A change has been made to the coaching title at Virginia Wesleyan College for Brandon Elliott. Drop the term interim that has preceded the head softball coach title he has owned for the last couple of months after stepping in to guide the Marlins softball program.
The WildCat Athletics Department announced the hiring of Jennifer Steele as the new Randolph College softball coach today. Steele, a former all-American softball player at Longwood University, will take over the Randolph College (founded as Randolph-Macon Womans College in 1891) softball program beginning on July 1.
Lynchburg College outfielder Caroline Cubbage picked up her second straight Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) softball Player of the Year award at the annual coaches meeting during the leagues championship weekend. Bridgewater College hurler Lisa Rhodes was voted the ODAC Pitcher of the Year, and Roanoke College pitcher/first baseman Kelsey Ruitenberg was tabbed the conferences Rookie of the Year.
Sometimes they get it right sometimes they dont. Predicting what happens before a season starts is a tough duty for anyone, let alone those closest to the teams. But for the last three years, the annual survey of the Old Dominion Athletic Conferences (ODAC) softball coaches has been proven true by years end.
Guilford College Athletic Director Marion Kirby named Dennis Shores head coach of the Quakers' softball squad Thursday. Shores replaces Ty Cook, who led the Quakers to a 34-82 record in three years before resigning in December.