Multiple US Colleges Hire Former Players as Softball Coaches

Several collegiate softball programs have made notable coaching hires for the 2025 season. Seward County Community College hired Kimber Cortemelia as head coach, bringing experience from Butler Community College where she contributed to multiple championships. Utah State added former standout pitcher Jada Cecil as an assistant coach following her successful playing career at UC San Diego and UCLA. Washburn University welcomed All-American Jaycee Ginter to their coaching staff, where she will primarily work with pitchers, leveraging her record-setting collegiate career. Longwood University appointed Haylie Brunson, a recent Penn State standout, as a graduate assistant coach to begin her coaching career. Finally, Long Beach State named Kendall Fearn as head coach, aiming to build a culture of talent and unity based on her extensive coaching background across multiple universities.