Jo Evans
@Coach_Jo_Evans
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Head Softball Coach UC Santa Barbara
Joined January 2013
I’M FIRED UP! Can’t wait to meet my team and grow #GoGauchos @UCSBSoftball @UCSBathletics @ucsb @nfca @NCAASoftball.
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HUGE Thanks to everyone who followed @AggieSoftball this season and pulled hard for us at Supers in Gainesville. I’m proud of how hard our team fought. I love coaching and I love my team. My heart is full of gratitude to everyone who has reached out to show support. @NFCAorg.
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I absolutely love this man. One of the most kind, genuine, and generous people I have ever known. Rest In Peace #41
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I'm FIRED UP for .@AggieSoftball to head back to the #WCWS!!! I am so proud of our players, staff, and support staff! #IamBecauseWeAre.
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SO, I was recruiting last week in Atlanta when a young woman pulls up in the car next to me and tells me my tire looks flat. We pull over, she pulls a portable air compressor out of her car and fills up my tire. Thank you for reaffirming my faith in humanity! #kindnessmatters.
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25 years ago, today, I stepped foot on campus as the head coach of @AggieSoftball Thank you @TAMU @12thMan for enriching my life in so many ways. I’m fired up for the 2021-2022 Season!!.
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.@rileysartain put this team on her shoulders. She gave everything she had for this program and I will forever be grateful for her loyalty .@AggieSoftball .@12thMan .@TAMU #Legacy
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22 Years ago Today I stepped on @TAMU campus and began, what has turned out to be, my dream job. Thanks @AggieSoftball for letting me live my dream. Thanks @Jj10J for sticking with our program for all 22 years. @12thMan #grateful.
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Thank You Aggieland, 12thMan, parents, fans, and especially our players for making the 2017 season so magical. #IAmBecauseWeAre.
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Strolling @UCSB campus. Here’s a 360° view. 😎 Excited for this adventure! #GoGauchos @UCSBathletics @UCSBSoftball @NFCAorg @NCAASoftball @BigWestSports
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Been coaching a LONG time. Gotta say this is my ALL-TIME favorite commute to work! #qualityoflife @UCSBSoftball @UCSBathletics
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I want to thank all of you for your well wishes. Thank you to @ColoradoStateU @Utah_Softball @AggieSoftball @12thMan for giving me 3 tremendous opportunities to grow into the coach and woman I am today. I wouldn’t be here without my family, friends, players, and admin. #grateful
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How grateful I am to have my parents supporting me all these years. 90 and 92 never looked so good. I am forever grateful for your unwavering love and support.
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NO ONE DESERVES THIS MORE THAN MIKE CANDREA! He’s the best to ever do it. @ArizonaSoftball @NCAASoftball @NFCAorg.
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Thanks Coach. I really appreciate it.
@Coach_Jo_Evans =character,class, champion, trailblazer, program builder . but most importantly phenomenal leader of young women & coaching colleague to many-Thank you for being such a class act -Our sport is so lucky to have you! I love ya Jo #champdna.
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.@blaylockbrant I don’t know you, but your post hit me hard. I’ve been a coach for 37 years and in my perfect world, every student athlete would have this perspective when it’s time to hang up the cleats. Your message is powerful. Thank You! @AggieSoftball @NFCAorg @NCAAsoftball.
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This View NEVER GETS OLD!!! #DavisDiamond .@AggieSoftball .@12thMan .@TAMU .@NFCAorg .@SECSoftball1
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Hey Softball World. every Coach should be so lucky to coach a player like .@cmassey_15 #selfless #teamfirst #culturebuilder #IAmBecauseWeAre
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What gets lost is how TOUGH .@awalters_13 is how she hung onto the ball then throws to 3B for double play! .@NCAAsoftball .@NFCAorg .@espnW
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BEST part of my job is the lasting relationships! Loved celebrating @ascarborough wedding with these amazing women! @JamiLo2 @ShoMcDonald @mgib11 @bellalete @AggieSoftball @12thMan @NFCAorg @SECSoftball1 @NCAASoftball
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I can’t put into words how much this place means to me. Thank you Davis Diamond for being my home away from home and being the crown jewel of college softball stadiums. Our sport deserves a stadium just like you. @AggieSoftball @NCAAsoftball @NFCAorg @12thMan @SECSoftball1.
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There’s more to this story! 30 minutes later we played the “if game.” 25 innings later @Utah_Softball won the conference championship. We played a total of 56 innings that night to earn our spot in the NCAA Tourney. @NFCAorg @NCAAsoftball.
On this day in 1991, @Utah_Softball and @BluejaySoftball played in the longest game in NCAA Softball history – a 1-0 Creighton win in 31 innings. 📰 #NCAASoftball
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Entering @ucsantabarbara this morning for my very first road-trip with @UCSBSoftball Feeling so grateful for 39 years in the coaching profession. Good Luck to all the coaches out there! @UCSBathletics @NFCAorg @NCAASoftball #GoChos
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Thanks for all the great chats today! So excited to grow @UCSBSoftball and do it with student-athletes who want to make history! #Paradise @NCAASoftball @BigWestSoftball @NFCAorg
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FIRED UP to Welcome .@FSU_Coachsnider to .@AggieSoftball Great addition to our staff! #winner .@12thMan .@TAMU .@NFCAorg .@NCAAsoftball .@SECSoftball1.
Excited to welcome Craig Snider to the coaching staff!. Coach Snider will serve as the Aggies' hitting coach and recruiting coordinator. 📰: #GigEm
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Crazy about Alex Caruso .@ACFresh21 Has worked so hard for everything he’s accomplished. Nobody gave the kid anything. just worked his tail off everyday, stayed humble, and grateful and earned it. Couldn’t be happier for Alex and his family. His parents are the best!.
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Tune into @SECNetwork to catch @ascarborough call our final game at Aggie Field. Fitting the former Aggie Great gets to call the last game on our beloved field. She certainly made some great memories for all @AggieSoftball fans! #12thMan @NFCAorg @NCAAsoftball
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@reveille I thought you’d never ask!!! @AggieSoftball loves you SO MUCH. You are the QUEEN and in our eyes, you hang the moon. Thanks for hanging out with us today. @TAMU @12thMan
Howdy, @Coach_Jo_Evans! I’ve been practicing REALLY hard. just look at my form!!! Can I please be on the @AggieSoftball team?!? 😁😁😁
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To my friends, coaching peers, Softball Family, let’s do everything in our power to break the stigma attached to mental health. It takes a Village. We are so fortunate at @TAMU to have the tremendous support of @TAMU_CAPS @Dr_Lauren_Craig Ryan Pittsinger @NFCAorg @NCAAsoftball.
Depression is real, but there is always help. 💚 #MentalHealth. @Coach_Jo_Evans. #MentalIllnessAwarenessWeek | #GigEm
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Excited for @ShoMcDonald to follow and be mentored by @MSUCoachJoseph Sho is an absolute gem of a coach and person. @MSU_Softball made a phenomenal hire!! @NFCAorg @NCAASoftball.
It's Sho-time!. Sharonda McDonald-Kelley has been named the 6th head coach in program history. Help us welcome @ShoMcDonald to East Lansing!. 📰: #GoGreen | #B1GSoftball
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I’m thinking about what .@MylesLGarrett and @VonMiller did as Aggies, on and off the field in their time at @TAMU They made a lasting impact, and now millions of us are pulling for them every week. Let this be a lesson to @AggieSoftball athletes, you ALWAYS represent Texas A&M.
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Congratulations Tori Vidales, THE most CLUTCH hitter I have ever coached. When the lights are the brightest, you are your best. @TorvilleSlugger @AggieSoftball @12thMan @NCAAsoftball @NFCAorg
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Opening Day Really Happened! Here are some things I hope our fans learned from watching @AggieSoftball yesterday:This team has heart. This team works hard.This team loves the game of Softball.This team is deep in talent.This team has lots of weapons.This team is Unified. #SurfsUp.
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HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT for @TorvilleSlugger This means you were THE BEST player in @NCAAsoftball Div 1 this past week. That’s a big deal!@NFCAorg @AggieSoftball @12thMan @TAMU #GigEm
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I have the utmost respect for Lum. He gave his heart and soul to Baylor Softball. The Softball World lost a great man. rip @BaylorSoftball @NFCAorg @NCAAsoftball.
Hard to imagine Baylor Softball without you. Love you, Coach Lum 💚.
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These are the moments that stay with you forever. These are your people. Stay in the trenches together. You are establishing lifetime friendships. @AggieSoftball.
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New @AggieSoftball Stadium in the works. The green stuff is going in today. Can't wait to watch @aggiefieldstaff do their thing!!! @NFCAorg
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Excited to wrap up summer recruiting at @thealliancefp & @PGFnetwork It’s been so fun watching so many great players! Good Luck to all the athletes and coaches making a final run! @UCSBSoftball @BigWestSoftball @NFCAorg @NCAASoftball @D1Softball @ExtraInningSB.
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This is absolutely heartbreaking. Our Softball World is small, and tight, and bound by the love of our game and our love for each other. @AggieSoftball sends our heartfelt love to the town of Konawa, OK, this team, and their families. @NFCAorg .@NCAAsoftball .@SECSoftball1.
Before today’s game we will hold a moment of silence to honor those affected by the Konawa Junior High softball tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
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Every coach in the country should be so lucky. @AggieSoftball @NCAAsoftball @NFCAorg @SECSoftball1 @12thMan
I forgot one picture. this face says it all. the happiness that this program brought me and the amazing learning opportunities from @Coach_Jo_Evans, thank you so much. I appreciate all that you have done for me and giving me an opportunity to compete. #gigem
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Mike Candrea literally changed our game. Thanks for being so generous with your time and talents. Every coach and athlete in the sport has benefitted from your commitment to excellence. Thank you. @NCAAsoftball @NFCAorg @ArizonaSoftball.
Here's to the best to ever do it. After 36 years, Mike Candrea has announced his retirement. For all you've done for this sport, this university, this community and the lives of so many. 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝑪𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉. 🐐
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Congratulations @AggieSoftball on our 3.15 GPA and 16 players finishing with a 3.0 GPA or above. Bringing emphasis to the STUDENT in student-athlete. Proud to be your Coach. @NFCAorg @NCAAsoftball @12thMan @TAMU.
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.@AggieSoftball Staff is complete. Top to bottom, side to side, inside-out, this staff is PHENOMENAL! So excited to work with .@Coach_SniderSB .@Jj10J .@Kara_Dill .@calygreen88 .@KatieRepole. @NFCAorg .@NCAAsoftball .@SECSoftball1 .@12thMan.
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.@ag90turfgrass .@aggiefieldstaff Nobody does it better! Game day at Kyle Field wouldn’t be game day without you!!! .@12thMan .@TAMU .@AggieFootball
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Happy 72nd Anniversary to Bill & Bonnie Evans, aka Mom & Dad! You won’t find more loyal @UCSBSoftball fans! #GoChos @UCSBathletics @NFCAorg @NCAASoftball @BigWestSoftball
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Holy Cow!!! I had no idea this was going on! Sheesh! Never a dull moment.
Take note, kids. The Davis Diamond Rally Duel was one for the books.
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I have great admiration for Barbara Bush. @AggieSoftball misses the days when #41 and Mrs. Bush would stop by practices & games. The “Silver Fox” was definitely in charge. Thank you for being a great role model for me and the young women in our program.
Jean Becker, chief of staff at the Office of George H. W. Bush, gave this update on the 41st President of the United States.
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AMEN!.@AggieSoftball
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Thanks @LSUsoftball for the invite to participate in the @geauxteal walk today. April 21st, @AggieMuster, is a sacred day for us. We honor all Aggies who have passed, all the women who’ve lost their battle with ovarian cancer and those who are survivors. We stand with you.
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Any coach in any sport knows MANAGERS are difference makers! Used, abused, and back for more the next day! Thanks for all the sacrifices you make for @AggieSoftball AND thanks for always making us laugh! @NFCAorg @NCAAsoftball @SECSoftball1 @TAMU @12thMan.
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PLEASE listen to what college coaches and prospective student athletes have to say about early recruiting. We’ve worked so hard to pass this legislation. Please leave it alone! .@NFCAorg .@NCAA .@NCAAsoftball .@AggieSoftball #EarlierisNOTbetter #KeepSept1Jr.
.@NCAA listen to these prospective student-athletes. Lacrosse and Softball want to keep their rule. Earlier is NOT better. #KeepSept1Jr
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Ran across this pic this morning. I loved this man, who just happened to be the President of the United States. This career has brought me so much joy.
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@ShoMcDonald just got hitched!!!!! Congrats to one of my all-time favorite Aggies!! @AggieSoftball @GoCamelsSB @12thMan
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.@rileysartain GREAT teammate, GREAT athlete, GREAT AGGIE!!!! So proud of Riley. Has always brought honor to .@AggieSoftball.
For the #18 overall pick in the 4th round of the 2019 NPF Draft, the Aussie Peppers select Riley Sartain. @AggieSoftball @12thMan @AussiePeppersMN @RapsodoSoftball #NPF2019 #NPFDraft2019
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SO EXCITED I got to meet baby Kyler!!!! Check out Mama @ShoMcDonald in the background! @AggieSoftball @12thMan @NFCAorg @NCAAsoftball
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National Coaches Day! Having a blast with these three women! #nationalcoachesday @UCSBSoftball @UCSBathletics @BigWestSoftball @NFCAorg
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Not sure what’s going on with this, but I would go to war with @RhondaRevelle So important for us coaches to stick together. @nfca.org .@NCAAsoftball.
I #standwithrhonda. Truth will rise @RhondaRevelle we have your back.
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.@AggieSoftball had a great night with .@AggieCorps Thanks for including us in your nightly formation and march into Duncan Dining Hall. We are grateful for all you do to keep our beloved traditions alive and well. #gigem #keepersofthespirit
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Phenomenal Hire!!!! @AggieSoftball will miss you Crash!!! Thank you for your loyalty and work ethic. It has been an absolute pleasure coaching beside you. #family.
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Congrats to @TorvilleSlugger on breaking the @AggieSoftball career RBI record. This means 2 things. 1. You are a clutch hitter. 2. You are playing with talented teammates who are on base a lot! Oh, and 3. I am a lucky Coach!
.@TorvilleSlugger with her sixth homer of the season and the Aggies lead by five!. Watch Live: #12thMan
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Every parent should have their daughter(or son)follow @jessmendoza She acknowledges and pays respect to those who paved the way before her, while empowering girls and women to pave their own way. Much respect for you Jess! #WomensHistoryMonth @NFCAorg @AggieSoftball @FloSoftball
Jessica Mendoza led Stanford to its first-ever Women’s College World Series appearance and now leads the way as an ESPN analyst: #WomensHistoryMonth
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Happy to participate in the Unity March tonight with @AggieAthletes I will ALWAYS stand with you! @AggieSoftball @TAMU @12thMan #gigem
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HUGE THANK YOU to my staffs & players, past and present, for making this milestone possible. Every single day I’m proud to be your coach! #StrongerAsOne .@AggieSoftball .@Utah_Softball .@CSUSoftball .@NFCAorg .@NCAAsoftball .@SECSoftball1.
On February 16, 2019, @Coach_Jo_Evans became the 12th coach in NCAA Division I history to record 1,200 career wins. Today she's getting honored at the @NFCAorg National Convention, but we have a special message for her back home! Congrats Coach!! 🥰🤩🥳. #StrongerAsOne #GigEm
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Acknowledging respect for your opponents is the sign of someone who is confident in herself and appreciates the commitment it takes to be great at your craft. @amandalorenz18 .@NFCAorg .@NCAAsoftball .@SECSoftball1.
Congrats on a great career @rileysartain !! Love the way you play the game!!.
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I can’t say enough about how OUTSTANDING this crew was during the .@SECSBTourney Adverse weather conditions all week 100’s of hours spent on a labor of Love #DavisDiamond .@aggiefieldstaff .@ag90turfgrass .@aggiefieldguy .@12thMan .@NFCAorg .@NCAAsoftball .@SECSoftball1.
Just want to say how blessed I am to have such a great crew! Great job this week very proud of you all!
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Congratulations @ShoMcDonald @AggieSoftball Class of ‘07 on your @GoCamelsSB HEAD COACHING JOB!!! I’m so fired up for you!!! Campbell Softball got it right!!!! Now get your team to #DavisDiamond for some hometown ❤️!
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Having SO MUCH FUN with @ag90turfgrass hanging out with @UCSBSoftball Absolutely the best in the business and a phenomenal friend!!! #unclecraig @UCSBathletics @NFCAorg @NCAASoftball @BigWestSoftball
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Congratulations @FSU_Softball Happy for your staff, players, former players, and my first boss, JoAnne Graf!!! #WCWS18
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Your best, My worst. This one pretty much broke my heart. Congratulations @amandalorenz18 on such a great career. Great respect for the way you played the game and your tremendous talent. @AggieSoftball @SECSoftball1 @NCAAsoftball @NFCAorg.
People ask me what my favorite memory in college is. This. ⬇️.
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This photo makes me think about how much I love being in the battle with my players. How fortunate I am to build trusting relationships with them and how much fun it is to watch them do their thing! @AggieSoftball @12thMan @NFCAorg @SECSoftball1 @NCAAsoftball
GREAT for any season to begin. This weekend @AggieSoftball begins playing well, coming from behind to win with timely hitting. Here, Junior @rileysartain talks with Coach about game strategy and her upcoming AB.
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One of my all-time favorite moments in my 32 years of head coaching. I LOVE @cmassey_15 and her selfless contributions to @AggieSoftball This is what it’s all about people!!! @12thMan @TAMU @NFCAorg @NCAAsoftball
What was your favorite moment of 2017? One of ours definitely had to be @cmassey_15 of @AggieSoftball’s pinch hit HR at the WCWS. 💣👍🏼#GigEm
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I ❤️ being on the field with this group!!!! So much fun working with players who work hard, want to get better, and have fun doing it! #GigEm @AggieSoftball @12thMan @TAMU @NFCAorg @NCAAsoftball @SECSoftball1.
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The view from my hike to “Inspiration Point”. Fitting name for a place that proves to be inspiring every single day. @UCSBSoftball @UCSBathletics @NFCAorg @NCAASoftball @BigWestSports
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LET’S GOOOOCHOS!!!! So Fired up to coach again with @Jj10J This staff has so much passion for @UCSBSoftball Can’t wait to get on the field with these phenomenal women. @NFCAorg @BigWestSoftball @NCAASoftball.
After more than two decades alongside Jo Evans at Texas A&M, Joy Jackson now becomes the third assistant coach to join Evans in the Gaucho dugout!
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What a beautiful morning sky for @AggieSoftball to warm up for Squat Max Day. @12thMan @NFCAorg @SECSoftball1 #GigEm
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Happy 90th Birthday Dad! You cruised into 90 and made it look easy. Enjoy your day! #statman
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"It's hard for each of us to imagine what we can't see." Makes me think of all the young girls watching the WCWS and seeing what's possible.
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I’m so Fired Up about this season! Grateful for all the support from donors and fans and thrilled to begin the 2018-19 Season in Davis Diamond! @AggieSoftball @12thMan @TAMU.
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Love the Retro Uni’s!!! So proud to be a part of this rich history of .@AggieSoftball Our players know their history and honor it. #GigEm.
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My favorite thing about this @KyndallMurray Grand Slam is how happy her @AggieSoftball teammates and coaches are for her. #StrongerAsOne.
What better way to celebrate your first collegiate hit than with a GRAND SLAM⁉️. #NCAASoftball | 🎥 @AggieSoftball
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If your education is a top priority for you, @UCSBathletics @UCSBSoftball is a perfect choice for you!.
Not only do you get to live on the beach, but you get to go to one of the best public national universities in the 𝑪𝑶𝑼𝑵𝑻𝑹𝒀!.
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A coach’s dream to have your freshmen bonding, taking care of each other, recognizing that investing in this culture and program will be life changing. I am beyond grateful for the opportunity to coach this group at this time. I ❤️ my players and staff. @AggieSoftball @NFCAorg.
Update on college: loving my roomies!! Class and workouts are kicking my butt but i’m so blessed to have such loving and caring people like them in my life🥺💓💓
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