2018 COACHES CLINIC SPEAKERS 

List Subject To Change

Gerry Glasco 
HEAD COACH
Louisiana Lafayette

Gerry Glasco was named the head coach of Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Softball on Monday, Nov. 20, 2017.
 
Glasco coached the previous nine seasons in the Southeastern Conference and is considered one of the nation’s top offensive coaches and recruiters. He helped lead Texas A&M to the 2017 Women’s College World Series and was recently appointed associate head coach at Auburn.
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Glasco helped Georgia to a 282-92 mark as the team hovered near the top of the NCAA and SEC rankings in almost all offensive categories and set over 20 team offensive records during his six-year stay. The Bulldogs belted 85 home runs his first season (up from 26 the previous season) and later led the SEC in home runs during his final two seasons.

Annie Smith 
Assistant Coach
Auburn University

Annie Smith has joined the Auburn softball program as an assistant coach. Smith was most recently on the staff at LSU. 

 Smith comes to Auburn after stints at LSU, Georgia Southern, Mississippi State and Missouri where she coached seven All-Americans, 49 All-Conference selections and 36 All-Region honorees. Smith’s squads have been equally as impressive in the classroom, garnering 123 NFCA Academic Scholar-Athlete honors.

Smith also boasts professional experience, as she was an assistant coach for the Chicago Bandits of the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) league this past summer. 

Before her brief stint with LSU, Smith served as the head coach at Georgia Southern, where she complied 176 wins and reached the NCAA Tournament twice. Smith and the Eagles captured the Southern Conference title in 2012 and in 2014. The Eagles also won the conference tournament in 2012 and 2013.

Alison Owen
Assistant Coach
Georgia Tech

Alison Owen joins the Georgia Tech softball coaching staff as the pitching coach in July 2017.
Prior to her arrival on The Flats, Owen served as an assistant coach for the Akron Racers, a team in the National Pro Fastpitch. During her coaching stint with the Racers, she prepared scouting reports for the pitching staff prior to series and assisted with the development of the lineup. Owen also pitched for the team for three seasons from 2014-16.
Owen earned her Master's degree in kinesiology from Mississippi State, where she played for two seasons. Despite only playing in Starkville for two seasons, Owen finished her career as the program's all-time leader in almost every pitching record including strikeouts (473), strikeouts looking (102), lowest opponent batting average (.193), fewest walks allowed per seven innings (1.05) and most strikeouts per seven innings (8.83). She helped carry Mississippi State to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances.

Kate Kantor
Volunteer Coach 
​ Georgia Tech

Kate Kantor joined the Georgia Tech softball staff as a volunteer assistant coach on July 3, 2017.
Kantor spent the the 2016-17 season as an assistant softball coach at Duke University, working with catchers and outfielders defensively and with hitters offensively. She worked heavily with recruiting, coordinating communication and scheduling with recruits.
As a player, Kantor,  was a standout athlete on The Flats.  She was a member of three regular season ACC Championships (2009, 2010 and 2011) and three ACC Tournament Championships (2009, 2010 and 2012). A two-time all-ACC, all-ACC tournament and all-region selection, Kantor reached the NCAA Tournament all four years on The Flats and reached the school’s only NCAA Super Regional in 2009. She was also a team captain for her junior and senior campaigns.

Jennifer Maloney
HEAD CAOCH
North Paulding High School

Coach Maloney earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from The University of Alabama in 2013, and teaches 3rd grade at Abney Elementary. This is her fifth year as Head Coach in the North Paulding softball program.
Coach Maloney graduated from Kennesaw Mountain High School in 2008. After graduation, she went on to  play softball for The University of Alabama from 2008-2012. While at Alabama the team earned many accomplishments:

• University of Alabama – NCAA National Champions – 2012
• University of Alabama – SEC Regular Season Champions – 2010, 2011, 2012
• University of Alabama – SEC Tournament Champions – 2011, 2012

Chris Florence
USA Elite Select

 In 2008, Chris joined Georgia USSSA Fastpitch as Area Director in charge of the Atlanta area. He quickly began to positively impact the game through the events he hosted. In November of 2013, Chris helped to spawn an idea and create what we now know as USA Elite Select. Chris will serve full-time as the National Tournament Director and coordinator of all Regional Qualifiers and World Fastpitch Championships.

​ERNIE YARBROUGH
​GHSA

Associate Director GHSA. Will discuss rule changes and points of emphasis so that you will have your rules clinic requirement completed in January.

GADC AWARDS CEREMONY FOR THE 2017 SEASON STARTS @ 10:30 AM SATURDAY JANUARY 13th

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