News on State Softball Job? 6/3 Lindsay Leftwich named

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11:06a, 5/30/23
Any news or rumors on the softball job? Interviews taken place?
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11:55a, 5/30/23
Last I heard a potential coach was still coaching in the tournament. That was early last week
Payton Wilson on what he thought of Carter Finley: Drunk Crazy Crowded

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12:33p, 5/30/23
Jenelle Breneman - UNCG?

Ashley Chastain - UNC Charlotte?
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1:42p, 5/30/23
Heard UNCG coach "likely" to UNC.
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In reply to chippertorry • 1:57p, 5/30/23
chippertorry said:
Heard UNCG coach "likely" to UNC.
FWIW UNC is also looking at south carolinas coach too. She is a UNC alum, so could be an option. IF the UNCG coach is pretty solid, could be good for us if UNC doesn't poach her.
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2:20p, 5/30/23
Duke AC/HC ?
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2:45p, 5/30/23
UNCG Coach hasn't shown much interest in our job the last two times.

She is very good.

UNCG wins and wins a lot. Look at their recent success in the Socon

Reminds me a little of Wes Moore and his time at UTC
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8:37a, 6/2/23
Heard another rumor about UNCC staff but will see.
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In reply to chippertorry • 8:47a, 6/2/23
Oh boy
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5:57p, 6/2/23
So we hired a LSU AC hm
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6:03p, 6/2/23
https://extrainningsoftball.com/north-carolina-state-hires-lindsay-leftwich-head-coach/
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6:08p, 6/2/23
She looks qualified to my slow pitch softball eyes lol
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6:16p, 6/2/23
A couple of the players both current and former seem to think this is a great hire
Payton Wilson on what he thought of Carter Finley: Drunk Crazy Crowded

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In reply to Glasswolf • 6:43p, 6/2/23
Glasswolf said:
She looks qualified to my slow pitch softball eyes lol
what does that mean?
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9:08p, 6/2/23
Broussard vouch for her?
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In reply to ncsuchris • 9:43p, 6/2/23
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In reply to I40Wolf • 10:28p, 6/2/23
I40Wolf said:
ncsuchris said:
Glasswolf said:
She looks qualified to my slow pitch softball eye
That's exactly what I thought it meant.
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In reply to braz213 • 12:34a, 6/3/23
Means from the outside it looks like a good hire
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In reply to Glasswolf • 8:19a, 6/3/23
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Means from the outside it looks like a good hire


smh
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8:43a, 6/3/23
Go Pack
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8:47a, 6/3/23
As I said, the only thing that matters is the players are very excited about the hire. What I think or anyone else thinks is useless as far as the program in concerned
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10:35a, 6/3/23
After last disaster of a hire, what player wouldn't be excited about anyone else with a brain wave? So that's certainly necessary bit not sufficient in evaluating a hire. Was it softball or volleyball that we hired the assistant from Arizona couple of hires back?
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
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11:01a, 6/3/23
What's going on this thread, why are people in their feels? Are there some missing posts I didn't see?
Just a guy on the sunshine squad.
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11:02a, 6/3/23
After last disaster of a hire, what player wouldn't be excited about anyone else with a brain wave? So that's certainly necessary bit not sufficient in evaluating a hire. Was it softball or volleyball that we hired the assistant from Arizona couple of hires back? Hiring assistants is basically a roll of the dice. But given the precarious state of the Department 's finances, about the best we can do...
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In reply to 89_Grad • 1:12p, 6/3/23
Can you clarify what you mean by the "precarious department financials"? Legitimately curious if you have insight.
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In reply to PKAwolfpacker • 3:55p, 6/3/23
PKAwolfpacker said:
Can you clarify what you mean by the "precarious department financials"? Legitimately curious if you have insight.
Look at how difficult it has been to raise money for Doak improvements. My point is, there isn't a lot of cash sitting around for a sport like softball. We are DFL among all public universities in ACC in athletics fundraising last time I looked (neck and neck with Georgia Tech)
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4:02p, 6/3/23
Best of luck and wish the best. I'll be honest though I don't know much about softball.
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4:05p, 6/3/23
Reading her bio on GoPack tells ne that Boo went out and got a really good head coach.
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In reply to 89_Grad • 4:24p, 6/3/23
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PKAwolfpacker said:
Can you clarify what you mean by the "precarious department financials"? Legitimately curious if you have insight.
Look at how difficult it has been to raise money for Doak improvements. My point is, there isn't a lot of cash sitting around for a sport like softball. We are DFL among all public universities in ACC in athletics fundraising last time I looked (neck and neck with Georgia Tech)
NC State is in a decent spot, facility-wise, in softball. It can flip quickly, as Duke did from the ground up over the past few years. If the Wolfpack gets someone who can lead and recruit, they can be a program that reaches the postseason almost annually and makes a deep run every so often.

If comparing to SEC, Oklahoma, Oregon, UCLA, and the like, then NC State has a ways to go -- but most other schools do too.
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In reply to Rob McLamb • 1:50p, 6/4/23
Rob McLamb said:
89_Grad said:
PKAwolfpacker said:
Can you clarify what you mean by the "precarious department financials"? Legitimately curious if you have insight.
Look at how difficult it has been to raise money for Doak improvements. My point is, there isn't a lot of cash sitting around for a sport like softball. We are DFL among all public universities in ACC in athletics fundraising last time I looked (neck and neck with Georgia Tech)
NC State is in a decent spot, facility-wise, in softball. It can flip quickly, as Duke did from the ground up over the past few years. If the Wolfpack gets someone who can lead and recruit, they can be a program that reaches the postseason almost annually and makes a deep run every so often.

If comparing to SEC, Oklahoma, Oregon, UCLA, and the like, then NC State has a ways to go -- but most other schools do too.


I certainly agree with you that we should be doing better than last year's record. Been more or less downhill since Shawn Rychik's first season... They shouldn't have gotten rid of Lisa Navas
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In reply to 89_Grad • 1:51p, 6/4/23
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89_Grad said:
Rob McLamb said:
89_Grad said:
PKAwolfpacker said:
Can you clarify what you mean by the "precarious department financials"? Legitimately curious if you have insight.
Look at how difficult it has been to raise money for Doak improvements. My point is, there isn't a lot of cash sitting around for a sport like softball. We are DFL among all public universities in ACC in athletics fundraising last time I looked (neck and neck with Georgia Tech)
NC State is in a decent spot, facility-wise, in softball. It can flip quickly, as Duke did from the ground up over the past few years. If the Wolfpack gets someone who can lead and recruit, they can be a program that reaches the postseason almost annually and makes a deep run every so often.

If comparing to SEC, Oklahoma, Oregon, UCLA, and the like, then NC State has a ways to go -- but most other schools do too.


I certainly agree with you that we should be doing better than last year's record. Been more or less downhill since Sean Rychik's first season...
Shawn Rychick's third season, then it fell apart. In 2015, NC State hit a walk-off homer to win the program's first regional. I was there.
Twitter: @RobMcLamb
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In reply to Rob McLamb • 1:53p, 6/4/23
Rob McLamb said:
89_Grad said:
Rob McLamb said:
89_Grad said:
PKAwolfpacker said:
Can you clarify what you mean by the "precarious department financials"? Legitimately curious if you have insight.
Look at how difficult it has been to raise money for Doak improvements. My point is, there isn't a lot of cash sitting around for a sport like softball. We are DFL among all public universities in ACC in athletics fundraising last time I looked (neck and neck with Georgia Tech)
NC State is in a decent spot, facility-wise, in softball. It can flip quickly, as Duke did from the ground up over the past few years. If the Wolfpack gets someone who can lead and recruit, they can be a program that reaches the postseason almost annually and makes a deep run every so often.

If comparing to SEC, Oklahoma, Oregon, UCLA, and the like, then NC State has a ways to go -- but most other schools do too.


I certainly agree with you that we should be doing better than last year's record. Been more or less downhill since Sean Rychik's first season...
Shawn Rychick's third season, then it fell apart. In 2015, NC State hit a walk-off homer to win the program's first regional. I was there.


What do you think was the problem with rychick? We know Patrick Swift was a total disaster, but I don't recall a team this bad under either him or Lisa Navas...
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In reply to 89_Grad • 1:55p, 6/4/23
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89_Grad said:
Rob McLamb said:
89_Grad said:
Rob McLamb said:
89_Grad said:
PKAwolfpacker said:
Can you clarify what you mean by the "precarious department financials"? Legitimately curious if you have insight.
Look at how difficult it has been to raise money for Doak improvements. My point is, there isn't a lot of cash sitting around for a sport like softball. We are DFL among all public universities in ACC in athletics fundraising last time I looked (neck and neck with Georgia Tech)
NC State is in a decent spot, facility-wise, in softball. It can flip quickly, as Duke did from the ground up over the past few years. If the Wolfpack gets someone who can lead and recruit, they can be a program that reaches the postseason almost annually and makes a deep run every so often.

If comparing to SEC, Oklahoma, Oregon, UCLA, and the like, then NC State has a ways to go -- but most other schools do too.


I certainly agree with you that we should be doing better than last year's record. Been more or less downhill since Sean Rychik's first season...
Shawn Rychick's third season, then it fell apart. In 2015, NC State hit a walk-off homer to win the program's first regional. I was there.


What do you think was the problem with rychick?
He didn't recruit well enough. He could coach with the best of them but did not adequately replace the Navas players he inherited, who were extremely good.
Twitter: @RobMcLamb
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3:10p, 6/4/23
Zero ties to NC with her resume.

As someone that has coached Travel Softball in North Carolina for several years and currently has a 2026 softball player, I can tell you that NC State is "not relevant" in the softball world. Needed to hire someone with NC ties IMO,

Perhaps they tried and got Plan F. I hope she does great and wins BIG .

Just adding my .02
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