Ashley Chastain
Ashley Chastain is an American, former collegiate softball pitcher and current head coach at Charlotte. She played college softball and was a pitcher for South Carolina.[1]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Charlotte |
| Conference | C-USA |
| Record | 115–78 (.596) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Palmetto, Georgia |
| Alma mater | South Carolina |
| Playing career | |
| 2009–2011 | South Carolina |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| College Softball | |
| 2012 | South Carolina (GA) |
| 2014–2016 | College of Charleston (asst) |
| 2017 | Michigan State (asst.) |
| 2018–2019 | Ole Miss (asst.) |
| 2020–present | Charlotte |
| International Softball | |
| 2013 | Germany National Softball (asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 115–78 (.596) |
Playing career
Chastain played college softball at South Carolina for three seasons and finished eleventh in career relief appearances for the Gamecocks. She led the team in starts, innings pitched and ERA during her junior season.
Coaching career
College of Charleston
On October 22, 2013, Chastain was named assistant coach for the College of Charleston softball program.[2]
Michigan State
On July 20, 2016, Chastain was named the new pitching coach for the Michigan State Spartans softball program.[3]
Ole Miss
On November 1, 2017, Chastain was named the new pitching coach for the Ole Miss Rebels softball program.[4]
Charlotte
On June 6, 2019, Chastain was named the new head coach for the Charlotte 49ers softball program.[5] After leading the team to a 14-13 record in 2020 before the season was cut short due to COVID-19, the 49ers went 31-19 in 2021 (their highest win total since 2016) and won their first-ever Conference USA East Division title.
Ahead of the 2022 season, Charlotte for the first time was picked as preseason favorites to win the Conference USA regular-season title.[6] On March 2, 2022, the 49ers defeated their highest-ranked opponent in program history, upsetting No. 6 Virginia Tech 5-2.[7]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte 49ers (Conference USA) (2020–Present) | |||||||||
| 2020 | Charlotte | 14–13[lower-alpha 1] | 2–1 | 2nd (East) | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||
| 2021 | Charlotte | 31–19 | 14–6 | 1st (East) | |||||
| 2022 | Charlotte | 35–23 | 12–12 | 4th (East) | |||||
| 2023 | Charlotte | 35–23 | 16–7 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Charlotte: | 115–78 (.596) | 44–26 (.629) | |||||||
| Total: | 115–78 (.596) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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- The season was not played past March 11 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
References
- "Chastain Named 49ers Head Softball Coach". Charlotte49ers.com. UNC Charlotte. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- "Ashley Chastain Completes CofC Softball Staff". CofCSports.com. COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- "Chastain Joins Softball Staff". MSUSpartans.com. Michigan State Spartan Athletics. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- "Ole Miss Softball Adds Ashley Chastain as Pitching Coach". OleMissSports.com. University of Mississippi. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- "Chastain Named 49ers Head Softball Coach". Charlotte49ers.com. UNC Charlotte. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- "SB: 2022 Preseason Poll, Team Announced".
- "Niners Post Biggest Win in School History; Topple No. 6 Hokies, 5-2".