Stacy May-Johnson Explained

Stacy May-Johnson
Current Title:Head coach
Current Team:Fresno State
Current Conference:MWC
Birth Date:15 May 1984
Birth Place:Reno, Nevada
Alma Mater:Iowa Hawkeyes
Player Years1:2003–2006
Player Team1:Iowa
Player Years2:2006–2011
Player Team2:Chicago Bandits
Player Years3:2017–present
Player Team3:Chicago Bandits
Player Positions:Shortstop, third base
Coach Years1:2007
Coach Team1:Iowa (undergrad. asst.)
Coach Years2:2008–2010
Coach Team2:Louisville (volunteer asst.)
Coach Years3:2011–2014
Coach Team3:Iowa (asst.)
Coach Years4:2015–2016
Coach Team4:Louisville (asst.)
Coach Years5:2017
Coach Team5:Purdue (asst.)
Coach Years6:2018–2019
Coach Team6:Eastern Kentucky (asst.)
Coach Years7:2020–2021
Coach Years8:2022–present
Coach Team8:Fresno State
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Stacy May-Johnson (born Stacy Margarita May; May 15, 1984) is an American, former collegiate, three-time professional All-Star softball player and current head coach at Fresno State. She played college softball for Iowa, being named a three-time all-conference third baseman and shortstop.[1] [2] May-Johnson was selected twelfth overall in the National Pro Fastpitch, eventually playing for the Chicago Bandits. She was named the inaugural Rookie of the Year in 2006 and a two-time Player of the Year in 2008 and 2010 for the league. She also helped the Bandits to win two championships and ranks in the top-10 in career hits (267) and home runs (38).[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Career

College

At the University of Iowa, May-Johnson played on the Iowa Hawkeyes softball team from 2003 to 2006 at third base and shortstop.[8] May-Johnson graduated from Iowa in May 2007 as a double major with a B.S. in physics and B.B.A. in accounting. In 2009, May-Johnson completed an M.S. in physics at the University of Louisville.[9]

Professional

She received the MVP 2008 Professional Women's Softball League. May was drafted by the Chicago Bandits of the National Pro Fastpitch as the fourth pick in the second round. She earned the 2006 Nokona Rookie of the Year award and was also named to the all-National Pro fastpitch team.

She played for the Chicago Bandits from 2006 to 2010 and 2017 to 2018 and for the USA Softball National Team from 2011 to 2012. She was named 2011 USA Softball Female Athlete of the Year for "leading the team to gold medals at the World Cup of Softball VII in Oklahoma City and the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico". Her position as an assistant coach for the University of Louisville softball team was announced on July 14, 2014.

Coaching career

In 2007, May-Johnson was an undergraduate assistant coach at Iowa. From 2008 to 2010, May-Johnson was a volunteer assistant softball coach at Louisville while a graduate student there. May-Johnson then came back to Iowa as an assistant coach from 2011 to 2014 before returning to Louisville as an assistant coach from 2015 to 2016.

May-Johnson was an assistant coach at Purdue in 2017 and at Eastern Kentucky in 2018 and 2019.[10]

On December 30, 2019, May-Johnson was named the head coach at Utah Valley.[11]

On July 6, 2021, May-Johnson was named the head coach at Fresno State.[12]

International career

May-Johnson represented the United States women's national softball team at the 2011 Pan American Games and won a gold medal.

Personal life

She is married to Nate Johnson and has two children.

Head coaching record

College

Statistics

Iowa Hawkeyes
YEARGABRHBARBIHR3B2BTBSLGBBSOSBSBA
2003591973071.360386117108.548%91044
2004631952556.2871910665.333%15623
2005641994873.3673110115120.603%131123
2006611894064.33821601395.502%231158
TOTALS247780143264.33810923251388.497%60381318

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iowa Softball Media Guide . Hawkeyesports.com . 2021-02-01.
  2. Web site: 2020-21 Big Ten Records Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20201112075617/https://bigten.org/documents/2020/9/22/2021_B1G_Softball_Record_Book.pdf . dead . November 12, 2020 . Bigten.org . 2021-02-01.
  3. Web site: 2006 NPF AWARDS . https://web.archive.org/web/20210206062019/https://profastpitch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2006-Award-Winners-and-Team-NPF.pdf . usurped . February 6, 2021 . Profastpitch.com . 2021-02-01.
  4. Web site: 2008 AWARDS . https://web.archive.org/web/20210206133805/https://profastpitch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2008-award-winners.pdf . usurped . February 6, 2021 . Profastpitch.com . 2021-02-01.
  5. Web site: 2010 AWARD WINNERS . https://web.archive.org/web/20210207152746/https://profastpitch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2010-Award-Winners.pdf . usurped . February 7, 2021 . Profastpitch.com . 2021-02-01.
  6. Web site: Stacy May-Johnson - 2016 Softball Coaching Staff. University of Louisville. GoCards.com. June 28, 2018.
  7. Web site: Stacy May-Johnson . Gouvu.com . 2021-02-01.
  8. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20070808002616/http://hawkeyesports.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/mtt/may_stacy00.html. August 8, 2007. Stacy May. University of Iowa. HawkeyeSports.com. June 28, 2018.
  9. Web site: Stacy May-Johnson. Purdue University. PurdueSports.com. June 28, 2018.
  10. Web site: Stacy May-Johnson. Eastern Kentucky University. EKUSports.com. June 28, 2018.
  11. Web site: Stacy May-Johnson named Utah Valley head coach. Justin's World of Softball. justinsworldsb.com. January 1, 2020.
  12. Web site: Tumey places trust in Stacy May-Johnson to lead softball past Garza controversies . The Sun . Daniel . Gligich . July 6, 2021 . July 6, 2021.