittany Beall as the program’s new head coach.Beall most recently was the head coach at Eustis High School in Eustis, Florida, where she led that program to a FHSAA state championship earlier this year.The 2024 state title was the second of Beall’s tenure at Eustis; she also led the program to a championship in 2021 and to a state runner-up finish […]

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.

After one year away from college coaching, Chelsea Plimpton is back in the game. She makes her return to the dugout in her hometown of Buffalo.

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.

Megan Casper has plenty of stories to tell. At every step of her journey through softball, there’s been an unplanned roadblock, a fork in the road, or a twist in what otherwise seemed to be pretty normal plans.

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.

The 2024 softball season included some stellar coaching performances. Here are a dozen head coaches whose work brought them deserved attention and notoriety.

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.

McKenzie Wagoner enjoyed a successful playing career at Liberty and North Texas. Just weeks after she took off her cleats for the last time, she began her college coaching career.

Rhode Island has hired Mike Coutts as the program’s new head coach.Coutts most recently spent three seasons as the head coach at D2 Colorado School of Mines. He posted a 70-79 overall record during his tenure, including a 65-53 showing in conference play. In a two-year span, he engineered a 13-win turnaround from his first season to his 3rd.“I am thrilled to have Mike Coutts […]

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

Texas Tech has hired Kayla Kowalik as an assistant coach.Kowalik graduated from Kentucky in 2023 and spent the 2024 season on the Wildcats’ support staff. She was an All-American during her playing career at UK and set program records for career hits, triples, runs scored, and total bases.In addition to her collegiate playing career, Kowalik played for Team USA in the Japan All-Star Series and […]

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.