Michelle Brander Metiva was named Hope College’s head softball coach July 17, 2023. The 2003 Mid-American Conference Softball Player of the Year at Central Michigan University and 1999 Miss Softball from Jenison High School. Michelle was an owner and then the General Manager, also a coach and trainer, for Elite Baseball and Softball Training in Grand …
Katie Andrews is originally from Dothan, AL. After a successful high school career, Katie began her journey up north to play DII softball and obtain a B.A. in Business Management at Adelphi University on Long Island, NY. During her time at Adelphi University, Katie was the NE-10 Player of the Year (2014), NE-10 Scholar Athlete of the …
Kyle Christensen is a teacher and coach from Glen Ullin, ND. He has been married to his wife Shelly for 30 years. They have two daughters, Taylor 19 and Cassie 16. Softball has been a part of Kyle’s life as long as he can remember, growing up a block from the local softball diamonds. As …
Growing up in Kirkland, WA, Tori played competitive travel ball and was recruited to play college softball. She spent two years at Boise State University before transferring to Northwest Nazarene University in 2019. During her six-year college career, Tori was part of four conference championships, earned All-Conference honors, and made the All-Region team in 2023. …
McKenzi Ferguson is a Erwin native who graduated from Daniel Boone High School. McKenzi made school history as the second team to make it to the state tournament and the first team to finish in 2nd place. She started her collegiate career at Chattanooga State Community College where she made a national appearance in St. …
Brooke Wiarda is from Green Pond, NJ. She attended Morris Knolls High School where she was a 2x North Group IV State Sectional Champ, County Champ, and 4x Conference Champ. She was also selected as a 2x Coaches Association Award Winner, 2017 Mugs Media Player of the Year, and received “The Most-All Around Senior Athlete” …
Shelley Miller grew up in rural Virginia playing backyard sports with the boys in the neighborhood. With most of them being older and stronger, she was always looking for new ways to improve and gain an edge. Techniques and strategy were key because she did not like losing to the boys. She found the fire and drive …
Erica Bonnette’s love for softball became evident on the field but her competitive side showed even more in how she worked in learning the details. Through her playing career she was that catcher who went to her pitcher’s lessons and also asked questions. She knew the importance of building a strong communication with the pitcher and …
Denise Walters is a Doctor of Physical Therapy specializing in Neurologic rehabilitation and has been practicing for 10 years. She is a Board Certified Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy as well as a Certified Stroke Rehabilitation Specialist. Denise grew up playing softball from a young age. She played every position, eventually settling as a middle infielder …
Lesley Pipher from Toronto, Ontario Canada grew up playing softball, at the age of 9. She quickly realized that the pitching circle was where she wanted to be. Her well decorated pitching career spanned 41 years. She competed nationally and internationally as a 5 year member of the Great Britain National Softball Team. In 2017, …
Kellee Vornhagen learned to be a competitor growing up in a small town in South Dakota playing sports with the neighborhood boys. Although she pitched growing up, she never really had formal training, she was just athletic enough to figure out how to throw. It wasn’t until she started coaching high school ball that she …
Kristie Spielman-Phillip is a former Division I Softball Pitcher out of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Kristie was ranked 15th in the nation her freshman year after coming off a dazzling high school record of 42-0 for West Chicago High School. Kristie’s passion for the sport of softball, and the human movement behind the art of pitching, led …
Dani Sowder was born and raised in Cleveland, Tennessee. Dani started playing softball at an early age and started pitching at age 8. She played through High School at Walker Valley and two years in College. Dani has been a coach and conducted numerous camps/clinics, and provided private lessons for over the last 4yrs. She …
Jen Pockrus began playing softball at a very young age, but it wasn’t until her 8th grade year that her team needed a pitcher. That year she began weekly pitching lessons, and eventually became the starting varsity pitcher for her high school team. Feeling as though she was always trying to “catch up” to more experienced …
Laurie Wilson was born in Savannah Georgia and played softball while traveling the world as a military dependent. She began coaching softball teams in 2002 while living in Jacksonville Florida. During this time, she began learning as much as possible about pitching mechanics. In 2011, Laurie moved to McKinney Texas and began instructing individual players. …
