SOFTBALL
JOSH BLYTHE- Head Coach, East Union High School
BRANDON BOBO- Head Coach, Kossuth High School
KEITH ESSARY- Assistant Coach, UT Southern
KENZIE FORRESTER- Pitching Coach, UT Southern
KATELYN GRUICH- Associate Head Coach, Pearl River Community College
RYAN HARGROVE- Head Coach, Crowley's Ridge
ASHLEIGH HICKS- Head Coach, South Panola High School
STEVE JOHNIGAN- Assistant Coach, Baylor University
JAKE LOPER- Head Coach, West Lauderdale High School
JAKE McDONALD- Head Coach, West Union High School
EMILY NORWOOD- Head Coach, Lafayette High School
ANNIE SMITH- Assistant Coach, Michigan State University
KEITH STEPTER- Strength Coach
IZZY WERDANN- Head Coach, Gulf Coast Community College
NICKI WHITTEN- Head Coach, Hernando High School
Please note: All dates and times are subject to change.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2026
JUNIOR C
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. GRUICH: The Little Things Matter
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. WERDANN: Team Defense
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. JOHNIGAN: High Octane Defense
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. MHSAA: Rules & Eligibility
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. BLYTHE, BOBO, HICKS, LOPER, McDONALD, NORWOOD, WHITTEN: Championship Round Table
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. FORRESTER: The Unseen Game- Building Unshakable Pitchers
THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2026
JUNIOR C
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. ESSARY: Mental side of Hitting, Motivation, and Recruiting
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. SMITH: Creative Defense & Team Drills
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. STEPTER: In Season Training- How to Keep Athletes Explosive, Healthy & Performing When It Matters
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. HARGROVE: Winning More than the Scoreboard- Process Over Outcome
