North Central College Women's Softball

Venus Taylor was named the seventh head coach in the history of the North Central College softball program in January of 2021. An accomplished player at the NCAA Division I and professional levels, Taylor has head coaching experience at nearly all levels of collegiate competition. North Central College Head Coach, 2021-present 108-92 overall record in five seasons Runner-up at NCAA Division III Trine Regional, 2022 CCIW Tournament Qualifiers - 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025 19 All-CCIW selections 2023 CCIW Defensive Student-Athlete of the Year Award 2024 CCIW First-Year Student-Athlete of the Year Award Two NFCA All-Region selections Charleston Southern University Head Coach, 2019-2021 28-46 overall record in two seasons BIg South Conference Tournament Qualifiers - 2019 Five All-Big South Conference selections Judson University Head Coach, 2015-2018 133-80-1 overall record in four seasons Four National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) World Series appearances Four Regional Coach of the Year awards Bradley University Head Coach, 2003-2005 66-49-1 overall record in two seasons Georgia Tech University Assistant Coach, 2003 35-25 overall record in one season Coached outfielders and assisted with recruiting and hitting NCAA Divsion I Tournament qualifiers Lake City Community College (Florida) Head Coach, 2001 47-10 overall record in one season National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I National Champions Mid-Florida Conference Champions Mid-Florida Conference Coach of the Year Playing Experience Women's Professional Fastpitch League, 1997-2005 Played for Carolina Diamondbacks, Tampa Bay Firestix, New York/New Jersey Juggernaut and Chicago Bandits Three-time All-Star (1997, 1998, 1999) Two-time world champion (1999 w/Tampa Bay, 2004 w/New York/New Jersey) Western Illinois University, 1994-1997 1997 Mid-Continent Conference Player of the Year Four-time All-Conference selection Single-season program records for hits (68), runs (50) and stolen bases (42) Native of Moline, Illinois Graduated with bachelor's degree in physical education from Western Illinois University, 1998 Western Illinois University Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, 2009 Has one son, Talyn Taylor