Stacy May-Johnson

Stacy May-Johnson (born Stacy Margarita May; May 15, 1984) is an American softball coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach at Eastern Kentucky. She played college softball at Iowa and professionally for the Chicago Bandits.[1]

Stacy May-Johnson
Current position
TitleAssistant coach
TeamEastern Kentucky
ConferenceOVC
Biographical details
Born (1984-05-15) May 15, 1984
Reno, Nevada
Playing career
2003–2006Iowa
2006–2011Chicago Bandits
2017–presentChicago Bandits
Position(s)Shortstop, third base
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007Iowa (undergrad. asst.)
2008–2010Louisville (volunteer asst.)
2011–2014Iowa (asst.)
2015–2016Louisville (asst.)
2017Purdue (asst.)
2018–presentEastern Kentucky (asst.)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
  • Big Ten All-Tournament (2005)
  • 2× second-team All-Big Ten (2004, 2006)
  • Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2003)
  • First-team All-Big Ten (2003)
Medal record
Stacy May-Johnson
Medal record
Women's softball
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
2011 Guadalajara Team

Early life and education

At the University of Iowa, May-Johnson played on the Iowa Hawkeyes softball team from 2003 to 2006 at third base and shortstop.[2] May-Johnson graduated from Iowa in May 2007 as a double major with a B.S. in physics and B.B.A. in accounting.[3] In 2009, May-Johnson completed an M.S. in physics at the University of Louisville.[4]

Professional playing career

She received the MVP 2008 Professional Women's Softball League. May was drafted by the Chicago Bandits of the National Pro Fastpitch as the fourth pick in the second round. She earned the 2006 Nokona Rookie of the Year award and was also named to the all-National Pro fastpitch team.

She played for the Chicago Bandits from 2006 to 2010 and 2017 to 2018 and for the USA Softball National Team from 2011 to 2012.[5] She was named 2011 USA Softball Female Athlete of the Year for "leading the team to gold medals at the World Cup of Softball VII in Oklahoma City and the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico".[1][6] Her position as an assistant coach for the University of Louisville softball team was announced on July 14, 2014.[1]

Coaching career

In 2007, May-Johnson was an undergraduate assistant coach at Iowa. From 2008 to 2010, May-Johnson was a volunteer assistant softball coach at Louisville while a graduate student there.[4] May-Johnson then came back to Iowa as an assistant coach from 2011 to 2014 before returning to Louisville as an assistant coach from 2015 to 2016.[4]

May-Johnson was an assistant coach at Purdue in 2017 and at Eastern Kentucky in 2018 and 2019.[7]

On December 30, 2019, May-Johnson was announced as the new head coach at Utah Valley University.[8]

Personal life

She is married to Nate Johnson and has two children.[4]

References
  1. "Stacy May-Johnson - 2016 Softball Coaching Staff". GoCards.com. University of Louisville. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  2. "Stacy May". HawkeyeSports.com. University of Iowa. Archived from the original on August 8, 2007. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  3. Commencement Program, May 2007, Iowa City, University of Iowa, 2007, pp. 45, 58
  4. "Stacy May-Johnson". PurdueSports.com. Purdue University. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  5. https://chicagobandits.com/player/stacy-may-johnson/
  6. "May-Johnson Leads USA Softball Athlete of the Year Awards", National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
  7. "Stacy May-Johnson". EKUSports.com. Eastern Kentucky University. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  8. "Stacy May-Johnson named Utah Valley head coach". justinsworldsb.com. Justin's World of Softball. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
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