There is no additional information to display. From her perch in the dugout, Riley built Longwood softball into one of the most dominant dynasties the Big South Conference has ever seen. 1990 Longwood Roster . 11531 Hull Street Road Since her first coaching stop at Stanford in 2016, Koons student-athletes have also earned a number of academic recognitions. Her 2020 group had the nations second-highest clip, committing just eight errors en route to a .986 percentage, while last years 40-win squad posted a .977 percentage to finish 15th in the nation. Email. Even recently, Rileys prominence among her coaching peers continued to expand, as she was selected to the Big South All-Decade Team. Softball - Coaching Staff; Image Name Title; Dr. Megan Brown: Head Softball Coach: Jessica Dreswick: Assistant Softball Coach: Isabella Morales: The success of the softball program under Kathys leadership extends well beyond the remarkable record and conference championships to include stellar graduation rates and a lineage of student-athletes equipped to leave their mark as true citizen leaders, Meadows continued. Sciacca, Haleigh I cannot thank her enough for all her hard work and wish her the best in this great opportunity with Longwood.. In 2005, Longwoods first year playing a full Division I schedule, Rileys Lancers rattled off 32 wins, including a doubleheader sweep of commonwealth giant University of Virginia and in-state victories over James Madison, Norfolk State University and Radford University. The official Softball Coach List for the Winthrop University Eagles Skip To Main . Guy, Lindsey Vinson, Peyton Burns, Tyler The official box score of Softball vs Longwood on 4/29/2023 Skip To Main Content Pause . That five-year stretch at Cal and Boston College followed two years in which Brown held assistant coach positions at Mid-American Conference member Akron in 2015 and American Conference member Connecticut in 2014. Shinrock, Taylor Morris, Katie The official Softball Coach List for the East Carolina University Pirates Skip To Main . Midlothian, VA 23112. Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Title (803) 323-2129 Email Address; Windy Thees: Head Softball Coach 6239 6239: theesw@winthrop.edu: Seiler set Akrons single-season strikeout record with 305 that year, her highest total in a four-year career that ended with her atop the program leaderboards in career wins, complete games and strikeouts. Bobby Baxter. Wrenn, Lindsay Riley, Kayla Bentley. Since her first coaching stop at Stanford in 2016, Koons student-athletes have also earned a number of academic recognitions. Longwood softball head coach Dr. Megan Brown announced the addition of former Utah State standout and Oregon assistant coach Jo Koons to her coaching staff as an assistant coach. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. She became head coach of the then-Division II Lancers in the fall of 1997 and shepherded the program through the transition to Division I. The squad returns all but two starters from 2021, including reigning Big South Pitcher of the Year Sydney Backstrom, All-Big South performers Mason Basdikis, Nia Green and Sydney Jacobsen, three-year starter Alexis Wayland, Big South All-Freshman Team outfielder Leah Powell, and starting designated player Madison Blair. Anderson, Rileigh Sports. I am forever grateful to the players who believed in us and our vision. Koons comes to Longwood following a two-year stint as a volunteer assistant with national powerhouse Oregon, which she helped lead to a 40-win season, a No. Kathy Riley. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Longwood softball head coach Dr. Megan Brown announced the addition of former Utah State standout and Oregon assistant coach Jo Koons to her coaching staff as an assistant coach. Coach Loretta Coughlin . Carnes, Chelsea Kanagawa, Kelly She continued her softball playing career at the professional level, playing three seasons in the National Pro Fastpitch League, first with the Michigan Ice in 2007 followed by two seasons with the Rockford Thunder. Powell, Breeanna 4 in the NCAA Division II College World Series from 2004-07 and amassed a four-year record of 200-42. Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Title Phone Email Address Alma Mater; Holly Hesse: Head Coach (417) 836-6912 (417) 836-6912: Published 1:49 pm Wednesday, August 19, 2020. She was inducted into both the Florida Southern Hall of Fame and Sunshine State Conference Hall of Fame in 2013. CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - Austin Peay State University head women's basketball coach Brittany Young added three members to her coaching staff for the 2023-24 season, Thursday, in assistant coaches Rachel Travis and Delmar Carey and director of player development Peggy Knight. SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Cavaliers hit a pair of home runs in a high-scoring battle but the series finale went to the home team as Virginia (29-20, 8-16 ACC) fell at Syracuse (23-22-1, 7-12-1 ACC) by a score of 12-6 at Skytop Softball Stadium on Saturday (April 29). We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Softball Coaching Staff. 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Among a wealth of school records, Dreswick set the programs single-season wins record and threw the schools first no-hitter of the ACC era under Brown. Five Oregon players were named to the All-PAC 12 team, including senior outfielder Haley Cruse who finished among the leagues top five in batting average, hits, doubles and stolen bases. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Racing at South Boston Speedway is a family affair for Reaves, Loftin picks up last second win at South Boston Speedway, Moving Up The Rankings: Hampden-Sydney comes in at #17, Hampden-Sydney keeps win streak going with victory over VWU. Softball Coaching Staff; Meghan Collins: Head Softball Coach 337-550-1435 337-550-1435: CoachCollins_11: Kasey Cox: Assistant Softball Coach . Shes a fantastic person and a great young coach who knows all aspects of the game. Published 1:23 am Thursday, April 27, 2023. From her perch in the dugout, Riley built Longwood softball into one of the most dominant dynasties the Big South Conference has ever seen. Jos ability to teach the fundamentals produced two of the best years defensively in school history. Kilby, Libby The official 2020 Softball Roster for the Longwood University Lancers. Mundy, Leah Most recently Brown served as an assistant coach at Pac-12 member Cal (2020) and ACC member Boston College (2016-19), with prior stints at University of Akron (2015), UConn (2014), University of North Carolina at Pembroke (2012-13) and Auburn (2010-11). Also a two-year team captain, she ended her career making 110 consecutive starts in her final two seasons, including a 2015 campaign in which she tied for fourth place on Utah States single-season lists with 36 runs and 26 walks. But what cant be quantified, and is undoubtedly more important, are the positive transformations she catalyzed in her student-athletes and the nationally relevant platform to which she consistently placed Longwood. Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Title Email Address Phone; Jim Clift: Head Coach jrclift@email.wcu.edu (828) 227-2532 (828) 227-2532 Softball. During that time, she has coached under and played for some of the most decorated head coaches in college softball, including National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Hall-of-Famers Diane Ninemire at University of California and Karen Mullins at University of Connecticut, SEC Coach of the Year Tina Deese at Auburn University, and 1,200-game winner and NFCA Hall-of-Famer Chris Bellotto at Florida Southern. Seiler set Akrons single-season strikeout record with 305 that year, her highest total in a four-year career that ended with her atop the program leaderboards in career wins, complete games and strikeouts. And Longwood did more than simply show up at those NCAA Regionals, twice advancing Cinderella-style to the pods championship game, with title bouts against James Madison University in 2016 and the University of Tennessee in 2017, both of which were ranked in the top 10 in the nation at the time. Brown also continued her professional playing career while at Auburn, playing the latter half of both springs in the Italian Softball League. Register For Softball Alumni Day April 30. Brown also continued her professional playing career while at Auburn, playing the latter half of both springs in the Italian Softball League. Huggins, Madison The win marks the sixth Top 25 win under head coach Dr. Megan Brown and second of the season following Longwood's upset of No. At Longwood, Brown will take over one of the most dominant dynasties in Big South Conference history. As an athlete Coach, Miller achieves numerous awards including: -5 NCAA regional appearances in 2013,2015,2016,2017,2019, -5 Big South Conference Tournament Champion. Chris Kuhlmeyer. Browns coaching resume includes time in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Pac-12 and Southeastern Conference (SEC), along with extensive playing credentials that include a record-setting All-American career at Florida Southern College and six years on the professional softball circuit at home and abroad. 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Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Title Email Address Phone; Shane Winkler: Head Coach winklerm21@ecu.edu (252) 737-1428 (252) 737-1428: Im excited to see growth both on and off the field that will make both our university and fans proud., Lastly, I would like to thank [Oregon head coach Melyssa Lombardi] at the University of Oregon. At a time when some questioned whether Longwood could compete at the Division I level, Coach Riley blazed a trail that many of her Longwood coaching peers are now following. 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Head Coach. That five-year stretch at Cal and Boston College followed two years in which Brown held assistant coach positions at Mid-American Conference member Akron in 2015 and American Conference member Connecticut in 2014. Brown will step into her new role armed with a longstanding history of pitching success, which has been the hallmark of her career both as a player and coach. Full Bio. DeVivi, Leigha 2. vs. University of South Carolina - Upstate. Koons also helped Oregon assemble a pair of stout recruiting classes, including a 2020 group that was ranked No. Brown won a school-record 124 of those games with a career ERA of 0.69, two of the 11 school records she still holds. The Eagles reached 30 overall wins and double-digit ACC victories in each of those seasons, leading to the programs winningest three-year run of its ACC era. View PDF. She continued her softball playing career at the professional level, playing three seasons in the National Pro Fastpitch League, first with the Michigan Ice in 2007 followed by two seasons with the Rockford Thunder. - 5 NCAA regional appearances in . 1990 Longwood Roster [Kathy Riley] 1991 Team . We are thrilled to have her on board and looking forward to getting her on the field.. With an 812-488-1 career record, with a .625 winning percentage, and a 722-400-1 mark in her 23 seasons in Farmville, with a .644 winning percentage, she steps away as the winningest womens varsity coach in Longwoods 100-year history of athletics. Browns wealth of coaching accolades followed a playing career that remains among the best in the history of NCAA Division II softball. The win marks the sixth Top 25 . Kelly, Jamie Syracuse started hot out of the gates for the third straight game with a two-out . At Longwood, she will step into the dugout of one of the winningest programs in Big South softball history as the Lancers enter the 2022 season winners of five of the past eight Big South championships and on a run of eight consecutive top-three Big South finishes. Now in the wake of Rileys retirement, the university will begin a nationwide search to find the next head coach of the Longwood softball program. Basdikis, Nia Staff. At Akron, she oversaw the development of one of the best pitchers to ever come through the program in Erin Seiler. Along with shouldering primary defensive coaching duties at Oregon, Koons also helped with a Ducks offense that hit .290 with a .360 on base percentage and a .459 slugging clip all among the top five in the Pac 12 last season. / Our Lady of Good Counsel. Park, Lauren We will continue to grow the championship culture here while enhancing the student-athlete experience every day. Shes going to be great for their program. Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Image Name Title Email Address Phone Twitter; Jamie Stanclift: Head Softball Coach j.stanclift@wingate.edu: 704-233-8394 704-233-8394: Chaley Sims: Thanks all of you, and I will look forward to seeing everyone as our paths cross in the future.. I am thankful for her belief in me and her guidance throughout these past two years. Alongside Lombardi, Koons helped Oregon produce a two-year record of 62-19, including a 40-17 record in 2021 and a 22-2 record during the COVID-shortened 2020 season. . Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Cole Foster finishes his Eagle Scout project, helping Fuqua School, FFA Chapter wins at State Forestry Contest. FARMVILLE, Va. - Apparently shocking the softball world once wasn't enough for Longwood softball. Rileys announcement closed the book on a 27- year run highlighted by 812 career wins, five Big South Championships and seven trips to the NCAA postseason. Twice during that span, the program achieved perfect APR scores of 1,000, including the 2017 report that included three Big South championship teams. Now a Lancer, Brown will inherit a Longwood team that returns every starter from a team that was the favorite to repeat as Big South champions in the 2020 preseason coaches poll. The support we received from university presidents, athletics directors, assistant coaches and our great fans was instrumental in the softball teams ability to have sustained success. By Staff Report. First, I would like to thank coach Brown and Michelle Meadows for this tremendous opportunity to serve on staff at Longwood, Koons said. Longwood holds a 2-3 Division-I record against Duke all-time, with both wins coming in a doubleheader in Farmville back in 2018. As keynote speaker at Longwood's 2019 commencement . She has also coached at the highest level of international fastpitch softball, serving as pitching coach and guest player for the Great Britain Womens National Team from 2011-14. Most recently Brown served as an assistant coach at Pac-12 member Cal (2020) and ACC member Boston College (2016-19), with prior stints at University of Akron (2015), UConn (2014), University of North Carolina at Pembroke (2012-13) and Auburn (2010-11). Alongside Lombardi, Koons helped Oregon produce a two-year record of 62-19, including a 40-17 record in 2021 and a 22-2 record during the COVID-shortened 2020 season. Under her tutelage, Boston Colleges pitchers ranked second in the conference in ERA in 2017 behind only top-10 power Florida State University; ranked among the leagues top four in opponent batting average and strikeouts three consecutive years, from 2016-18; and led the league in strikeouts looking in both 2016 and 2017. Riley, Kayla Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Title Email Address Phone; Chris Hawkins: Associate A.D./Head Coach chawkins@uscupstate.edu: 864-503-5171 864-503-5171: Bryan Pack: Assistant Coach bpack@uscupstate.edu: 864-503-5178 864-503-5178: Tonya Medders: Assistant Softball Coach TMEDDERS@uscupstate.edu Taylor, Kate The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. The Eagles reached 30 overall wins and double-digit ACC victories in each of those seasons, leading to the programs winningest three-year run of its ACC era. A portion of Kathy Rileys success can be measured, be it by wins and losses, championships or the trophy shelf full of awards she and Longwood softball have earned, Longwood President W. Taylor Reveley IV said. Smith. That trend has followed her from the standout collegiate career that landed her in the Sunshine State Conference Hall of Fame, Florida Southern Hall of Fame and the NCAA record books, to her beginnings in the coaching industry as a volunteer assistant at Auburn and her most recent stints with two different high-major programs. Thanks also to my friends in the athletics department and on campus; Longwood has been a special place because of you. Wood, Mason Story Links. Beginning in her debut season in 1998, Riley immediately elevated the Lancers into a CVAC contender and secured CVAC championships in 2002 and 2003 to put an exclamation point at the end of the universitys Division II era. Among those signees were PAC 12 All-Freshman Team selections Brito, who started 53 games as a true freshman, and outfielder Hannah Delgado, who hit .302 in 41 starts during her inaugural campaign. Meanwhile at UConn, Brown learned under NFCA Hall of Fame inductee and 862-game winner Coach Mullins in the last of her 31 seasons leading the Huskies program. Park, Lauren The official 2021 Softball Roster for the Longwood University Lancers Skip To Main . Ninemires fellow NFCA Hall-of-Famer Cindy Bristow, currently assistant coach at University of California, Riverside, also expressed significant confidence in Brown. Sweeney, Elizabeth The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. I have the utmost respect for Dr. Brown, who possesses some of the best coaching and teaching skills of anyone Ive worked with, Ninemire, who took Cal to 30 NCAA Regionals, 15 Super Regionals and 11 Womens College World Series from 1988-2020, said. Her legacy at Longwood will likely be represented by the countless records her teams broke and milestones they achieved, but those who played for her and worked alongside her know that her impact extends well beyond any scoreboard or trophy.. As a player, she was always the first one in and the last one out every time. The historic coaching career of Longwood University Softball Head Coach Kathy Riley came to a close Friday, June 26, as she announced her retirement. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Martinez, Mallory Her knowledge, experience and expertise checked everything we were looking for to continue to build upon the amazing legacy of Longwood softball. . The Lancers pulled off another massive upset on Wednesday night, claiming a 4-3 walk-off victory over the No. The official 2015 Softball Roster for the Longwood University Lancers. 9 in the nation by FLO Softball and a 2021 contingent that features four top-25 recruits as ranked by Extra Innings Softball. The Longwood campus first nationally televised game in the Division I era took place at Lancer Field on April 8, 2018, and saw Rileys Lancers take down Liberty University 3-2 in dramatic, walk-off fashion on ESPNU.

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