Kenzie Roark
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Ohio |
Conference | MAC |
Record | 66–62 |
Biographical details | |
Born | Nashville, Tennessee | June 16, 1989
Playing career | |
2008–2011 | Virginia Tech |
Position(s) | Pitcher |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2012 | Virginia Tech (GA) |
2013–2014 | East Tennessee State (pitching coach) |
2015–2018 | USC Upstate (pitching coach) |
2019–present | Ohio |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 66–62 |
Mackenzie Alaina Roark (born June 16, 1989) is an American softball coach and former player and is currently the head coach at Ohio.
Career[]
She attended Mount Juliet High School in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. She later attended Virginia Tech, where she pitched for the Virginia Tech Hokies softball team.[1][2][3] During her freshman season in 2008, Roark led the Hokies to the 2008 Women's College World Series, where they lost to Florida, 2–0.[4]
Coaching career[]
After graduating from Virginia Tech, Roark later went on to serve as an assistant softball coach at Virginia Tech, East Tennessee State, and USC.[5] Roark was named head softball coach at Ohio on August 25, 2018.[6][7]
Head coaching record[]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Ohio Bobcats (Mid-American Conference) (2019–present) | |||||||||
2019 | Ohio | 34–21 | 12–8 | 3rd | |||||
2020 | Ohio | 11–15 | Season canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic | ||||||
2021 | Ohio | 21–26 | 17–21 | 7th | |||||
Ohio: | 66–62 (.516) | 29–29 (.500) | |||||||
Total: | 66–62 (.516) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References[]
- ^ Altizer, Chuck (February 14, 2009). "Hokies pitching in, post-Tincher". The Roanoke Times. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- ^ Berman, Mark (May 14, 2010). "Hokies trump Cavs with another ace". The Roanoke Times. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- ^ Lanza, Ashleigh (February 10, 2011). "Softball looking to rebound from disappointing 2010". Collegiate Times. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- ^ Gross, Cody (March 6, 2019). "Roark Uses Lasting Friendship To Maintain Momentum At Ohio". Softball America. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- ^ Angus, Maren (June 8, 2016). "Roark coaching at USC Upstate". The Wilson Post. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- ^ "Ohio names Roark as next softball coach". The Athens Messenger. August 27, 2018. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- ^ "Roark named Ohio softball's head coach". Mid-American Conference. August 25, 2018. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
External links[]
- 1989 births
- Living people
- American softball coaches
- Ohio Bobcats softball coaches
- Virginia Tech Hokies softball coaches
- Virginia Tech Hokies softball players
- Sportspeople from Nashville, Tennessee