University of St. Thomas Women's Softball

Angela Froboese was named as the first-ever Softball coach for the University of St. Thomas when she was hired in June 2019. For the Celts inaugural season in 2021, Froboese led the UST Softball program to a 20-11 overall record while going 15-5 in Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference play. Under her guidance, six Celts earned all-conference honors.  The Celts won the SCAC conference championship in 2023. This past season the Celts won the SCAC conference title again and lost in the regional championship game to the #1 team in the nation. the Celt's overall record for 5 seasons is 135-62. A native of Katy, Texas, Froboese is no stranger to building quality NCAA Division III programs from scratch. She was the first softball coach hired by Southwestern University, which began play in 2009. In her 11 seasons at the Georgetown, Texas campus, Froboese compiled a 270-176-1 record, and led the Pirates to two Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament championships and two NCAA Regional Tournament appearances. Froboese led Southwestern to a 19-16 record during the team's inaugural season in 2009. In 2010, she guided the Pirates to the first of their two tournament championships during her tenure; Southwestern went 33-13 during that second season. In 2019, Froboese and Southwestern compiled a 35-6 record, the best mark in team history. During her tenure, Froboese was named the SCACs Coach of the Year five times, and Southwestern was ranked in the nations Top 25 multiple times. Prior to arriving at Southwestern, Froboese spent four seasons as the head coach at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas. She compiled an 85-65 record at Howard Payne, which included a program-best 28-12 record during the 2007 season. Howard Payne led the nation in doubles during Froboeses first season as head coach. During her four seasons in Brownwood, Froboeses teams produced three All-West Region players, 27 All-American Southwest Conference players, and nine All-Americans as named by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. She earned her bachelor's degree (kinesiology) and master's degree (educational leadership) from Stephen F. Austin State University, where she played Division I softball for four seasons. At the conclusion of her collegiate career, Froboese set school career marks with 98 RBIs, 36 doubles, and 123 runs scored. She was named the Southland Conferences Utility Player of the Year in 2001.