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At one point in time, Nicole Bowman wasn’t sure that softball was for her anymore.“I didn’t know what softball had left for me at that point,” she says.But as she struggled to find her new identity, her identity outside the game, she also found herself unexpectedly leaning on the sport that she spent her entire life playing and thriving within.A Chicago native who began her […]

Courtney Breault grew up in California — Roseville near Sacramento was home — and as she got into coaching after her playing days, she always figured she’d eventually return to her home state and coach there.“But I just have no desire to do that anymore,” she said. “I love the Carolinas. This feels like home.”Breault, who spent the past decade as an assistant at Furman […]

Charlotte’s new assistant coaches are Jake Combs and Alyssa Bilodeau, both of whom have previously worked with first-year head coach Courtney Breault.

In The Circle returns with new head coaches at Louisiana & Charlotte. Plus, new DePaul HC Liz Bouck Jagielski joins the podcast to talk about leading her alma mater.

Charlotte has hired Courtney Breault as the program’s new head coach.Breault spent the last five seasons on staff at Clemson; she had been part of the Tigers’ staff since July 2018 and took part in the formation of the program ahead of their first-ever game in 2020. While at Clemson, Breault was part of the staff that led the Tigers to a pair of Super […]

The road to the Women’s College World Series runs through Athens, Georgia, for a regional at Jack Turner Stadium featuring No. 11 Georgia, Charlotte, Liberty, and UNC Wilmington.SaturdayCharlotte 5, UNC Wilmington 0Georgeanna Barefoot threw a shutout and Charlotte picked up the win over UNC Wilmington in an elimination game at the Athens Regional.Barefoot was solid in the circle for Charlotte, holding the Seahawks hitless for […]