Posted: Jul 18, 2012
The Maroons finished the 2012 season with a record of 35-11 and 13-5 in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) play. Coach Mitchell and the Roanoke coaching staff led just 12 players to a fourth place finish in the 2012 NCAA Softball Championships. Roanoke also won its first ODAC Championship since the 2006 season.
Mike Mitchell
Mitchell just finished his fourth year as head coach of the Roanoke College softball team. In his four seasons, he has compiled a record of 116-42 (50-22 ODAC). Mitchell also led the Maroons to its 10th 30-plus win season, including the fourth place finish in the NCAA Championships in 2012. He has over 20 years of coaching experience at both the collegiate and high school level.
Russell Gaddy
Gaddy has focused his attention on the Maroon outfielders during his time at Roanoke College. He is also responsible for helping recruit and scout future players. This is not the first time Gaddy has helped coach the Maroons to the NCAA Tournament as he was on the Roanoke coaching staff when the team won ODAC championships in 2004 and 2005.
Barry Wood
Wood serves as the hitting coach for the Maroons squad. He was also a member of the coaching staff that went to the NCAA Tournament in 2004-05. Wood has been a youth coach in the Roanoke Valley for the past 28 years, the last 20 of which he has been involved with softball. He was one of the founders of the ASA Scrappers, which has developed some of the top softball talent to come out of the area.
Kelsey Schmitt
Schmitt completed her first year on the coaching staff with a trip to the NCAA Championships. She assisted with player development, practice planning, scouting and recruiting. Schmitt was previously a catcher for Virginia Tech and went to four-straight NCAA Regional appearances, two Super Regional appearances and one College World Series appearance.
The NFCA Atlantic Region Coaching Staff of the Year award is one of many accolades the Roanoke College softball team has earned in 2012. Listed below is the list of accomplishments that this coaching staff has led the Maroons to over the past season:
-Fourth Place in NCAA DIII Softball Championships
-NCAA Newport News Regional Champions
-ODAC Tournament Champions
-VaSID College Division Rookie of the Year
-VaSID College Division Coach of the Year
-Four VaSID All-State players
-NFCA Third Team All-American
-Four DIII NFCA All-Atlantic Region players
-Four NCAA Newport News Regional All-Tournament Team members
-NCAA Newport News Regional Most Outstanding Player
-ODAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player
-Four ODAC All-Tournament Team members.
-Seven All-ODAC Team members
-ODAC Co-Coach of the Year
-ODAC Co-Rookie of the Year
-ODAC/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar Athlete
For the full article on all NFCA DIII Coaching Staff of the Year winners Click Here
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