SOFTBALL ASSISTANTS


ASSISTANT COACH
ANGELA TINCHER O'BRIEN
  • 2008 USA Softball National Player of the Year
  • Coaches the pitchers
  • Three-time All-American
  • Team has back-to-back ACC titles and top-10 NCAA finishes
  • Recorded a no-hitter against the USA Olympic Softball team, which ended Team USA’s 185-game pre-Olympic win streak
  • Went 123-35 over four years with a 0.78 ERA and 2,149 strikeouts - the third most in NCAA history of softball at any level
  • Played professionally in Japan and in the NPF
  • A 2008 graduate of Virginia Tech

ASSISTANT COACH
JUSTIN MILLER
  • Standout baseball player at Ohio State University
  • An assistant coach at Akron and Presbyterian prior to Tech
  • Two-time team captain of the Buckeyes baseball squad
  • A two-time All-Big Ten selection
  • Is second in career hits at OSU (268) and third in both doubles (52) and RBIs (186)
  • Hit .395 as a junior with 61 RBIs and finished his distinguished career with a batting average of .335.

DIRECTOR OF SOFTBALL OPERATIONS
WHITNEY DAVIS SHOWALTER
  • Responsible for all logistical and administrative duties for the program
  • Serves as the liaison between the program and multiple facets within the Athletics Department, as well as assists the staff in camp coordination, recruiting visits, team travel, equipment, alumnae relations and social media
  • Spent two seasons as the volunteer assistant coach for the Hokies
  • Batted .318 in her final season for the Hokies and started 189 games for her career