Loren LaPorte | |
Current Title: | Head coach |
Current Team: | James Madison |
Current Conference: | Sun Belt |
Birth Place: | Callao, Virginia |
Alma Mater: | Roanoke College |
Player Years1: | 2005–2008 |
Player Team1: | Roanoke |
Player Positions: | Shortstop |
Coach Years1: | 2009 |
Coach Team1: | Roanoke (asst.) |
Coach Years2: | 2010–2012 |
Coach Team2: | Radford (asst.) |
Coach Years3: | 2013–2017 |
Coach Team3: | James Madison (asst.) |
Coach Years4: | 2018–present |
Coach Team4: | James Madison |
Tournament Record: | NCAA: |
Championships: | |
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Loren LaPorte is an American softball coach who is the current head coach at James Madison.[1]
LaPorte played shortstop for Roanoke where she helped her team to a 118-38 record in her four years as a player including two appearances in the NCAA Division III Tournament in 2005 and 2006. She finished her career ranked in the top 10 all-time in five statistical categories and was a three time 1st team All-ODAC honoree.[2] She graduated in 2008 with a degree in biology and education. [3]
On July 31, 2012, LaPorte was announced as an assistant coach of the James Madison softball program.[4]
On September 14, 2017, Loren LaPorte was promoted to head coach of the James Madison softball program after the departure of Mickey Dean who left for Auburn.[5]