Georgia State University Women's Softball

Becca Mueller has been tabbed to lead the Georgia State softball program as the fourth head coach in school history on June 20, 2024.   As an assistant coach, she helped three different programs--UCF, California and Georgia--reach NCAA regionals over the last six seasons.   Mueller spent the 2024 season at UCF as the assistant coach working with hitters and outfielders, as well as the recruiting coordinator. She helped lead the Big 12 program to 31 victories and an at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament at the Tallahassee Regional, highlighted by a first-round victory over Auburn. She tutored two NFCA All-Region selections, two All-Big 12 honorees and two members of the Big 12 All-Freshman team.   She went to UCF in 2023-24 after three seasons with the California Golden Bears, working primarily with the team’s offense as hitting coach. In her final season there, she helped guide Cal to a 35-21-1 record and a trip to the 2023 NCAA Norman Regional, where the Bears advanced to the regional final.   Mueller’s 2023 Cal offense led the Pac 12 and ranked No. 13 in the nation in home runs (1.30 per game) while hitting .294 with a school-record 81 doubles in 57 games.   During her time in Berkeley, she worked with two All-Americans, eight all-region selections and eight all-conference honorees, and she helped assemble a 2023 recruiting class that was ranked No. 18 in the nation by Extra Inning Softball.   Six of Mueller’s former players from UCF (3) and Cal (3) are currently playing professionally.   Prior to joining Cal, Mueller served as an assistant coach at Ball State during the COVID-19-shortened 2020 campaign, overseeing a Cardinals offense that led the MAC with a .304 team batting average. Ball State also ranked first in the conference in doubles (53), on-base percentage (.405), runs per game (6.19), slugging (.503) and walks (102). The Cardinals’ 53 doubles and 102 walks were good for top-10 ranks nationally.   Mueller spent the 2019 season as a volunteer assistant coach with Georgia, helping guide the Bulldogs to a 42-19 record and an appearance in the NCAA Minneapolis Regional. She helped coach an offense that ranked third in the Southeastern Conference in home runs while producing a quartet of NFCA All-Southeast Region selections, including one NFCA Third Team All-American.   Mueller began her collegiate coaching career in 2017 as an assistant coach at Colgate, where she helped facilitate marked improvements to the team’s batting average (.222 to .273), slugging percentage (.312 to .417) and home run totals (15 to 29) from the previous season. The team led the Patriot League in home runs, doubles and slugging.   In 2018, she returned to her alma mater, the College of Charleston, as a volunteer assistant coach for one season.   Mueller finished her Charleston career (2013-16) as one of the top players in school history. The two-time team captain was twice named All-CAA, earned a pair of spots on the CAA all-tournament team and received third-team NFCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region honors following her senior season in 2016.   After starting 220 games in the outfield, she finished in the top 10 in 12 offensive categories, including a .335 career batting average. She helped lead the Cougars to three 35-win seasons.   The Fair Oaks, Calif., native graduated from the College of Charleston in 2016 with a degree in political science.      

Alexandra Preston joined the Panther Family as an assistant coach on Angie Nicholson’s staff in August 2023.   A native of Stockton, Calif., Preston comes to GSU after a standout playing career, including three seasons at Fresno State, followed by two years at Alabama State.   She started 102 of the 103 games played in her two-years at Alabama State, ending her career with a .467 slugging percentage. In 2022, Preston led the SWAC with 16 doubles, and then in 2023, she had another strong season with seven homers and 38 RBI, including a multi-homer game in a win over Bethune-Cookman.   Preston earned SWAC Hitter of the Week honors after hitting .308 with two homers and eight RBI in five games.   Prior to Alabama State, Preston played three seasons at Fresno State. During her career as a Bulldog, Preston saw action in 49 games with 30 starts at catcher. She drew 24 walks, recorded 83 putouts and a .989 fielding percentage. She was named Academic All-Mountain West in 2020 and a Mountain West Scholar-Athlete every season at Fresno State.   Preston graduated in May 2023 from Alabama State with a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies with a concentration in political science and a minor in psychology. She is now pursuing her master’s in political science at GSU.  

Assistant coach Mallory Borden joined the Panthers in Fall 2025.  Borden served as the athletic director for the 2024-25 school year at Middleburg High School in Florida, overseeing all athletic programs, budgets, compliance, scheduling and facility operations.  She spent six seasons on staff at Elon University, serving as assistant coach from 2017–19 before being promoted to associate head coach and recruiting coordinator from 2019–23. During her tenure, Borden helped guide athletes to career-best seasons at the plate while also earning conference and regional accolades, including CAA Defensive Player of the Year and NFCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region honors. She also organized large-scale camps, such as a USA Softball of NC event that drew more than 160 athletes.  Before joining Elon, she spent the 2016–17 season as a volunteer assistant at the College of Charleston, where she helped the team post a .303 batting average and rank among the nation’s leaders with 27 double plays, finishing the year with a .969 fielding percentage. Borden also led the program’s community service initiatives.  Prior to joining the Cougar staff, Borden was a high school teacher and coach at her alma mater, Trinity Christian Academy in Jacksonville. Her softball team won a district and regional championship and reached the state semifinals in 2016.    A four-year letterwinner at Florida State (2009–12), Borden served as team captain and member of the leadership council, helping the Seminoles to an ACC championship and multiple NCAA postseason appearances. She began her collegiate career at Santa Fe Community College in 2008, earning First Team Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-South Region, Third Team NFCA All-American, First Team All-Conference, and Second Team All-State honors, helping her team to a No. 2 national ranking and a spot in the school’s Hall of Fame.    Borden was a Dean’s List student and earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology and social science from Florida State in 2012. After her graduation she served as an officer with the FSU police department as well as an instructor for GameSpeed Softball in Tallahassee.