Gina Fuchs - Softball Coach - Pitt Panthers #H2P

Gina Fuchs

Title:
Assistant Coach
Alma Mater:
Penn State, '03
Email:
gfuchs@athletics.pitt.edu
Season at Pitt:
14th
Phone:
412-383-7352

Gina Fuchs enters her 14th season as a member of the Pitt softball coaching staff and 10th under head coach Holly Aprile. Fuchs oversees the development of the outfield, in addition to handling base running and slap-hitting fundamentals. She also assists with recruiting and scouting.

Honors and Awards

2015 NFCA Mid-Atlantic Region Coaching Staff of the Year

University of Pittsburgh | Assistant Coach
2017

Aided in the development of freshman Hannah Edwards, who finished the season with a .274 batting average and 11 stolen bases, which tied for first on the team.
Led junior Erin Hershman to an error-free season in the outfield, as well 11 stolen bases.
Collectively, the team was 34-41 in stolen base attempts, good for a .829 percentage swiping bags.
Helped develop a stifling Panther defense that led the ACC in fielding percentage (.975) and finished second in assists (495). With a .975 fielding percentage, Pitt finished 16th in the NCAA in that category.

2016

Coached Pitt to a 31-21 overall record, marking the second consecutive season where the Panthers have won 30-plus games.
Led Pitt to its second ACC Tournament appearance in back-to-back years.
Helped three Panthers to National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Mid-Atlantic All-Region honors in redshirt senior Maggie Sevilla (second team) and sophomores Giorgiana Zeremenko (second team) and McKayla Taylor (third team).
Coached sophomore Erin Hershman to All-ACC First Team honors, while senior Jenna Modic and redshirt senior Maggie Sevilla were selected to the second team.
Freshman Olivia Gray, sophomore Erin Hershman and redshirt senior Maggie Sevilla earned All-ACC Academic honors.

2015

Led Pitt to its first NCAA Tournament bid in program history where the team advanced to the Regional Final after defeating California and Oakland.
Coached Pitt to its first ACC Tournament appearance, where the Panthers were runner-ups to Florida State after defeating higher seeds Notre Dame and North Carolina in their opening games.
Finished with a 37-22 record, the winningest season in program history.
Coaching staff was named as the 2015 NFCA Mid-Atlantic Region Coaching Staff of the Year.
Coached Carly Thea to a .409 on base percentage and 39 RBIs.
Helped slap-hitter Jordan Fannin to 21 RBIs after only 10 in 2014.

2014

Helped lead Pitt to its first ACC victories over Virginia in a series sweep against the Cavaliers.
Carly Thea and Tori Nirschl were named to the All-ACC conference team.
Carly Thea was named to the NFCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region second team, which marked the first all-region selection in Pitt Softball history.
Aided Carly Thea to a team-high slugging percentage (.636), good for 10^th in the ACC.
Helped Carissa Throckmorton tally 30 hits with a .377 slugging percentage.
Jordan Fannin committed no errors in 41 chances from right field.

2008-2013

Helped the panthers improve their highest individual stolen base percentage from 70% (2012; Kelly Hmiel 11-16) to 86% (Carly Thea, 6-7) in 2013.
Saw Tori Nirschl become Pitt’s first Big East Rookie of the Year in 2013.
Coached Pitt to a third-place finish in the Big East with 79 steals in 2011.
Helped the Panthers set a school record in 2011 with 236 runs scored, eclipsing the 2006 record.
Played a pivotal role in Ashley Amistade increasing her batting average from .250 in 2009 to .320 in 2010.
Saw Reba Tutt shatter Pitt’s freshman record in steals with 26 in 2008.

Playing Career

Posted a successful career at Penn State from 1999-2003, where she was a four-year letterwinner and a two-time team captain (2002, 2003).
Earned First Team All-Big Ten honors in 2000 and 2002.
Concluded her career with records in stolen bases (123), hits (238), runs scored (149) and games played (213).
Set single-season records in at-bats (197), singles (63) and stolen bases (42).
Three-time academic All-Big Ten recipient (2000, 2002, 2003).

Education

Graduated from Penn State in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in Kinesiology, focusing on Exercise Science.

Personal

A native of Pottstown, Pa., Fuchs currently resides in Pittsburgh with her husband Dan and son Jacob.

Beyond the Bio

Favorite place on the University of Pittsburgh campus?
- The area surrounding the Cathedral of Learning - I love all the pretty flowers that bloom in that area and around the Student Union.
Favorite sports moment at Pitt?
- Football beating Penn State during the 2016-17 season.
What is your favorite thing to do in the city of Pittsburgh?
- Going to Pirates games.
Hobbies outside of work?
- I love spending time with my family, going on walks, going to the park - anything outside! I also love to garden.