Softball
2010 Softball Coaches
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Shannon L. Wathen
Head Coach
Shannon Wathen is in her seventh season as head coach for the Lady Tiger softball program at Campbellsville University.

Wathen, a 1999 graduate of Campbellsville, was a two-time NAIA All-American and two-time Kodak All-American for the Lady Tiger women's basketball program. She ended her playing career in the Top 10 in numerous CU stat categories, including 1,365 points, 690 rebounds, 600 assists, 275 steals and 59 blocks.

She began her coaching career as a women's basketball graduate assistant. She decided to return to Campbellsville University in 2000 as a Lady Tiger assistant basketball coach under former Hall of Fame Coach Donna Wise.

In 2002, she took over as head coach of the Lady Tiger softball program. During her six years as head coach she has an overall record of 200-98-1.

In 2005 the Lady Tigers notched their first of three straight Mid-South Conference regular season championships. CU won the MSC regular season again in 2009 and also won the Mid-South Conference tournament in 2005, 2006 and 2008.

During Wathen's tenure, she has been named MSC Coach of the Year four times (2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009). Two of her players have been named MSC Player of the Year and two others have been named MSC Pitcher of the Year a combined three times.

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Bryce White
Assistant Coach
Bryce White returns for his second season with the Campbellsville University softball program, as he enters his first season as the Lady Tigers full-time assistant coach. White served as a graduate assistant for CU in 2009.

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Jessica Gunby
Grad Assistant
Jessica Gunby is in her first year as a graduate assistant for Campbellsville University softball. Gunby, a native of Madisonville, Ky., concluded her four-year career in the Lady Tigers' infield in 2009 as a two-time All-Mid-South Conference second baseman. She was selected All-Conference Honorable Mention as a sophomore in 2007.

During her career, Gunby led CU with 46 sacrifice hits. She collected 160 hits, 117 runs and 80 RBIs in her Lady Tiger career. Off the field she was a three-time MSC Academic All-Conference selection and maintained a 4.0 GPA.

Before coming to CU, Gunby was a Class 3A Honorable Mention All-State player for Madisonville North Hopkins High in 2004 and 2005.

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Bethany Rothermund
Grad Assistant
Bethany Rothermund is in her first year as a graduate assistant coach for the Lady Tiger softball program. She concluded her four-year playing career for CU in 2009.

Playing the outfield for Campbellsville, she was a Mid-South Conference Honorable Mention All-Conference selection as a junior in 2008 and a three-time MSC Academic All-Conference selection.

Prior to coming to CU, Rothermund played for the Lafayette High School, where she helped lead the Lady Generals to a district and region championship in 2004 en route to their last state tournament appearance. She was an Honorable Mention Academic All-State selection her senior season in 2005.
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