Ferrum College Women's Softball

Josh Freeman comes to Ferrum after serving as head coach of Northeast Texas Community College from 2020-2023. While at NTCC, he inherited a team that won four games prior to his arrival and led the program to their most wins and best finish in conference play this past season. During his time with the Eagles, he coached four all-conference players, most in school history, and the first all-region player in team history.   Freeman returns to the Commonwealth of Virginia after two successful stints as an assistant coach. At Christopher Newport University he was a part of a staff that led the Captains to two consecutive NCAA Division III Tournament appearances, including a trip to the Super Regionals in 2019. In that time, CNU posted a 74-19 record and earned the No. 1 ranking in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) national poll for the first time in program history.  Prior to CNU, Freeman coached at Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) rival Virginia Wesleyan University. With the Marlins, he was a part of the 2017 coaching staff that led the team to a 54-3 overall record and impressive 20-0 ODAC record, enroute to the ODAC Softball Championship and the NCAA Division III National Championship. That season, the Virginia Wesleyan coaching staff was selected as the NFCA National Coaching Staff of the Year. Freeman earned his bachelor's degree from East Carolina University in 2000.  

Breanna Weaver joined the Ferrum athletic staff as Assistant Softball Coach in October 2025. She played softball four years for the Panthers, and was a member of the Panther cheerleading squad two years. Weaver earned All-Conference in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference in 2022 and 2024 as an infielder. Weaver earned ODAC All-Academic honors all four years at Ferrum, as well Virginia Sports Information Directors Academic All-State in 2024. She was Ferrum's Co-Female Athlete of the Year at the end of the 2023-24 school year.