Brad Posner has been named head softball coach, taking over for longtime head coach Kathy Kroupa, who has accepted the position of associate
director of athletics at The Citadel.
Posner takes the helm of a program that is coming off a 31-win season and a fourth-straight appearance in the Landmark Conference Tournament as the No. 1 seed.
Posner arrived at Susquehanna after spending the past four seasons as the head softball coach at the University of Texas at Dallas. Under his leadership, the Comets compiled three straight 20-win seasons, two conference tournament berths and four seasons of hitting .300. What’s more, Posner’s teams maintained a 3.2 GPA or higher every semester, with a 100 percent graduation rate.
At Dallas, Posner was the winningest coach in school history, with a record of 86-70-1 (.548). In the four years prior to his appointment, the program was 51-102. His teams posted single-season records for batting average, slugging percentage, at-bats, runs scored, hits, runs batted in (RBI), doubles, triples, home runs, total bases, stolen bases, fielding percentage, winning percentage, saves, consecutive wins and fewest losses. During Posner’s tenure he coached 12 NFCA Academic All-Americas, five All-Region selections, 19 All-Conference selections and 26 Academic All-Conference honorees. Welcome, Coach Posner!
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