Vann Stuedeman

Vann Stuedeman (born September 11, 1972) is 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.

Vann Stuedeman
Biographical details
Born (1972-09-11) September 11, 1972
Birmingham, Alabama
Playing career
1991–1994Huntingdon
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1995–1996West Alabama (GA)
1997–1999Alabama-Huntsville (asst.)
1999–2000East Limestone County HS
2000–2011Alabama (asst.)
2011–2019Mississippi State
2023Illinois (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall275–188 (.594)
TournamentsNCAA: 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.[1] She was also the pitching coach at Illinois for one season.

Coaching career

Mississippi State

On July 16, 2019, it was announced that Vann Stuedeman would not return as head coach.[2]

Illinois

On August 25, 2022, Vann Stuedeman was announced as an assistant coach and pitching coach for the Illinois softball program.[3][4] On May 24, 2023, Stuedeman departed from the softball staff at Illinois.[5]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Mississippi State (Southeastern Conference) (2012–2019)
2012 Mississippi State 33–2412–167thNCAA Regional
2013 Mississippi State 32–248–1610thNCAA Regional
2014 Mississippi State 39–2110–1410thNCAA Regional
2015 Mississippi State 36–2110–149thNCAA Regional
2016 Mississippi State 26–313–2112th
2017 Mississippi State 36–2210–148thNCAA Regional
2018 Mississippi State 38–227–1711thNCAA Regional
2019 Mississippi State 35–239–1512thNCAA Regional
Mississippi State: 275–188 (.594)69–127 (.352)
Total:275–188 (.594)

      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

Personal

Stuedeman 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.[1] Both she and here sister, Lorraine “Les” Stuedeman, played softball at Huntingdon and are members of The Huntingdon College Athletic Hall of Fame.[6][7]

References
  1. "Vann Stuedeman Bio". HailState.com. Archived from the original on 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  2. "Vann Stuedeman Will Not Return as MSU Head Softball Coach". HailState.com. Mississippi State University Athletics. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  3. "Vann Stuedeman Hired as Next Illini Softball Pitching Coach". FightingIllini.com. University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  4. "Vann Stuedeman Hired as Illinois Pitching Coach". ExtraInningSoftball. Extra Inning Softball. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  5. McLeod, Justin (24 May 2023). "Vann Stuedeman Departs Illinois Coaching Staff". ExtraInningSoftball.com. Extra Inning Softball. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  6. "Huntingdon Hall of Fame Inducts New Members". Huntingdon College. 2013-09-26. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  7. "Huntingdon Athletic Hall of Fame". Huntingdon College. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
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