Amanda Haverman -
Enters her second year as an assistant coach with the Norfolk State
softball program during the 2012 season, following a 2011 campaign
in which the Spartans dramatically improved their offensive prowess
under her guidance.
Haverman, who oversees NSU’s hitters, turned the team’s fortunes
around in 2011. As a team, the Spartans hit 43 points higher than
the previous season, finishing the year with a .294 average.
Prior to her arrival in Norfolk, Haverman spent two years at
Virginia Intermont College during the 2009 and ’10 campaigns as the
assistant softball coach.
The Lady Cobras posted a winning record in the Appalachian Athletic
Conference during both seasons Haverman was there, with the team
advancing all the way to the championship game in 2010 before
falling short against Union College. Under Haverman’s
coaching, the Lady Cobras finished first in the conference in home
runs in 2010 and 16th in the nation among all NAIA schools.
Haverman came to Virginia Intermont after a four-year career at East
Tennessee State from 2005-08. While there, she was a two-time
Atlantic Sun All-Academic honoree her junior and senior seasons and
broke the school’s single-season record for RBI during her junior
year in 2007. She earned All-Atlantic Sun first team honors in
2007 at designated player after tying the single-game record for
hits and posting a team-best nine multi-RBI games during her junior
campaign. Haverman was also a preseason All-Atlantic Sun selection
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Camp Information
Summer Camps
2012 Marlin Softball Academy Day Camp
June 18th - 21st
Marlin Softball Academy
Hitting Camp
July 23rd - 25th
Future Dreams Pitching Camp
(w/ Denny Tincher)
August 6th - 8th
College Dreams Hitting Camp
August 13th - 15th
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Dorian Shaw - After completing a
phenomenal collegiate career at University of Michigan where she was
awarded the U-M Academic-Athletic Achievement award in 2008, 2009,
2010 and 2011 for academic and athletic success, Shaw was selected
in the first round of 2011 NPF (National Pro Fastpitch) Senior Draft
with the fourth overall selection by the Chicago Bandits. In the
summer of 2011, Shaw appeared in 18 games with the Bandits,
recording five hits including a double and two home runs along with
four RBI.
In her four years at University of Michigan, Shaw was able to
achieve incredible success both on and off the field. In 2011, her
final year at University of Michigan, Shaw was a Lowe's Senior Class
Award Finalist, USA Player of the Year top 25 Finalist, Big Ten
Sportsmanship Honoree and team captain. Shaw was also named NFCA
All-Great Lakes Region second team as a first baseman. Shaw
completed her senior season by hitting .365 with 12 home runs and 10
doubles.
As a junior in 2010, Shaw hit a career high .362, scoring 41 runs
and driving in 60. She was named a second team All-American, second
team All-Big Ten selection and NFCA All-Great Lakes Region first
team first baseman. She was also awarded with the Phyllis Ocker
Scholarship (awarded to a female varsity athlete enrolled in Sports
Management or Physical Education who has distinguished herself in
athletics and academics). Shaw led the Wolverines in 2009 to a
47-12 record by leading the team with 14 home runs in 56 starts at
first base. This followed a freshman campaign in 2008 where Shaw was
a unanimous All-Big Ten first team selection after hitting 11 home
runs and tallying seven game-winning hits. |
Mandi Balduf -
Head Coach at Chowan Universtiy. In Chowan’s first season playing in
the CIAA (2010), Balduf guided her program to a CIAA West Division
Championship, a CIAA Championship, and NCAA Atlantic Region
Tournament appearance. The squad was perfect in CIAA play at 18-0 in
2010. In 2009, she led the Hawks to a 30-23 overall record. She
coached four players to All-CIAA honors, while also producing four
NCCAA All-South Region Players, and one NCCAA All American. The
Chowan softball team also was named the CIAA's Highest Team GPA for
their respective sport that season. Balduf was named the National
Christian College Athletic Association's South Region Softball Coach
of the Year. She guided her team to a 2009 NCCAA South Region
Championship, the program's second title since 2005.
Balduf has been an assistant at several successful programs, most
notably at Tiffin University. She was hired by Tiffin University in
August of 2004 where she helped the Dragons to three consecutive
American Mideast Conference North Titles and two consecutive NAIA
National Tournament appearances. In 2006 the Dragons posted a 57-11
record and won the Region IX Championship of the NAIA tournament.
Along with her coaching duties at Tiffin, Balduf also served as a
Graduate Admissions Representative and worked to receive her M.B.A. |
Erica Ayers - begins
her third season as an assistant coach with the Georgetown
University
softball
program, after spending her previous nine years as an assistant
softball coach at George Mason University. At Georgetown,
Ayers is mainly responsible for developing the Hoyas' hitters and
infielders. She also serves as the recruiting coordinator.
At George Mason, Ayers assisted in all aspects of the program,
focusing her on-field efforts on working with the team's hitters and
infielders, while serving as the team's camp director and travel
coordinator off the field. Ayers helped develop one Colonial
Athletic Association (CAA) Player of the Year and Rookie of the
Year, seven first team All CAA selections and six second team All
CAA selections. Additionally, she has helped develop two Virginia
Players of the Year, two first team All Mid-Atlantic Region players
and two second team all region selections.
Prior to joining the Patriots' coaching staff, Ayers spent four
seasons, three as team captain, at second base and shortstop for GMU.
She started 189 games and finished her career with a .286 batting
average, 25 doubles and 66 RBI. During her senior season in 2000,
Ayers led the team with a .343 batting average, and was second on
the squad with 25 RBI. She holds the Patriots single-season record
for games played (63) and times being hit-by-pitch (16), and is
fourth with 59 hits.
After college, Ayers was selected as an Amateur Softball Association
of America first team women's class B All American (ASA) shortstop
in 2001. In 2003, Ayers was a member of the ASA women's class A
Virginia Legends national championship team.In her tenure, the
Spartans have reached the Southern Conference Championship title
game for the first time in school history and have produced 11
All-Southern Conference selections and 19 Academic All-SoCon
selections. |
Keith
Parr - as overseen an amazing era in CNU softball
history, as the Captains have become one of the
elite
programs in the nation. The 2010 CNU squad finished 42-10 under
Parr, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament's final eight. It was the
best record and most successful post-season performance in program
history.CNU finished the year ranked #5 in the nation.
It didn’t take long for Parr to make a big splash in Division III
softball after he took over the program from Paul Weiss, whom he had
assisted for several years. In his first year as head coach of the
Christopher Newport program, in 2004, Parr directed his team to a
36-7 record, the best in school history at the time. The Captains
were ranked in the Top 25 in the nation most of the year, at one
point as high as sixth. CNU swept to the USA South regular season
championship with a 15-1 record. For his efforts he was named
conference Coach of the Year in his first season at the helm. He
also received the same honor from the Virginia Sports Information
Directors for Divisions II and III in Virginia.
In 2007, Parr directed the Captains back to the NCAA Tournament and
a 34-10 record. In the first round of the event CNU defeated the
defending Division III national champions, Rutgers- Camden, 10-3.
Along with the outstanding record, Parr had a chance to help in the
development of two All-America players. Dallas Slosjarik was named
first team All-America by the National Fastpitch Coaches
Association, the first time CNU has had a first team pick. Lauren
Batson earned second team honors, also a first at CNU.
Parr graduated in 1999 from Christopher Newport with a degree in
Recreation, Sports, and Wellness Management. He had been an
assistant under former head coach Paul Weiss for four years. The CNU
graduate and former baseball player helped lead the Lady Captains to
a 131-38-2 record during those seasons. That was the most successful
four-year stretch in CNU softball history at the time.
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Jen Steele
- enters her first
year at Longwood University as
an
Assistant Softball Coach. Steele, a former all-American softball
player at Longwood University, returns to the Lancers after serving
two years at George Mason University in a similar role.
Steele served as
the pitching coach for the Patriots, as well as the lead recruiting
coordinator. She mentored two all-rookie team pitchers in 2011, and
guided the largest pitching staff in Mason’s history. Prior to her
time with the Patriots, Steele served as the head coach at Randolph
College in Lynchburg, VA. During her three seasons at Randolph
College, the Wild Cats made two consecutive trips to the ODAC
Tournament, including the programs first ever appearance in 2008.
The team improved every season, and in 2010 broke the previous
season's win mark with 21 victories.
Led by 2009 ODAC Coach of the Year, the Wild Cats broke several
individual school records and earned individual post-season awards
this past season. Lindsay Cross '10 (2009 ODAC Player of the Year)
broke the school's career hits, doubles, and RBI records. Nikki
Smith '10 finished as the school's all-time leader in home runs
(21). Brittany Willingham '13 broke the school's single season marks
in hits, doubles, and runs scored in just her first season of play
at Randolph.
A Virginia native, Steele spent two years (2005-2007) as the
assistant softball coach at Smith College in Massachusetts. She
graduated from Smith with a master's degree in exercise and sports
studies. As the assistant coach at Smith, Steele served as the
head pitching coach, with additional responsibilities in recruiting,
practice planning, fundraising, budgeting, and game-day coaching.
Steele's coaching experience also includes working as an assistant
coach for the Fire & Ice 18 and under club team in Sterling,
Virginia, as well as working as a clinician at numerous camps and
clinics throughout Virginia and Massachusetts.
Steele was a four-year starter for the Longwood University Lancers.
A stand-out as a pitcher, designated hitter, and third baseman,
Steele was named the Carolinas-Virginia Conference (CVAC) Freshman
of the Year as well as a two-time first-team All-CVAC honoree.
Steele's accolades also include NCAA Division I All-American and
All-Academic recognition. Steele graduated from Longwood in 2005
with a degree in communication studies. |
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