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Hoerner named new Mountaineer softball coach

App State Athletics hosted a press conference on Friday afternoon announcing their new addition to the Mountaineer coaching family with the hiring of new softball head coach Shelly Hoerner.

The Mountaineers’ head coaching position became available in May after Janice Savage was released after three years with the program.

“I am thankful and excited for this day,” App State athletic director Doug Gillin said. “[We’ve] hired the most experienced and most successful head coach that’s ever coached our softball program.”

Hoerner arrives to App State by way of Georgia Tech, where she spent four seasons as head coach and amassed an 80-125 record and a 32-67 ACC record before being released from her contract by the Yellow Jackets.