Vann Stuedeman (born September 11, 1972) is an American softball coach who is the current head coach at UTSA.[1] She also the former head coach of the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs softball team, which represents Mississippi State University in the Southeastern Conference. She has led the Lady Bulldogs to NCAA Tournament appearances in seven of her eight years as head coach.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | UTSA |
| Conference | American Athletic Conference |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 11, 1972 Birmingham, Alabama |
| Playing career | |
| 1991–1994 | Huntingdon |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1995–1996 | West Alabama (GA) |
| 1997–1999 | Alabama-Huntsville (asst.) |
| 1999–2000 | East Limestone County HS |
| 2000–2011 | Alabama (asst.) |
| 2011–2019 | Mississippi State |
| 2023 | Illinois (asst.) |
| 2024–Present | UTSA |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 275–188 (.594) |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 7–14 (.333) |
Stuedeman was previously the pitching coach at Alabama, where she helped lead the Crimson Tide to six Women's College World Series appearances and an NCAA Tournament appearance each year.[2] She was also the pitching coach at Illinois for one season.
Coaching career
editMississippi State
editOn July 16, 2019, it was announced that Vann Stuedeman would not return as head coach.[3]
Illinois
editOn August 25, 2022, Vann Stuedeman was announced as an assistant coach and pitching coach for the Illinois softball program.[4][5] On May 24, 2023, Stuedeman departed from the softball staff at Illinois.[6]
UTSA
editOn June 22, 2023, Stuedeman was announced as head coach of the UTSA Roadrunners softball program.[7]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi State (Southeastern Conference) (2012–2019) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Mississippi State | 33–24 | 12–16 | 7th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2013 | Mississippi State | 32–24 | 8–16 | 10th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2014 | Mississippi State | 39–21 | 10–14 | 10th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2015 | Mississippi State | 36–21 | 10–14 | 9th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2016 | Mississippi State | 26–31 | 3–21 | 12th | |||||
| 2017 | Mississippi State | 36–22 | 10–14 | 8th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2018 | Mississippi State | 38–22 | 7–17 | 11th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2019 | Mississippi State | 35–23 | 9–15 | 12th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Mississippi State: | 275–188 (.594) | 69–127 (.352) | |||||||
| UTSA Roadrunners (American Athletic Conference) (2024–Present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | UTSA | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| UTSA: | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | |||||||
| Total: | 275–188 (.594) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Personal
editStuedeman is a 1990 graduate of Vestavia Hills High School in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. She earned a Bachelor of Accounting degree from Huntingdon College in 1994 and a Master's in Elementary Education from the University of West Alabama in 1996.[2] Both she and here sister, Lorraine “Les” Stuedeman, played softball at Huntingdon and are members of The Huntingdon College Athletic Hall of Fame.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ "Vann Stuedeman". GoUTSA.com. UTSA Athletics. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Vann Stuedeman Bio". HailState.com. Archived from the original on 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ^ "Vann Stuedeman Will Not Return as MSU Head Softball Coach". HailState.com. Mississippi State University Athletics. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Vann Stuedeman Hired as Next Illini Softball Pitching Coach". FightingIllini.com. University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Vann Stuedeman Hired as Illinois Pitching Coach". ExtraInningSoftball. Extra Inning Softball. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ McLeod, Justin (24 May 2023). "Vann Stuedeman Departs Illinois Coaching Staff". ExtraInningSoftball.com. Extra Inning Softball. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Vann Stuedeman named UTSA head softball coach". UTSA.edu. The University of Texas at San Antonio. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Huntingdon Hall of Fame Inducts New Members". Huntingdon College. 2013-09-26. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ^ "Huntingdon Athletic Hall of Fame". Huntingdon College. Retrieved 2016-04-12.