The Minnesota Gophers softball team had a lot of firsts this past season. Add losing a successful coach to the list. The Gophers announced Tuesday afternoon that Gopher head softball coach Jessica Allister was leaving the U to take the same position with Stanford Cardinal.
Allister is a Stanford grad, and one of the best players in Cardinal history. She was the starting catcher for the school from 2001-2004 and is the all-time leader in Stanford history for games played and fielding percentage. She helped Stanford to the College World Series in 2001 and 2004 and was named an All-America in 2004.