The early returns are in, and newly-hired Toledo softball coach Jessica Bracamonte gets two thumbs up.
Moments after Bracamonte was introduced as the 12th softball coach in program history, Macey Moore, a senior catcher, greeted UT athletic director Bryan Blair and delivered a message of appreciation and optimism.
“I just want to thank you for finding us an awesome softball coach,” Moore said.
On May 2, Blair’s first day as Toledo’s AD, he visited the Scott Park Softball Complex to meet with then-coach Joe Abraham and players.
“Two weeks later,” Blair said, “I was on a Zoom screen with them promising that I would find them the best absolute softball coach possible.