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BYU a Known Commodity Across the Softball Landscape

BYU Cougars Throw Down

by Kyle Parmley – Fastpitch Network

BYU softball is the epitome of the word consistency.

The Cougars have done nothing but win over the last decade and a half. BYU has won a conference championship each of the last 11 years, continuing to grab conference titles despite playing in four different conferences (Mountain West, Western Athletic, Pacific Coast and currently the West Coast).

Head coach Gordon Eakin has been there 18 years now, with his team posting a winning record in each of them. The Cougars are currently on a run of 15 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, and they broke through to the Super Regionals in 2010.

There was no NCAA Tournament in the COVID-19-shortened 2020, but the Cougars were 14-9 and playing well when the season was shuttered.

BYU Libby Sugg 2019 Catcher
BYU Libby Sugg 2019 Catcher
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Glasco keeps up winning ways at Louisiana

Gerry Glasco

by Kyle Parmley – Fastpitch Network

The train has just kept on roaring down the tracks in Lafayette, Louisiana.

The University of Louisiana softball program has been one of the top programs in all of college softball for the last three decades.

Not just one of the top mid-major programs. One of the top programs, period.

Gerry Glasco is just the fourth head coach in the program’s history, taking over in late 2017. His first three seasons in Lafayette have done nothing to change the perception of the program. In 2018, the Ragin’ Cajuns won 41 games. In 2019, they won 52 contests and won the Sun Belt championship. Both seasons, they qualified for the NCAA Regionals.

Ragin Cajuns
Ragin Cajuns
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Coaching Hot List (November 2020)

Coaches Hot List 2020 Fall

by Fastpitch Network Staff

Fastpitch Network Polled 20+ Power 5 Head Coaches and asked them the question, “If you were an Athletic Director needing to hire a Softball Coach to lead your Program, who would you hire?”

We awarded points each time a name was mentioned and below are the results.  This is a very strong list of experienced coaches and young coaches (over 30 of them) that are on the rise.

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Arizona State Looking to Recapture Consistent Greatness

AZ State Sun Devils Taylor Becerra, Morgan Howe, Skylar McCarty

by Kyle Parmley – Fastpitch Network

Like everyone else, the Arizona State University softball program is easing back into organized team activities.

After COVID-19 brought sports and everyday life to a grinding halt, teams had to find new methods of staying together despite being physically apart.

While those were effective for some time, Arizona State head coach Trisha Ford is glad to see those familiar faces in person once again.

AZ State Sun Devils Nicole Chilson, Breanna Macha, Dale Ryndak, Brynley Steele
AZ State Sun Devils Nicole Chilson, Breanna Macha, Dale Ryndak, Brynley Steele
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Love for the Game Fuels Fernandez

Lisa Fernandez - Greatest Of All Time

by Kyle Parmley – Fastpitch Network

Lisa Fernandez never envisioned being as much of a homeschool teacher as she is a softball coach this spring. With the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping across the country, the 2020 college softball season came to a grinding halt in mid-March, along with seemingly everything else. The days looked much different for the UCLA pitching coach this spring as a result.

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Relating Experiences Across Gender Lines

Men winding up in the circle

Kyle Parmley – Fastpitch Network

When Texas Head Coach Mike White sees one of his pitchers struggling with her command, he can relate.

He’s been there.

When Florida State assistant coach Travis Wilson sees one of his hitters swing at a riseball coming in at eye level, he knows the feeling.

That’s because he has done the exact same thing.

White and Wilson are two of several men across the country who played the game of fastpitch softball and are now coaching the women’s college game. Both men are similar in the fact they are New Zealand natives who began playing the game in their home country.

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Gajewski Takes Winding Path to Success

Kenny Gajewski Coaches Fielding Practice

Kyle Parmley – Fastpitch Network

To say Kenny Gajewski took a traditional route to becoming a head coach of one of the top college softball programs in the country could not be further from the truth.

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