Kenzie Roark Explained

Kenzie Roark
Birth Date:16 June 1989
Birth Place:Nashville, Tennessee
Player Years1:2008–2011
Player Team1:Virginia Tech
Player Positions:Pitcher
Coach Years1:2012
Coach Team1:Virginia Tech (GA)
Coach Years2:2013–2014
Coach Team2:East Tennessee State (pitching coach)
Coach Years3:2015–2018
Coach Team3:USC Upstate (pitching coach)
Coach Years4:2019–2022
Coach Team4:Ohio
Overall Record:66–62

Mackenzie Alaina Roark (born June 16, 1989) is an American softball coach and former player. She is the former 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] On July 18, 2022, Roark announced her retirement from coaching after serving as head coach at Ohio for four seasons.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Hokies pitching in, post-Tincher. February 14, 2009. The Roanoke Times. Altizer, Chuck. July 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190727060631/https://www.roanoke.com/archive/hokies-pitching-in-post-tincher/article_c267c016-06d5-5329-b628-a7c1ab2edcce.html. July 27, 2019.
  2. News: Hokies trump Cavs with another ace. May 14, 2010. The Roanoke Times. Berman, Mark. July 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190727060413/https://www.roanoke.com/sports/college/hokies-trump-cavs-with-another-ace/article_5b1660a1-bdc6-5fc3-9ea8-6683ef3363d9.html. July 27, 2019.
  3. News: Softball looking to rebound from disappointing 2010. February 10, 2011. Collegiate Times. Lanza, Ashleigh. July 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190727060939/http://www.collegiatetimes.com/news/virginia_tech/softball-looking-to-rebound-from-disappointing/article_daae8014-3712-5870-9885-e6608047bb29.html. July 27, 2019.
  4. News: Roark Uses Lasting Friendship To Maintain Momentum At Ohio. March 6, 2019. Softball America. Gross, Cody. July 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190727055346/https://www.softballamerica.com/stories/roark-uses-lasting-friendship-to-maintain-momentum-at-ohio/. July 27, 2019.
  5. News: Roark coaching at USC Upstate. June 8, 2016. The Wilson Post. Angus, Maren. July 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190727055755/https://www.wilsonpost.com/sports/softball----roark-coaching-at-usc-upstate/article_dd2e58ff-beda-5d75-b937-566efed0c5fd.html. July 27, 2019.
  6. News: Ohio names Roark as next softball coach. August 27, 2018. The Athens Messenger. July 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190727061220/https://www.athensmessenger.com/sports/ohiouniversity/ohio-names-roark-as-next-softball-coach/article_c9c80c08-1fcf-5a1b-8dd3-993b1bb4d860.html. July 27, 2019.
  7. News: Roark named Ohio softball's head coach. August 25, 2018. Mid-American Conference. July 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190727054842/https://getsomemaction.com/news/2018/8/25/roark-named-ohio-softballs-head-coach.aspx. July 27, 2019.
  8. Web site: Ohio Softball Head Coach Kenzie Roark Announces Retirement . OhioBobcats.com . 18 July 2022 . Ohio University Athletics . 27 August 2022.

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