Coaching Fastpitch Softball Successfully

Kathy Veroni is one of the most successful coaches in NCAA softball history, with more than 875 wins to her credit at Western Illinois University. Including her time as head coach of a women's premier fastpitch team, she won more than 1,250 games in her fastpitch coaching career. In 34 seasons at WIU, Veroni built a balanced program that enjoyed academic and athletic success while providing players with an excellent experience as collegiate athletes. She served as president of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) and has been inducted into the NFCA Hall of Fame, the Illinois State University Athletic Hall of Fame, and the Illinois Amateur Softball Association Hall of Fame. Veroni has been a speaker at coaching clinics throughout the Midwest and runs numerous camps and clinics for coaches and youth in western Illinois.

Roanna Brazier was head coach at Ohio University for nine years and an assistant for three years before signing on as a pitching instructor at Club K, a softball training facility in Nashville, Tennessee. During her tenure at Ohio, Brazier's players earned all-conference and all-region honors. She also served as head coach of a USA all-star team in the summer of 2003. From 1987 to 1990, Brazier was an All-Big Eight Conference performer at the University of Kansas. While pitching and playing first base, Brazier, a three-time all-conference selection, set six Jayhawk season and career records, including innings pitched and victories. In 1990, she earned All-Midwest Region accolades after posting a 28-7 record with a 0.93 ERA.