Rhonda Revelle | |
Current Title: | Head coach |
Current Team: | Nebraska |
Current Conference: | Big Ten |
Birth Place: | Creswell, Oregon |
Alma Mater: | Nebraska |
Player Years1: | 1981–1983 |
Player Team1: | Nebraska |
Coach Years1: | 1986 |
Coach Team1: | Nebraska Wesleyan (asst.) |
Coach Years2: | 1987 |
Coach Team2: | Nebraska Wesleyan |
Coach Years3: | 1988 |
Coach Team3: | California State – Hayward (asst.) |
Coach Years4: | 1989–1992 |
Coach Team4: | San Jose State (asst.) |
Coach Years5: | 1993–present |
Coach Team5: | Nebraska |
Admin Years1: | 1999–2002 |
Admin Team1: | National Fastpitch Coaches Association (President) |
Admin Years2: | 2005–2006 |
Admin Team2: | National Fastpitch Coaches Association (President) |
Admin Years3: | 2006–2008 |
Admin Team3: | Nebraska (Senior Woman Administrator) |
Admin Years4: | 2013–2016 |
Admin Team4: | National Fastpitch Coaches Association (President) |
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Rhonda Revelle is an American softball coach and former collegiate pitcher, who is the current head coach for Nebraska.[1] [2] Revelle played at Nebraska from 1981 to 1983, reaching the inaugural Women's College World Series. She later led the Huskers to the 1998 Women's College World Series, becoming one of three people to reach the WCWS as a player and a head coach, and the first to do so at their alma mater.[3]
Revelle was hired as Nebraska's fifth head coach in 1993 and is currently the school's all-time wins leader. She has led the Cornhuskers to the NCAA Tournament 20 times, reaching the Women's College World Series in 1998, 2002, and 2013.
On July 10, 2019, Revelle was placed on paid administrative leave while school administration investigated complaints of verbal and emotional abuse against players.[4] [5] On August 30, 2019, Revelle was reinstated as head coach.[6]