Eastern Illinois
* Hired as an assistant softball coach in July 2024 and moved to co-head coach position with wife Kristi Paulson
* Enters third season at EIU for 2026-27 academic year
* Named OVC Coach of the Year in 2026 after winning OVC regular season title with a 23-3 conference record
* Coached team to OVC Tournament title with a 36-23 record
* Team made 2026 NCAA Tournament appearance in Stillwater Regional
* Posted a 34-22 record in opening season (2025) winning both OVC regular season and OVC tournament titles
* Team won 2025 OVC regular season championship with 21-5 record
* Team made 2025 NCAA Tournament appearance playing in Austin Regional (Texas eventual NCAA Champion)
* Won first EIU game in season opener on February 7, 2025 with 4-3 (8 inning) win over Prairie View A&M
* Picked up win over Big Ten member Illinois
* Coached OVC Player of the Year Kendall Grover (2025)
* Coached OVC Pitcher of the Year McKenzie Oslanzi (2025)
* Coached OVC Player of the Year Lizzie Stiverson (2026)
* Coached five first team All-OVC selections in 2025
* Coached four first team All-OVC selections in 2026
* Has coached two second team All-OVC selections
* Has coached five All-OVC Newcomer selections
* Coached NFCA All-Region selections (Kendall Grover & McKenzie Oslanzi) in 2025
* Coahced NFCA All-Region selection Lizzie Stiverson in 2026
* Team ranked 6th in the nation in GPA for the 2024-25 academic year
* Helped offense set school records in runs scored (317) and RBI (283) in 2026
* Helped offense post top five seasons in batting average, hits, home runs, walks and slugging percentage in 2026
* Helped coach defense to fourth best fielding percentage in school history and record double plays turned (24) in 2026
Prior to Eastern Illinois
* Softball co-Head Coach at Parkland College in Champaign, Illinois for five seasons
* Posted a 205-56 record in five seasons with three NJCAA Division II College World Series appearances
* Had three seasons with 50-plus wins including 58-6 record in 2024 (52 wins in 2023 / 53 wins in 2021)
* Made first of three NJCAA College World Series appearances in 2021 with seventh place finish
* Coached team to 5th place World Series finish in 2023 and 9th place World Series finish in 2024)
* Coached at least one NJCAA All-American pitcher in last four seasons with a total of six All-Americans
* Coached Parkland to four straight MWAC Conference Championships
* Named MWAC Coach of the Year four straight seasons (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
* Won three NJCAA Region 24 Championships
* Created Premier Fastpitch in 2011, program has numerous Top-10 finishes in national tournaments
* Program has won eight Illinois State "A" Championships
Personal
* Attended Eastern Illinois University
* He and wife Kristi have four children
* Native of Mattoon, Illinois
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| School |
Year |
Overall |
Conference |
Other |
| Parkland College |
2020 |
3-8 |
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Season canceled due to COVID-19 |
| Parkland College |
2021 |
53-9 |
20-4 |
7th NJCAA Division II World Series |
| Parkland College |
2022 |
39-21 |
19-5 |
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| Parkland College |
2023 |
52-12 |
20-0 |
5th NJCAA Division II World Series |
| Parkland College |
2024 |
58-6 |
23-1 |
9th NJCAA Division II World Series |
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| Eastern Illinois |
2025 |
34-22 |
21-5 |
OVC Champions, NCAA Tournament |
| Eastern Illinois |
2026 |
36-23 |
23-3 |
OVC Champions, NCAA Tournament |
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| Career Record |
7 Years |
275-79 |
126-18 |
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| Parkland College |
5 Years |
205-56 |
82-10 |
3 NJCAA Division II World Series |
| Eastern Illinois |
2 Years |
70-45 |
44-8 |
2 OVC Championships, 2 NCAA Appearances |