Jodi Hermanek is an American softball coach who most recently was the head coach at Pittsburgh.[1]

Jodi Hermanek
Biographical details
Alma materColorado State – Pueblo
Playing career
1995–1999Colorado State – Pueblo
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000–2003Colorado State – Pueblo (asst.)
2003–2004Denton HS
2005–2008Southern Utah
2009–2018Ohio
2019–2023Pittsburgh
Head coaching record
Overall473–507–1 (.483)
TournamentsNCAA: 3–8 (.273)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
MAC Regular Season Champions (2018)

MAC tournament Champions (2014, 2018)
3× MAC East Division Champions (2011, 2017, 2018)
MCC Regular Season Champions (2005, 2007)

2x MCC Tournament Champions (2006, 2007)

Coaching career

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Southern Utah

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Ohio

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Pittsburgh

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On August 7, 2018, Jodi Hermanek was announced as the new head coach of the Pittsburgh softball program.[2][3] Hermanek replaced Holly Aprile who left to take the same position at Louisville.[4][5] At the end of the 2023 season, Pitt athletic director Heather Lyke announced a head coaching change, and thanked Hermanek for her hard work and dedication to the team.[6][7] Hall of Famer Jenny Allard was named to replace Hermanek.[8]

Head coaching record

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College

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Southern Utah Thunderbirds (Summit League) (2005–2008)
2005 Southern Utah 23–25–1 18–6 1st
2006 Southern Utah 34–32 21–3 1st NCAA Regional
2007 Southern Utah 30–31 12–6 2nd NCAA Regional
2008 Southern Utah 20–34 12–9 3rd
Southern Utah: 107–122–1 (.467) 63–24 (.724)
Ohio Bobcats (Mid-American Conference) (2009–2018)
2009 Ohio 22–25 12–10 3rd (East)
2010 Ohio 20–32 14–8 T-2nd (East)
2011 Ohio 26–23 12–8 1st (East)
2012 Ohio 28–29 14–8 3rd (East)
2013 Ohio 28–29 9–13 T-3rd (East)
2014 Ohio 32–24 12–8 4th (East) NCAA Regional
2015 Ohio 15–32 7–11 4th (East)
2016 Ohio 37–23 14–9 3rd (East)
2017 Ohio 42–18 17–7 1st (East)
2018 Ohio 40–17 20–3 1st (East) NCAA Regional
Ohio: 290–252 (.535) 131–85 (.606)
Pittsburgh Panthers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2019–2023)
2019 Pittsburgh 13–40 7–17 6th (Coastal)
2020 Pittsburgh 8–12 2–4 T-7th Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Pittsburgh 17–29 12–24 11th
2022 Pittsburgh 14–27 2–20 13th
2023 Pittsburgh 24–25 6–17 11th
Pittsburgh: 76–133 (.364) 29–82 (.261)
Total: 473–507–1 (.483)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ "Jodi Hermanek". PittsburghPanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  2. ^ "Pitt hires Ohio's Jodi Hermanek as new softball coach". Post-Gazette.com. PG Publishing Co. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "Jodi Hermanek Named Pitt Softball Head Coach". PittsburghPanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. August 7, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  4. ^ "Pitt's Holly Aprile hired as Louisville's new softball coach". Courier-Journal.com. Courier Journal. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  5. ^ "Holly Aprile to be Louisville's new softball coach". 247Sports.com. 247 Sports. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  6. ^ "Pitt Softball Head Coaching Change Announced". pittsburghpanthers.com. May 8, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  7. ^ DiPaola, Jerry (May 8, 2023). "Pitt fires softball coach Jodi Hermanek after 5 seasons". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  8. ^ "Hall of Famer Jenny Allard Named Pitt Softball Head Coach". pittsburghpanthers.com. June 19, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023.