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Chris Stelma was hired as the Head Oakland Softball Coach ahead of the 2025 season.
Prior to Oakland, Stelma served an eight-year tenure (2016-2024) at the helm of the Saint Peter's University Softball program. While the leader of Peacocks, Stelma saw a great deal of success, sitting second in all-time wins at Saint Peter's. As 2022 MAAC Coach of the Year, Stelma took a team that went 2-28 in 2021 and guided them to an unprecedented jump where they improved by 20 games to go 22-33 in 2022. He followed up in 2023 by leading the Peacocks to a 30-21 record, achieving the program's first back-to-back 20-win seasons and first 30-win season since 2002.
In a three-season stretch from 2022 to 2024, Stelma led his team to 68 wins, the most over a three-year span at Saint Peter's since 2003. In 2024 he also coached three All-Conference and an impressive nine MAAC All-Academic student-athletes as well.
Stelma hopes to set fire to the bats of the Golden Grizzlies this season. In 2024 the Peacocks ranked among the best offenses in the MAAC, ranking third in batting average, hits, triples, and slugging percentage, while ending the season tied for first in doubles.
Assistant Softball Coach at Oakland University (2024-Present)
This is my first year coaching at Long Beach City College as an assistant coach. I am currently the pitching coach for Long Beach City College. I have coached for roughly 7 years before and am an alumni of Long Beach City College.
In order to create an educational environment where its students learn to think and act as moral leaders and responsible global citizens, Grace University works to incorporate Christian ideals into all aspects of the academic program. Here at Grace University we are looking for dedicated and hardworking softball student-athletes who excel both on the field and in the classroom. Ideal candidates should have a strong work ethic, a positive attitude, and a commitment to teamwork and personal growth. We value athletes who are not only skilled in their sport but also demonstrate discipline, resilience, and a willingness to push themselves to improve. Above all, a passion for the game and a desire to contribute to the success of the team are essential.
Victoria Castillo is in her fourth season as head coach of Compton's softball program.
In 2024, she directed Compton to new heights as the program advanced to the SoCal Regional Playoffs with a school-record 21 victories and a famous upset win over perennial South Coast Conference champion Mt. San Antonio.
Castillo coached first baseman [Serena Velez](https://comptoncollegeathletics.com/sports/sball/2023-24/bios/velez_serena_6cmy) to All-SCC First Team honors after Velez batted seventh in overall batting in the conference with .442 average, 11 doubles and 24 RBI.
Making All-SCC Second Team was shortstop [Venezia Uribe](https://comptoncollegeathletics.com/sports/sball/2023-24/bios/uribe_venezia_tibh), who batted .314, was second in the SCC with 16 doubles, belted two home runs and added 16 RBI.
Castillo Served as Associate Head Coach at Westcliff University from 2020 to 2022 help leading the team to two Cal Pac Conference tournaments.
Castillo previously was an assistant coach at Cypress College after playing for the Chargers. She was a member of the 2006 state championship team and was the first player to hit a walk-off home run in the state tourney finals. She was also part of the Coaching Staff in 2016 48-0 championship team.
Castillo served as an assistant coach at Cerritos High from 2011-2015 and helped the team win four Suburban League Championships. She helped coach them to the CIF Southern Section semifinals.
Prior to coaching, Castillo earned several accolades as a student-athlete. Playing for St. Paul High, Castillo was named three-time All-Del Rey League (2003-2005), league MVP (2005), 2005 Whittier Rotary All-Star Game MVP, 2004 Press Telegram Dream Team, and two-time All-CIF Selection (04-05).
After Cypress, Castillo went on to play at Hope International University. She earned a bachelor's degree there and then a master's at Azusa Pacific.
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My name is Maddy Carpe and I am one of the assistant coaches at Harvard University. I work with both offense and defense, however, I do have a stronger role in defense.
Before coaching, I had a four-year career on the Boston College Softball team where I served as team captain my senior year. I earned the Eagle Award which is presented to those who embody the mission of Boston College: to learn, search for truth, and to live in service of others. I was also awarded the Welles Crowther Patch which recognizes a player from each team who represents the BC motto, "Men and Women for others."
As I enter my second year of coaching with the Crimson, I could not be more excited to continue sharing my love and knowledge of this sport. Harvard Softball's four core values are passion, respect, fortitude, and confidence, values that are enforced everyday in our program. I look forward to working with the younger players of the game within these camps and share in the values that has brought Harvard Softball so much success.
Jen Walter is entering her sixth season as the assistant coach of the St. Thomas softball team in 2026.
The Tommies took one win out of every team in the Summit League except the champion South Dakota State Jackrabbits in year one. In year two their conference highlight was a three-game sweep of Western Illinois, each in complete game shutouts by Isabelle True, Ella Cook, and Keira Murphy. Walters first season was highlighted by a win against top-25 opponent, South Florida, and a single-game record-breaking 19 strikeout performance by Christina Crawford. Their second-season victory against Big Ten opponent Wisconsin was the programs first Power 5 win.
Walter joined the St. Thomas staff after six seasons at the University of Minnesota Duluth, where she guided the Bulldogs to a 188-102 overall record, and three NCAA II Tournament berths. In addition, she helped produce three All-Americans, and multiple All-Regional selections and All-NSIC picks. Her Bulldogs also took care of business in the classroom during that time as well, earning NSIC All-Academic Team distinctions and NFCA Scholar-Athlete Award status on numerous occasions.
Prior to UMD, Walter was the head coach at the College of St. Scholastica, and compiled a record of 447-233, made five NCAA Division III Tournament appearances (2006, 2011, 2012, 2014, and 2015), won 15 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference regular season championships and another 13 UMAC Tournament titles, and paid one visit to the NAIA National Tournament (2004). During Walter's tenure, CSS also eclipsed the 30-victory plateau on seven occasions and failed to reach the .500 mark only three times. In addition, Walter coached three CSS All-Americans, 11 UMAC Player of the Year award recipients, 43 All-Region selections, 71 All-UMAC picks, and 81 NFCA Scholar-Athletes. Coach Walter was named to the St. Scholastica Athletic Hall of Fame in 2022.
Walter played two years of softball at Golden Valley Lutheran College in Minneapolis, Minn., where she was a NJCAA All-American catcher, and continued her collegiate career at Augustana College (S.D.), attaining All-North Central Conference honors as a senior in 1985. She went on to serve as the head softball coach at Perham High School, and the assistant softball coach at both Breck School and Robbinsdale Armstrong High School.
A native of Wadena, Minn., Walter was inducted as a player into the 2010 Minnesota High School FastpitchCoaches Association Hall of Fame. She received a B.A. degree in health, physical education and recreation from Augustana in 1986.
Alexandra Preston has been elevated to an assistant coach with the Panther Family after serving as a graduate assistant for the past two seasons with the Panthers. Preston joined the the staff ahead of the 2024 season, and assisted in coaching catchers and hitters. In her two seasons as a graduate assistant, Preston coached and developed catchers contributing to conference rankings in caught stealing.
A native of Stockton, Calif., Preston comes to GSU after a standout playing career, including three seasons at Fresno State, followed by two years at Alabama State.
She started 102 of the 103 games played in her two-years at Alabama State, ending her career with a .467 slugging percentage. In 2022, Preston led the SWAC with 16 doubles, and then in 2023, she had another strong season with seven homers and 38 RBI, including a multi-homer game in a win over Bethune-Cookman.
Preston earned SWAC Hitter of the Week honors after hitting .308 with two homers and eight RBI in five games.
Prior to Alabama State, Preston played three seasons at Fresno State. During her career as a Bulldog, Preston saw action in 49 games with 30 starts at catcher. She drew 24 walks, recorded 83 putouts and a .989 fielding percentage. She was named Academic All-Mountain West in 2020 and a Mountain West Scholar-Athlete every season at Fresno State.
Preston graduated in December 2024 with her Master's in Political Science from Georgia State University. Prior to GSU, she graduated in May 2023 from Alabama State with a Bachelors degree in interdisciplinary studies with a concentration in political science and a minor in psychology.
Alyssa Ruiz '17, '20 leads the Peacocks for her first season in the dugout as head coach in 2025. Ruiz previously served as the assistant coach for seven seasons from 2018-2024 after playing four years for Saint Peter's from 2014-1017.
Ruiz took over as the Pitching Coach in 2023 to add to her responsibilities as the Outfield Coach. She is a vital part of Saint Peters Softball and has been her entire career. Her first season as the Pitching Coach saw an improvement in Team ERA, Wins, and Batting Average against.
Ruiz came right out of the circle as a Peacock pitcher to the dugout as a coach for the 2018 season. She has worked with NJ Heat Softball and Kaboom Softball. She spends her summer promoting the program at camps and clinics and has had a huge impact on the recruiting front.
Ruiz is a 2017 Graduate of Saint Peters and earned her Masters of Arts in Education in School Counseling in 2020 from Saint Peters and is currently the Dean of Culture/School Counselor for St. Dominicks Academy in Jersey City, NJ.
I am the Assistant/Pitching Coach at Prairie View A&M University. An HBCU located in Prairie View, TX that is 40mins outside of Houston; we are apart of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. As a program we have amassed a championship program, entering my 4th year as the assistant we have won our conference tournament, 3x Western Division champions and in the last 5 years have been to the NCAA Division 1 Regional tournament twice going to Norman, OK and Baton Rouge, LA .
Aaron Robinson was named the University of Maryland Eastern Shore head softball coach in October of 2023.
Robinson comes to UMES with coaching and player development experience on the college, high school and youth levels which includes stops at Notre Dame of Maryland University and Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.
Serving as the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator at NDMU for two seasons, Robinson recruited the program's largest class ever, helped lead the Gators to its most wins in a single season, developed five All-CSAC Conference selections. Under his tutelage, the team's offense improved as batting average increased from .236 in 2020 to .306 in 2022 and .311 in 2023. The program's OPS improved each season as well going from .568 in 2020 to .722 2022 and .786 last season. NDMU also improved in the categories of runs, hits, homeruns, runs batted in, stolen bases and total bases each year.
Robinson's teams showed similar improved while he was head coaching at Bethesda-Chevy Chase. While coaching the high school for two seasons, the team had five All-Conference First Team selections, six All-Conference Second Team selections and three All-Conference Honorable Mentions. The team improved statistically in batting average going from .291 to .308. The other areas of improvement under Robinson included on base percentage, slugging percentage, hits, runs batted in, run, and stolen bases.
In addition to his college and high school coaching experience, Robinson has been the head coach the Virginia Glory which is an 18 and under fastpitch program. He also spent one season serving as the Athletic Director and head softball coach at Welborn Academy of Science & Technology. Robinson also directs the Greatness Leadership Hardwork LLC which is modeled to serve as a growth-centered skill and mental sports training organization, offering a wide range of training programs for individual athletes, small groups, and teams in the Baltimore area.
Attending Calvert Hall College High School in Towson, Maryland, Robinson went on to Frostburg State University where he was a member of the basketball program. He went on to attend Towson University and earned his bachelor's degree in Business Administration in 2010. In 2017, Robinson earned his master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Baltimore.
Robinson is certified as a C.U.D.I.T. Concentric Hitting Instructor and is a member of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
HIGHLIGHTS
127-65 record at Swarthmore (.661 win percentage)Centennial Conference Champions: 2023Advanced to the final of the NCAA Ashland Regional in 2023Centennial Coach of the Year: 2022Led Swarthmore back to postseason in her second seasonCoached Canada's Junior Women's National Team, Assisted with Canada's Senior Women's National TeamFormer Division I coach at ColgateFormer Ivy League Player of the Year and Princeton's all-time home run leader
Melissa Finley began as the head coach of Swarthmore College Softball prior to the 2017-18 school year. In six seasons with the Garnet, Finley has posted a record of 127-65 (.661 win percentage).
2023
Swarthmore posted 25-plus wins for the second consecutive season, finishing with a 26-18 mark, and made history with the first Centennial Conference Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance in program history. The Garnet made it to the final of the NCAA Ashland Regional before being saddled with a runner-up finish. Olivia McClammy received her second career All-Region selection.
2022
Returning from a one-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the Garnet registered a program-record 29 victories and earned the top seed for the Centennial Conference Tournament for the first time in program history. Ultimately, Swarthmore came up short of a title but Gwen Glatz became the first Garnet softball player to earn All-America honors. Glatz was also named the Centennial Player of the Year while Meg Ozawa garnered Pitcher of the Year accolades and Alexandra Simon was chosen the conference's top rookie.
2020
Swarthmore was off to a remarkable 10-3 start (.769 win percentage) before the 2020 season was cut short. The team had been batting .315 with an OPS of .799 while holding opponents to a .259 average and a .689 OPS.
2019
Finley led the Garnet back to the postseason for the first time since 2010 with a 22-15 overall record and a 9-7 record in Centennial Conference action in 2019. The fourth-seeded Garnet lasted three games in the double elimination tournament, [winning the second game 6-5 over Ursinus College](https://swarthmoreathletics.com/news/2019/5/3/softball-swarthmore-advances-in-centennial-playoffs.aspx) in dramatic fashion. Two student-athletes earned all-conference honors, with Maddie Bowe being named to the All-CC Second Team and freshman Gwen Glatz making the All-CC First Team and being named the Rookie of the Year.
2018
In 2018, her first season as head coach of the Garnet, Finley led the Garnet to a 17-13 record, the program's first winning season since 2008. The Garnet just missed qualifying for the Centennial tournament, but had two named all-conference, Elizabeth Curcio and Kennedy Kings, the Defensive Player of the Year.
She worked as the head coach of NCAA Division I Colgate University for five seasons and advanced to the Patriot League Tournament in 2013 and 2015, and prior to that, she coached at the University of Pennsylvania for four seasons as an assistant coach.
Finley also coached in many capacities with Team Canada's Senior Women's Team, Team Canada's Junior Women's Team and Team Canada Women's Elite Team. Most notably she led the Junior Women's Team to a bronze medal at the Junior Pan American Championship in 2019 and was a staff member with the Senior Women's Team that won a bronze medal at the World Championships in Chiba, Japan in 2018. Finley was also a member of the national team for several years as an athlete, winning the silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Games.
Finley played at Princeton University and graduated as the school's all-time leader in home runs with 37 in her career. Her 14 home runs in 2003 led her to earning Ivy League Player of the Year honors. The collegiate power-hitter could also get the job done in the circle, winning 22 games as a pitcher.
Julie Graf '21 is in her fifth season as an assistant coach for the St. Olaf softball program in 2025-26.
In Graf's three seasons since returning as a coach for the program she played for, St. Olaf has posted an overall record of 94-66 (.588) and a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) record of 58-28 (.667). The Oles have qualified for the MIAC Playoffs in each of the last four seasons to extend their streak to eight consecutive berths in the tournament.
Over her five-year career as an Ole, Graf went 80-36 with a 1.37 earned-run average in 137 appearances (106 starts), striking out 1,236 batters in 719.0 innings in the circle. Graf wrapped up her career ranked fifth in NCAA Division III history in strikeouts per seven innings and eighth in strikeouts after ranking in the top-five nationally in both categories in all four of her full seasons.
The 2025 campaign marks the fourth season at WPI for head softball coach Heather Ross as she holds a 90-56-1 (.616) record on Boynton Hill.
WPI finished 23-19-1 with an 11-9 stint in conference action including a sweep over Johnson & Wales in its 2024 New England debut, split with Eastern Connecticut State, No. 14 MIT, and Bates. The Engineers later rallied for a 11-game win streak featuring sweeps over Worcester State, Smith, Salve Regina, Amherst, Clark and split with Coast Guard. WPI earned the sixth seed and later advanced to game 10 of the NEWMAC Championship with tournament wins over Coast Guard in the play-in, and back-to-back upsets in the same day versus No. 5 Smith and the top-seeded Pride in Springfield. Coach Ross' crew advanced to the final day of the NEWMAC tournament before getting knocked off by No. 4 Babson.
The Engineers posted a 20-20 overall record a 11-7 record in NEWMAC play en route to earning the fourth seed heading into the NEWMAC postseason tournament. WPI fell to fifth-seed Babson in extra innings dropping a 3-2 season-ending loss in Game Six of the NEWMAC tournament to Coast Guard.
In her first season, Ross and her team made history at WPI capturing the first-ever NCAA Softball Super Regional Championship, earning its first berth to the NCAA Division III National Championship series in Salem, VA. After falling to the eventual 2022 national champion, Christopher Newport, the Engineers finished its historical season with a 35-17 record and No. 12 national ranking.
Ross saw many accomplishments in her first year at WPI including the programs 3rd NEWMAC Conference Championship ('16, '19, '22), 3rd NCAA Regional Championship ('15,'16, '22), 1st Super Regional Championship, 1st trip to the NCAA DIII National Championship, 1st NCAA Elite-90 Award Winner (Lindsay Ambrosino), and many individuals awards including; NCAA Regional Player and Pitcher of Tournament, All-Tournament Team, NCAA All-Region, CoSIDA Academic All-American, NEWMAC All-Conference, NEWMAC All Academic-Team, and NFCA Scholar Athletes.
Prior to arriving at WPI, Ross led the Lesley University Lynx for five seasons. She left following the 2021 season, where she was voted by her peers as the NECC Coach of the Year, and her Lynx squad ended their season as the NECC Conference runner-up. The Lynx topped at 10th in the New England region rankings, finished top 10 in a wide variety of categories, and produced the NECC Female Student-Athlete of the Year, NCAA Women of the Year Nominee, and NECC Player of the Year. Lesley posted All-Conference and All-Region individual accolades in addition to multiple no-hitters, weekly award winners, NECC Academic All-Conference awards, 12 NFCA All-American Scholar Athletes, and led the athletics department in team GPA (3.63).
Heather previously served as an assistant softball coach at UMass Lowell and Emmanuel, director of Noreasters Baseball/Softball, and currently stands as owner/director of Hard 60 Softball Camps.
Ross helped lead the UMass Lowell River Hawks to the NE-10 Tournament Championship, advancing to the NCAA East Region semifinal during her freshman campaign. Ross graduated leaving a top-10 mark in games played, doubles, home runs, total bases, and tied the single-season win record with her 2011 crew. Ross concluded her student-athlete career in 2011 with a bachelors degree in liberal arts and in 2013 with a masters degree in social and economic development.
Ross also served as the Assistant Director of Athletics, Senior Womens Administrator, and Sports Information Director at Lesley.
Im the Head Coach at Thomas More University in Crestview Hills, Kentucky (10 minutes from downtown Cincinnati). I am entering my 19th year as a Saint.
Courtney Knight enters his third season as Head Coach of Agnes Scott College in 2024-2025. He came to Agnes Scott as a player development specialist out of Asheville, NC.
Former SEC and Columbia High School (Decatur, GA) standout Courtney Knight comes to Agnes Scott with over 10 years of collegiate coaching experience, most recently at SC State from 2019-2021, helping win their first game in 6 years; and improving that record to 8 wins in their second season. From 2014-2019, he was an assistant at Mars Hill University where he focused on outfielders, pitchers, and hitters; coaching 10 All-SAC athletes.
Prior to Mars Hill, Knight coached two years at Georgia Gwinnett College, helping start the program in 2012, while beginning his coaching career at Truett McConnell College in 2008.
In addition to collegiate coaching, Knight is a seasoned strength and conditioning specialist working both teams and individual athletes. As well as having worked in the Mid Eastern Athletic Conference office assisting the Director of Championships in 2009.
A four-year starter (2003-2006) at the University of Georgia, Knight lead the Bulldogs to two regular season SEC championships, four NCAA Regional appearances and four top-10 national rankings. The Lithonia, GA., native was a two-time All-SEC selection and a three-time All-Southeast Regional pick. The outfielder boasted a career batting average of .344 with a .992 fielding percentage.
Knight earned his bachelors degree in 2007 from the University of Georgia, and is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
Stone enters her eighteenth season as Head Softball Coach at her alma mater Western Connecticut State University.
During Stone's tenure, Western has made three NCAA Championships appearances and were crowned ECAC New England Champions in her first season, 2007.
The Wolves have averaged 27.5 wins over the first nine seasons with Stone at the helm. The 2015 season was the 22nd straight season of 20 or more wins for the program. It has now finished above .500 since 1992.
In her first five season with the Colonials, Stone compiled an overall record of 134-79, and 45-25 in Little East Conference play. During the 2008 season, Stone's Western team finished with 31 wins on the season.
In 2007, Western finished with a record of 28-13 (10-4 in the Little East Conference), finished in second place at the Little East Conference tournament, and captured the ECAC Division III New England Championship, the second in program history.
Stone, a 1994 Western graduate and 2001 inductee into the WCSU Athletics Hall of Fame, had been the Head Softball Coach at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (Kings Point) 2000 until August of 2006.
Stone, Kings Point's winningest coach in the team's 12-year history, compiled a record of 110-121-1 in six season at the helm. She guided the team to back-to-back Skyline Conference Tournament titles and its only two NCAA Championship berths in 2003 and 2004. Her teams won 23-plus games in '03 and '04, including a program-record 28 wins in 2004.
A two-time Skyline Conference Coach of the Year, she was also named the 2004 U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Coach of the Year. In 2005, USMMA bestowed its first Power of Inspiration Coaching Award on the New Hampshire native.
Stone was also the Head Volleyball Coach at Kings Point for two seasons. During her brief tenure, the Mariners twice finished runners-up to the Skyline Conference Championship and totaled a combined record of 33-25.
Prior to arriving at USMMA, Stone was the assistant softball coach at BYU-Hawaii. She also served as an assistant coach for three seasons at Christopher Newport, and for one season at Western following graduation.
Stone held numerous Western offensive records upon graduation and still holds the Colonials' career game-winning RBI record (10).
Heather lives in New Fairfield, CT, with her 11-year old daughter MacQuarrie.
Ive been coaching at Virginia Union University since June 2022, accepting the job right after finishing my senior year at VUU.
Luke Wagner, a native of Sidney, Ohio, will begin his 16th year as a collegiate softball coach and third as head coach at Goshen during the 2026-2027 season.
At Goshen, Wagner has led the Leafs to new heights. On the field, Maple Leafs softball has set single-season marks for both conference and overall wins in a season. The team has been acknowledged in the classroom as finishing in the top 30 nationally among all NAIA institutions for team GPA. Under Wagner's direction, over 40 Maple Leafs have earned NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete awards. Seven players have been named All-Conference selections, three First Team and four Second Team, with two being named to NFCA All-Region Second Teams.
Before coming to Goshen, Wagner was the head coach at Rhodes College, where his teams broke nearly 20 single-season records throughout 11 seasons. On the field, Wagner coached the college's first NFCA All-American, seven NFCA All-Region selections and 31 All-Conference First or Second Team selections. Additionally, in 2019, Wagner led the Lynx to their first national ranking. In the classroom, Wagner's emphasis on education resulted in Rhodes 2017, 2018 and 2019 teams earning national recognition as Top 25 NFCA Team GPA. recipients; and his 2021 team was ranked fourth nationally.
Before Rhodes, Wagner was the assistant softball coach at Division I College of the Holy Cross. As a member of the Crusaders coaching staff, Wagner was actively involved in all phases of the softball program, including his primary responsibility, team defense. During Wagner's season with the Crusaders, their defense recorded the highest fielding percentage in the programs history, the team posted their highest winning percentage in over a decade, and Holy Cross qualified for the Patriot League tournament for the first time since 2003. At the end of the season, five players earned All-Patriot League honors, and one was named NFCA All-Region (Second Team).
As a coach that promotes a healthy balance between academics and athletics at the collegiate level, better than 100 of his students have earned NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete honors (an award given annually to athletes making a 3.5 GPA or higher), with seven being named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District, and one earning a spot on the Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-American Team (Second Team).
Before collegiate coaching, Wagner was a high school teacher and coached high school and summer fastpitch in Pinellas County, Florida, one of the country's premier high school softball counties.
Wagner holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wittenberg University and a Master's in Coaching Education from Ohio University. At Wittenberg, he was a member of the Tigers' baseball program.
Wagner is married to his wife, Chelsea; they have a son Aiden.
Coach Cara Clark, in her 17th season as UD's head coach for 2024, has implemented a hard-working, successful culture of excellence with the University of Dayton softball program. Clarks emphasis on leadership enhancement, mental skills training and team chemistry have vaulted her most recent teams to new heights.
She serves on the NFCA Head Coaches Committee and is a 2019 inductee into the Clarke University's Athletics Hall of Fame. Clark tallied her 233rd career win at UD on April 15, 2017 at La Salle, becoming Dayton's all-time winningest coach. She completes the 2024 season with 413 wins at UD. Notable - coach Clark has 544 career wins as a head coach.
Daniel Stockdale enters his fourth season as the head softball coach at Delaware State University in 2025. He joined the Hornets in August 2021.
In more than seven years of college coaching, Stockdale has contributed to two conference regular season championships, one conference tournament title, and NCAA regional appearance. In addition, hes guided two ABCA/Rawlings All-America and one NFCA Softball All-America honorees.
Stockdale most recently served on the collegiate level as an Assistant Softball Coach at Georgia State University in Atlanta from 2017-20, working primarily with the pitching staff during his tenure with the Panthers.
While at Georgia State, Stockdale was an integral part of teams late-season run to claim the No. 3 seed in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. He began working with the Panther pitching staff at midseason in 2018 and helped lower the team's ERA by more than a run to 3.11 in the final 25 games of the campaign. Junior pitcher Mandy Chance went 9-3 with a 2.64 ERA during that 25-game stretch.
Prior to GSU, Stockdale served as an assistant softball coach for The University of Memphis in 2016 and 17. While at Memphis, Stockdale worked primarily with catchers and infielders, and he assisted with the development of hitters. In 2017, the Tigers posted the second-most wins in program history with 29. Memphis also won its first-ever American Athletic Conference postseason tournament game during his tenure. Also during the 2017 season, Memphis achieved a host of team and individual accomplishments, including one All-Region selection, highest team GPA in program history, most stolen bases in program history, and all-time single-season hits record.
Prior to arriving in Memphis, Stockdale served as head baseball coach at NCAA Division II Albany State, in the SIAC. During his time in Albany, Ga., the Golden Rams went a combined 32-12 in conference play, winning the 2015 SIAC Championship and the 2016 SIAC Regular Season title. ASU advanced to the 2015 NCAA DII South Regional Baseball Tournament in Meridian, Miss., for just the second time in school history. At Albany State, Stockdale's leadership produced one ABCA/Rawlings All-America, two All-South Region members, and seven All-Conference team members. The 2015 team was also ranked fourth overall in the NCAA for stolen bases.
Prior to Albany State, Stockdale served as an assistant baseball coach for NCAA Division I Savannah State. While at SSU, Stockdale worked directly with catchers and assisted with the development of all hitters. That team produced one ABCA/Rawlings All-America, and two all-conference players.
Stockdale has served as head softball coach at Grady High School (2020), and Pinecrest Academy (2012-2014), in Atlanta, GA. He also has served as assistant softball coach at Agnes Scott College.
A native of Atlanta, Ga., Stockdale holds an M.A.T in Special Education from Augusta State University (2010), and a B.S. in Sports Administration from Reinhardt University (2006).
Adriane Baird joined Wellesley as an Assistant Softball Coach in September 2023.
Baird comes to Wellesley after serving as the Head Softball Coach for Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) since 2019 and has coached nine NFCA Scholar-Athletes and one All-MASCAC student-athlete. While at MCLA, Baird menotred assistant coaches, recruited high caliber student-athletes, increased engagement with program alumnae, and revamped the team's social media presence. Baird has served as the Coordinator of Student-Athlete Development since 2019 and was the Coordinator for the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
Baird is no stranger to the NEWMAC, having previously been an Assistant Softball Coach at Smith College from 2017-19. During her time at Smith, Baird co-taught an undergraduate course titled "Introduction to Coaching".
Baird was also a math teacher as well as the Head Softball Coach and Assistant Field Hockey Coach from 2015-17 at Choate Rosemary Hall, a school in Wallingford, Conn. for talented students in grades nine through postgraduate.
When not coaching collegiately, Baird has worked as a Camp Instructor/Evaluator for Triple Crown Fastpitch, providing coaching instruction to campers on hitting, fielding, and baserunning in addition to evaluating prospective recruits on skill and coachability. Baird has taken part in several NFCA coaching seminars, attended the ESPNW Summit in May 2021, and attended workshops about difficult race discussions among collegiate student-athletes.
A 2015 graduate of Bowdoin College with a degree in Gender and Women's Studies, Baird earned a MS in Exercise and Sport Science from Smith in 2019. While at Bowdoin, Baird was a four-year member of the softball team, and was a two time All-NESCAC honoree, a NESCAC All-Academic honoree, and holds Bowdoin's program record for single season doubles with 15.
NCAA D2 Head Softball Coach- 5 years
Started at FSU as a volunteer assistant coach in 2020-21 after coaching Varsity Softball at Midlothian, VA.
I have a laid back approach to the how I coach and enjoy learning from my athletes as much as they learn from me. But I love to compete in all aspects of the game and expect the same from my team.
As part of our COVID-19 safety plan, the indoor sessions traditionally held on the first day of camp will be shared online.
Sessions will be accessible for the week prior to camp. They are available on-demand and can be completed at the athlete's
convenience.
This approach allows us to continue offering these valuable sessions so athletes arrive to camp ready to maximize the experience,
while still maintaining a safe experience.
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"Exact Sports provides a full service Softball Experience. It brings players and coaches together in a way that fosters the positive side of the game. On top of the great exposure, ratings, and skills training, Exact offers Student-Athletes the tools to speak to college coaches, and provides a skill set that will help these Student-Athletes beyond the field."
Chris Stelma, Head Coach St. Peter’s University
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Largest college coaching staff of any organization -- camp, tournament or club (bringing in 1000 amazing college coaches every year)!
Hugely successful supporters of high school athletes -- 70.2% of participants have gone on to play NCAA or NAIA college athletics.
Only training camp organization that has received funding from the NCAA.
Official behavior training partner for youth sports all the way through professional teams.
The only camp staff that has expertise in developing athletes from high school to college to pro (we also work with over 60 pro teams).
The only exposure organization that blends the 4 pillars of development through our mental training expertise (EXACT is funded by the National Institutes of Health).
This is a sample schedule. Registered athletes will receive a final schedule prior to camp.
| FEATURE | D-1 | D-2 | D3 | NAIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic Scholarships | Full | Partial | No | Yes |
| Academic Flexibility | Medium | High | Very High | High |
| Competition Level | Elite | High | Competitive | Competitive |
| Recruiting Intensity | Very High | High | Moderate | Moderate |
