Who is Coach Trisha?
Softball has been an active part of my life since a young age. While I was primarily a pitcher, I loved playing outfield and batted from both sides of the plate. My favorite part of playing was base running, diving plays, and throwing junk pitches. As a an instructor and adult athlete, my focus is to have fun in sports as well as teach proper fundamentals of movements to promote health.
Starting as a Pitcher
My first pitching lesson was with my great-aunt, Lynn Wurth, a former professional softball pitcher and Arizona Softball Hall of Fame inductee. I was 8 years old when she taught me a two-seamed fastball in the park that day. By the time I reached high school, I only pitched fastballs during my warm-up. My style of pitching evolved to include 3 off-speeds/change-ups, a wicked rise ball, a curve and backdoor curve ball, a nasty drop ball, and a screw ball, by the time I graduated high school.
Experience & Education
Expertise based in theory, research, and practice.
20+ years
Softball Experience
Played for 17+ years
College Player 3 years
High School Player 4 years
Private Coaching 3+ years
Volunteer coaching 3+ years
Collegiate Coaching 2 years
5+ years
Training Experience
Strength & Conditioning 2 years
Instructing Elementary Enrichment 2 years
Long-distance Running 2 years
CrossFit 2 years
Directing Camps & Clinics 1 year
7+ years
Education
M.A. Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Seattle Pacific University
M.S. Sport Management
Missouri Baptist University
B.A. Psychology, minor Speech Communication
Webster University
USA Softball ACE Level 1 Certified Coach
Red Cross Certified CPR/First Aid/AED
Since 2011
Awards & Accolades
Athlete:
Webster University Softball record holder
SLIAC All-Academic Softball Team
SLIAC “Player of the Week”
SLIAC All-Tournament Player
SLIAC All-Conference Player
Completed 3 Half-Marathons
2nd Place in Bearcat Half-Marathon Harvest Challenge
Coach:
Top 10 in NJCAA World Series in 2014
Top 10 in NJCAA World Series in 2015