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RTS is saddened to report the passing of Hall of Fame Coach Shirley Topley. Topley is best known for assisting the @USASoftballJWNT starting in 1990, culminating with Gold Medals in 1996 and 2000 at the Olympic Games in Atlanta and Sydney.
The Canadian native was herself an All-American on the field in her home country. Topley also won national titles on the @USASoftball Women’s Major level for the OC Lionettes and later the Raybestos Brakettes.
Cassi Pickett has stepped down as head coach @Lynn_Knights. She made the announcement on her Instagram on Monday. Pickett spent three seasons leading the Fighting Knights compiling a 45-101 record. #Rounding3rdSB
RTS has learned that @Lynn_Knights program alum Madison Prickett is likely to be named interim head coach in the coming days.
Kevin Blaskowski has been named the new head coach @ACsports. The 25 year coaching veteran has a 819-523 career record. #Rounding3rdSB
Blaskoswki’s biggest success came leading the program @WTAMUSoftball where he guided the Buffs to the 2014 Division II National Championship. He also had head coaching stops at Eastern New Mexico, Southern Arkansas, Phillips, Washburn, and Kansas Wesleyan.
Jimmy Buckner has been named the new head coach @ladysaluqiSB. Buckner spent the 2022-2024 seasons as head coach at Mississippi Valley State. He also worked on staffs at Florida A&M and Volunteer Sate over a 20+ year collegiate coaching career. #Rounding3rdSB
@ECCCSoftball head coach Leigh White will retire at the end of the 2027 season. She will wrap a 27 year coaching career next spring. White has led the Warriors for the past six seasons. ECCC finished 26-21 in 2026. #Rounding3rdSB
White is best known for leading the program @PearlRiverSB for 16 seasons making multiple postseason appearances during that stretch.
RTS is saddened to report the passing of longtime @CoastalSoftball Head Coach Jess Dannelly. Dannelly coached the Chanticleers for 22 seasons bringing the program into the mainstream of Division I Collegiate Softball.
Dannelly had a 667-544 career record, and is the program’s all-time winningest coach. During his tenure Dannelly led @CoastalSoftball to five Big South Conference Tournament championships and trips to the 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2006 NCAA Postseason.
Alyssa Ruiz has been named the new head coach @QU_Softball. Ruiz served last season as head coach at Saint Peter's University where she had been an assistant since 2018. The Peacocks went 7-44 in 2026. #Rounding3rdSB
Diane Lokey has announced her retirement as head coach at West Chester University. Lokey coached @WestChesterSB for 23 seasons. As a head coach she compiled a career record of 793-487-1. She led WCU into the NCAA Postseason 14 times. #Rounding3rdSB
Blinn College Coach Rick Church has retired. The Hall of Fame Coach spent 28 seasons leading @BlinnSoftball compiling a 1,066-518 record with nine conference championships. #Rounding3rdSB
During that run Church guided @BlinnSoftball to the NJCAA National Tournament seven times, finishing National Runner-up in 2003.
Clay Ardeeser has been named the new head coach at the University of North Carolina Pembroke. Ardeeser joins @UNCP_Softball after four seasons leading the program at Southern Wesleyan. SWU had a program record 37 wins in 2026. #Rounding3rdSB
@OaklandSoftball has named Vince Alessandrini their new head coach. Alessandrini has led the program at the University of Michigan-Dearborn since 2017. #Rounding3rdSB
During Alessandrini’s tenure @UMDearbornSB won two conference championships and made the programs first NAIA Postseason appearance in 2022.
Amy Klyse has been named the new head coach @ucdavissoftball. She earns the promotion after spending the past 10 seasons on staff as an assistant as pitching coach. Klyse had spent 10 seasons leading the program at South Dakota before joining UC Davis. #Rounding3rdSB
@SamfordSB has named Tyra Perry their new head coach. Perry spent the past 11 seasons leading the program at Illinois before being released after the 2026 season. #Rounding3rdSB
During her time as a head coach for Illinois, Ball State, Western Kentucky, and Birmingham Southern, she made six appearances in the NCAA Postseason.
Perry lands with @SamfordSB after also being a recent finalist for the head coaching job at Southern Conference rival Chattanooga.
@RollinsSoftball has named Chuck Schall interim head coach. Schall takes over for program alum Christine Roser-LeFevers who stepped down after five seasons with a 160-71 record to pursue other career opportunities. #Rounding3rdSB
This is Schall’s first coaching opportunity in softball having spent all of his career in baseball, including the past six seasons as an assistant with @RollinsBaseball.