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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Ole Miss head coach Jamie Trachsel has signed a contract extension. The new deal will keep her at the helm of the Rebels through the 2028 season.In her four years leading the program, Trachsel owns a 140-96 overall record and a 39-57 record in SEC play. Ole Miss reached the NCAA tournament in each of her four seasons at the helm. During the 2024 season, […]

Missouri has signed head coach Larissa Anderson to a contract extension.The new deal, which adds two years to Anderson’s previous contract, will extend through the 2028 season.During her 6-season tenure in Columbia, Anderson owns a 217-115 overal record with five NCAA tournament appearances and two Super Regional berths. The Tigers have made two appearances in the SEC tournament championship game within the last three seasons.“We […]

Rhode Island head coach Whitney Goldstein has resigned her post. She spent three years leading the Rams.

Iona has hired Carla Campagna as the program’s new head coach.Campagna spent six seasons as the head coach at D2 Adelphi, posting a 194-81 overall record with a 96-18 showing in conference play. She led the Panthers to five NCAA tournament berths during her tenure, including a run to the Division 2 World Series in 2022.She earned a pair of conference Coach of the Year […]

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James Madison has hired Maddie Penta as the program’s new pitching coach.Penta completed her college playing career at Auburn with the 2024 season. A two-time All-American and the 2023 SEC Pitcher of the Year, Penta posted 76 career wins, setting an Auburn program record in that category. She also notched a career 1.79 ERA in more than 700 innings of work.While at Auburn, Penta spent […]

Jacksonville State has promoted Julie Boland to the head coaching role. She spent the last 23 years on the program’s staff.

Campbell has hired Emily Carosone as the program’s new head coach.Carosone spent the last several days on staff at Troy after being named the Trojans’ associate head coach on August 9th. She is also currently working as a facilitator for Athletes Unlimited.Prior to her brief stint as a Trojan, Carosone spent a total of six seasons on staff at Auburn, her alma mater, in two […]

Georgia has hired Mike Davenport as an assistant coach.Davenport spent more than two decades as the head coach at North Georgia, leading the Nighthawks to a pair of Division II national championships, in 2015 and 2023. He earned more than 1,000 wins at the helm of the UNG program, eclipsing the 50-win mark in nine separate seasons. During his tenure, he led the Nighthawks to […]

Alcorn State has named Brianna Billie as the program’s new head coach. She spent the last two seasons as head coach at Benedict College in South Carolina.

Cal State Fullerton has promoted Gina Oaks Garcia to head coach. A two-time All-American during her playing career as a Titan, Garcia spent the 2024 season on staff and previously served as head coach at Claremont Mudd Scripps College.

LSU assistant coach Howard Dobson is stepping away from his position.Dobson, who spent the last 13 years on staff in Baton Rouge, is leaving coaching to spend more time with his family. His son, Trip, is an incoming freshman on the Ragin Cajun baseball team this fall.During his 13-year tenure at LSU, Dobson was part of the coaching staff that led the Tigers to four […]

Arizona is hiring Amber Freeman as an assistant coach.Freeman spent the 2024 season on staff at Georgia, working with the hitters and catchers for the Bulldogs. She was part of the staff that led the Dawgs to a 7th-place finish in the SEC, the No. 11 seed in the NCAA tournament, and a Super Regional berth.Prior to her stint in Athens, Freeman spent one year […]

Indiana State has named Windy Thees as the program’s new head coach.Thees spent the 2024 season on staff at George Mason. She previously spent five seasons as head coach at Winthrop from 2019-23, posting an overall record of 112-121 during her tenure. She led the program to a 43-50 showing against Big South opponents.Prior to her tenure at Winthrop, Thees spent tenures as a head […]

Southeastern Louisiana has signed head coach Rick Fremin to a contract extension.The new pact will keep Fremin at the helm of the Lady Lions’ program through the 2028 season. The 2025 season will be Fremin’s 10th as the head coach in Hammond.During his tenure leading the Lady Lion program, Fremin owns a 298-181 overall record and led the program to the NCAA tournament for the […]

East Carolina has hired Lexie Handley as the program’s new pitching coach.Handley was most recently a full-time professional player, spending the spring season in Japan and playing in the Women’s Pro Fastpitch league this summer.In 2023, she spent a brief stint as an assistant coach at Kent State prior to making her Japanese professional debut.As a collegiate player, Handley played at Akron and Auburn before […]

Memphis has hired Trena Prater as the program’s new head coach. She spent the last two years leading Campbell, including to a CAA title in 2024.

Missouri has hired Bella Norton as an assistant coach.Norton spent the last two years as an assistant coach at Virginia. While at UVA, she worked with the catchers and base runners and, in 2024, was part of the NFCA Regional Coaching Staff of the Year.Prior to her time in Charlottesville, Norton ran her private coaching business for a year after completing her playing career at […]

Holy Cross has hired Jon Ladino as the program’s new head coach.Ladino spent the last three seasons as head coach at Division III Johnson & Wales in Providence, Rhode Island. During his tenure leading the Wildcats, the squad posted an 88-41 overall record with a 38-8 showing in conference play. He also served as an assistant athletic director during his time at J&W.Prior to his […]