FRESNO CA (KMJ) — Fresno State Director of Athletics Terry Tumey held a news conference on campus Tuesday afternoon to introduce Stacy May-Johnson as the new softball coach.
May-Johnson was the head coach at Utah Valley University for the last two seasons where she accumulated an overall winning percentage of .507, compared to an average program winning percentage of just .322 in the five seasons prior to her arrival.
First day on campus! So pumped!!! 💪💪💪 pic.twitter.com/Q5cze8TKV8
— Stacy May-Johnson (@StacyMayJohnson) July 6, 2021
The information below provided by Fresno State:
As a player, May-Johnson was a standout infielder for the Hawkeyes and a three-time All-Big Ten selection.
May-Johnson played professionally for the Chicago Bandits of the NPF (National Pro Fastpitch).
She spent five years in the NPF and was a two-time NPF MVP with the Bandits. She was also the 2006 NPF Rookie of the Year, a three-time All-Star and led the Bandits to two championships. May-Johnson is one of just six players to have her number retired with Chicago. She led the NPF in home runs, hits and runs scored in each of her MVP campaigns in 2008 and 2010.
While she spent her summers playing professionally, May-Johnson began her coaching career as a student assistant at Iowa in 2007.
She went on to become a volunteer assistant at Louisville from 2008-10 before she returned to her alma mater from 2011-14, when she helped the Hawkeyes produce two All-Region and 10 All-Big Ten selections.
May-Johnson would return to Louisville in 2015 and help lead the Cardinals to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances, including a second-place finish in the ACC in 2016. Louisville collected two All-Region and seven All-ACC honorees while she was on staff. She spent the 2017 season at Big Ten Purdue.
The Reno, Nev. native comes to the Valley with international experience under her belt. As a member of the women’s national team, May-Johnson helped Team USA win a gold medal at the Pan American Games, a World Cup of Softball Championship, and a silver medal at the Canadian Open Fast Pitch International Championship in 2011. She was named the 2011 USA Softball Female Athlete of the Year.
May-Johnson, a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District selection, graduated from the University of Iowa in 2007 with an B.S. in physics and a B.A. in accounting. She earned a master’s in physics from the University of Louisville in 2009.
