McPherson College Women's Softball

Kristen Silva enters her first season as the Head Softball Coach at McPherson College, bringing over a decade of coaching experience across collegiate and high school softball. Coaching Highlights Prior to McPherson, Silva served as Head Softball Coach in the Jayhawk Conference (Seward County) from 2022 to 2025. Silva led Seward County to their best season since the 2018 campaign during her second year as the head coach for the Lady Saints in 2024. Seward County ended the season with a 26-23 overall record while going 19-13 in KJCCC action for fifth place finish following the regular season. An eight-game win streak with sweeps over Garden City, Barton, NW Kansas Tech, and Pratt climb as high as third in the standings before entering the Region VI Tournament as the five seed. Prior to Seward County, Silva spent seven seasons with Lamar Community College and competed in Region IX from the 2016 to 2022 seasons. While at Lamar, Silva won 143 games in six seasons with the program with her best season being in 2018 when she led Lamar to a 35-18 overall record and a 24-6 conference record. Before Silva’s time at Lamar, she was the assistant coach at the University of Puget Sound (2012-15) and coached an 18U program in Tacoma, Washington. From 2010 to 2012, Silva worked as the assistant softball coach at 5A Fruita Monument High School in Fruita, Colorado, where their record was 59-11. The team qualified for the CHSAA State Tournament yearly, including appearances in the Elite Eight in 2012, Semi-Finals in 2011, and Quarterfinals in 2010. Playing Highlights 2005-2009- Mesa State College (Colorado Mesa University)   Coaching History 2025 – Present | Head Softball Coach, McPherson College 2022 – 2025 | Head Softball Coach, Seward County Community College 2015–2022 | Head Softball Coach, Lamar Community College 2012–2015 | Assistant Coach, University of Puget Sound 2010–2012 | Assistant Coach, Fruita Monument High School Quick Facts Hometown: Waiehu, Maui Undergraduate College: Colorado Mesa University – B.A. Kinesiology Graduate Education: Southern Utah University – M.S. Strength & Conditioning