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Jodi Hermanek Introduced as Softball Head Coach
8/15/2018 11:28:00 AM | Softball
PITTSBURGH – University of Pittsburgh Director of Athletics Heather Lyke officially welcomed Pitt softball head coach Jodi Hermanek in an introductory press conference Tuesday afternoon.
In front of members of the media, fellow coaches, student-athletes, staff and supporters of the Pitt softball program, Hermanek became just the third head coach in program history.
She takes over the Panthers after a successful 2018 season in which the squad won the team's first ACC Coastal Division Title and reached the ACC Tournament Championship game for the second time in four years.
For the last 10 years, Hermanek has guided the Ohio University softball program to success at both the conference and national level. She has led the team to two NCAA postseason appearances (2018, 2014), including the first in 19 years, as well as two Mid-American Conference (MAC) Tournament Championships (2018, 2014), a MAC Regular Season Championship (2018) and three MAC East Division Championships (2018, 2017, 2011).
Most recently, Hermanek coached the Bobcats to a 40-17 overall record in 2018, marking the second consecutive season with 40-plus wins. They went on to win a MAC Regular Season Championship, as well as the MAC Tournament Championship, giving Ohio an automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Tournament and Knoxville Regional. Ohio battled in the tournament, reaching the regional championship game where they clashed with perennial powerhouse Tennessee. For their success, Hermanek and her staff were named the 2018 National Fastpitch Coaching Association East Regional Coaching Staff of the Year.
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In front of members of the media, fellow coaches, student-athletes, staff and supporters of the Pitt softball program, Hermanek became just the third head coach in program history.
She takes over the Panthers after a successful 2018 season in which the squad won the team's first ACC Coastal Division Title and reached the ACC Tournament Championship game for the second time in four years.
For the last 10 years, Hermanek has guided the Ohio University softball program to success at both the conference and national level. She has led the team to two NCAA postseason appearances (2018, 2014), including the first in 19 years, as well as two Mid-American Conference (MAC) Tournament Championships (2018, 2014), a MAC Regular Season Championship (2018) and three MAC East Division Championships (2018, 2017, 2011).
Most recently, Hermanek coached the Bobcats to a 40-17 overall record in 2018, marking the second consecutive season with 40-plus wins. They went on to win a MAC Regular Season Championship, as well as the MAC Tournament Championship, giving Ohio an automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Tournament and Knoxville Regional. Ohio battled in the tournament, reaching the regional championship game where they clashed with perennial powerhouse Tennessee. For their success, Hermanek and her staff were named the 2018 National Fastpitch Coaching Association East Regional Coaching Staff of the Year.
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