University of North Florida Women's Softball
Academic Snapshot
Acceptance Rate
62%
Avg SAT
1,115
Avg ACT
23
Enrollment
13,915
Team Information
Sport
Softball
Gender
Women's
Division
NCAA Division 1
Location
Jacksonville, FL
Coaching Staff (5)
Jeff Conrad
Head Coach
Conrad joined the Ospreys staff in August of 2015. At the University of North Florida, he is responsible for hitting and working with the infielders His first year guiding the Ospreys offense saw UNF finish in the top three of the Atlantic Sun with a .274 team batting average. That batting average was the highest offensive output recorded by a UNF team in the past eight seasons. The Ospreys went on to lead the conference in sacrifice hits and finished in the top two in doubles. Conrad guided a UNF offense that went on to set a school record recording 19 hits in a game versus cross town rival Jacksonville University. Prior to UNF, Conrad served on Renee Luers-Gillispies coaching staff at UCF serving as the Volunteer Assistant Coach for the 2015 season. With the Knights, he was responsible for working with the hitters, infielders and catchers. In 2015, UCF won the American Athletic Conference regular season and conference tournament titles for the first time in school history. The Knights set a school record for wins in a season at 50 (50-9) in addition to a program-best batting average at .292. UCF advanced to the regional finals before falling to host Florida State and concluded their season with a No. 16 national ranking and ranked fourth in the NCAA in win-loss percentage at .847. In addition, the Knights defense finished the year ranked second in the nation in fielding percentage at .979. Senior second baseman Kahley Novak was drafted in the fourth round by the Dallas Charge. Conrad was a member of the coaching staff that was named by the American Athletic Conference as Coaching Staff of the Year. Additionally, they were honored by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association as the Mideast Region Coaching Staff of the Year. Prior to joining the college coaching ranks, Conrad served as the head coach of the 18-Gold Tampa Mustangs travel team. During his two seasons with the Mustangs, 19 of his players went on to sign college softball scholarships, 18 of which were with Division I programs. The Chicago native played Division I college baseball for Valparaiso University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications.
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Mario Hernandez
Assistant Coach
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Amber Fiser
Assistant Coach
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John Poulton
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Madison Schemitz
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