2020 COACHES CLINIC SPEAKERS 
SPEAKERS BEGIN FRIDAY December 11th @ 9:00 AM

List Subject To Change

Friday Dec 11th 
​9:00 AM

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Friday Dec 11th
1:30 PM

Dani Price
Assistant Coach
Georgia Southern University​

Dani Price begins her second season as an assistant coach for Georgia Southern softball in 2020-21.

Price works with the Georgia Southern pitching staff, and her efforts during the truncated 2020 season did not go unnoticed as the Eagles sported the top ERA in NCAA Division I after the first two weeks of the season. The squad finished the shortened season with a 2.93 team ERA, the lowest for Georgia Southern in the Sun Belt era. Price most recently worked at her alma mater, McNeese State, where she served as an assistant coach for two seasons from 2018-19. She worked with both hitters and pitchers both seasons, but concentrated on pitching during the 2019 season, helping the Cowgirls lower their ERA a full point from the previous season (2.53 in 2019 from 3.56 in 2018).

Prior to McNeese State, Price served four years on the Baylor softball staff from 2014-17. During her time in Waco, the Bears appeared in four NCAA Regional Tournaments, and the 2014 and 2017 College World Series. She spent the 2014 season as a student manager before being promoted to volunteer assistant, where she spent the last three years working primarily with outfielders in addition to other coaching duties.

Friday Dec11th
4:30 PM

​ERNIE YARBROUGH
​GHSA

Associate Director GHSA. Will discuss rule changes and points of emphasis as we move towards our 2021 season

Friday Dec 11th
​10:00AM

Mark Bowles
Assistant Coach
East Coweta High School

Coach Bowles has been coaching High School Softball and Baseball for 18 Years.  He spent 4 years at Hiram HS as the Head Baseball/ Head Softball Coach and 14 years total at East Coweta as the Head Assistant in both sports. Coach Bowles oversees all aspects of Pitching and Catching for both programs as well.  Coach Bowles has had the privilege of coaching numerous catchers and pitchers that have gone on to play at the collegiate level. 

Coach Bowles has helped guide East Coweta HS to 3 State Championships in Softball, numerous Elite 8 appearances as well as numerous Region Championships.  Coach Bowles was named to the 2017 GADC Assistant Coach of The Year (Softball) as well as the GACA Assistant Coach of The Year (2017, 2018).  Coach Bowles is married to Amanda (18 Years) and they have 4 children. Coach Bowles and his family reside in Senoia, Ga.

Friday Dec 11th
2:30 PM

Brock Van Faussien
Assistant Coach
Georgia Southern University​​

Brock Van Faussien begins his second season as an assistant coach for the Georgia Southern softball program in 2020-21.
Van Faussien is in charge of all of the offensive aspects of the Eagles' squad, as well as assisting in recruiting efforts. The Eagles hit .289 as a team in the truncated 2020 season and led the Sun Belt conference in doubles (38), while also ranking third in on-base percentage (.385) and run scored (5.42 runs per game).

Van Faussein joined the Eagles from the University of Pittsburgh, where he spent the 2018-19 season as an assistant coach. The Panthers hit 55 home runs during his season in Pittsburgh.
Prior to joining the Panthers, Van Faussien spent the 2017-18 season as a volunteer assistant at the University of Georgia, helping the Bulldogs compile a 48-13 overall record and a Women's College World Series berth.
Van Faussien started his coaching career on the baseball side, serving as a graduate assistant at Clemson and as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Liberty. He was an assistant coach at Southeastern Louisiana before moving to softball with his position at Georgia.

Friday Dec 11th
​11:00 AM

Michelle Diltz
Strength and Conditioning
University of Alabama

Michelle Martin Diltz, Master Strength & Conditioning Coach with the CSCCa, began her career as a strength and conditioning coach in 2005 for The University of Alabama working under her mentor- master strength and conditioning coach, Terry Jones. During this time, she has had the opportunity to be part of National Championships, SEC Championships and post season endeavors with softball, women's golf, cheerleading, dance, women's basketball and football.


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Friday Dec 11th
3:30 PM

Melissa Brocato
Head Coach
Augusta University

With over 20 years of experience with the Augusta Jaguars, head softball coach and assistant athletic director Melissa Brocato remains a vital member of the athletic department. Entering her 22nd season in 2019-20, Brocato runs the Jaguar softball program and serves as the Assistant Athletic Director for Internal Affairs
Brocato has spent her entire coaching career in Augusta and enters the 2020 season with 523-549-1 (.487) overall career record.


Brocato brought her 2015 squad back into the NCAA Tournament with a trip to the NCAA Southeast Regional as the number-three seed. The berth to the postseason was the sixth for the Jags all time - highlighted by four straight appearances from 2009-2012. Also in 2015, the Peach Belt Conference announced that Augusta's Paige Deschaine, Brooke Stephens, Molly Walton, and Hannah Wilson all were named to the 2015 All-Conference team.

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