Olney Central College Women's Softball

Short's eight years as head coach. Additionally, every team he has coached has been an NJCAA Academic All-American Team, carrying at least a 3.0 team GPA. The 2016 squad had a team GPA of 3.26. Twenty-five former players have moved on to four-year schools on softball scholarships in the past eight years. The levels range from NCAA Division I, Division II, and NAIA,as well as USCAA.  Coach Short is entering his 11th year of teaching at Olney Central for the fall of 2016. He earned his master's degree in molecular biology at Eastern Illinois University.  His course load includes general biology, anatomy and physiology, microbiology, as well as environmental biology. 

Ed Wright begins his 12th year as assistant coach in the 2022-23 school year.  Coach Wright retired as bookstore manager/food service manager at OCC in 2010 after 30 years of service. During that time he also was head coach of the softball team during the 1980's, as well as serving as head tennis coach in the early 1990's and assistant coach of the basketball teams.  He is a lifelong resident of Olney and he and his wife,Marilyn,have two sons and 4 grandchildren. 

Coach Helsel works primarily with the pitchers and catchers and brings an abundance of enthusiasm to the program.  The 2022-23 season will mark her 8th year as an assistant.  She is a graduate of Carmi-White County High School and continued her career at OCC, graduating in 2010.  During her time in Olney,  she was a two-time All Region XXIV player as well as All-GRAC honoree.  Her accomplishments are scattered throughout the softball program's record books, and in 2010 she was ranked in the top 20 in the nation in RBI with 52.  Teddi also excelled in the classroom at OCC, earning Academic All American status in 2010.