Kate Malveaux

Kate Malveaux
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamAuburn
ConferenceSEC
Record0–0–0 (–)
Biographical details
BornSpringfield, Illinois
Alma materBradley University
Playing career
2008–2011Bradley
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2012Bradley (volunteer asst.)
2017Louisiana (asst.)
2021–2024Tennessee (asst.)
2025–presentAuburn (Co-HC)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2015–2016Louisiana (Director of operations)
2020–2021Missouri (Director of operations)
Head coaching record
Overall0–0–0 (–)

Kate Malveaux (née Singler) is an American softball coach who, along with her husband, Chris, are the co-head coach at Auburn.

Playing career

Singler played college softball at Bradley University. During the 2010 season, in her junior year, she led the team in doubles (6), home runs (4), RBI (25), hit by pitch (7), and slugging percentage (.410). She started 35 games at catcher and six at designated player. During the 2011 season, in her senior year, she had a .283 batting average, with 24 runs, eight home runs, 14 walks, and led the team with 29 RBI. Following the season she was named a second-team All-Missouri Valley Conference selection. Following her graduation, she joined the Bradley coaching staff as a volunteer assistant coach in 2012.[1]

Coaching career

Louisiana

Malveaux joined Louisiana's staff as director of operations in the fall of 2015. She was promoted to assistant coach for the 2017 season.[2] She was dismissed on November 1, 2017.[3]

Missouri

Malveaux served as director of operations at Missouri from 2020 to 2021.[4][5]

Tennessee

On June 25, 2021, Malveaux and her husband Chris were both named assistant coaches at Tennessee.[6] She spent the 2022 and 2023 seasons as a volunteer assistant, before being promoted to an assistant coach on June 30, 2023.[5][7][8]

Auburn

On June 5, 2024, Malveaux was named co-head coach at Auburn, along with her husband Chris.[9][10]

Personal life

Malveaux married Chris Malveaux on December 20, 2014.[11] They met in 2012 when they were both members of the Bradley coaching staff.[12]

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Auburn (Southeastern Conference) (2025–present)
2025 Auburn 0–0 0–0
Auburn: 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–)
Total: 0–0–0 (–)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ "Kate Singler". bradleybraves.com. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Kate Malveaux". ragincajuns.com. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "Fired Louisiana-Lafayette coach Michael Lotief calls allegations 'totally untrue'". ESPN.com. November 1, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  4. ^ Potkey, Rhiannon (June 25, 2021). "Tennessee Lady Vols softball names Missouri assistant Chris Malveaux as hitting coach". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Kate Malveaux". utsports.com. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  6. ^ "Karen Weekly Announces Hiring of Chris and Kate Malveaux". utsports.com. June 25, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  7. ^ "Kate Malveaux Elevated to Assistant Coach". utsports.com. June 30, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  8. ^ Hall, Cora (June 5, 2024). "Tennessee softball assistants Chris and Kate Malveaux hired as co-head coaches at Auburn". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  9. ^ "Auburn names Chris and Kate Malveaux Co-Head Softball Coaches". auburntigers.com. June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  10. ^ Silva, Richard (June 5, 2024). "Auburn softball hires Chris and Kate Malveaux from Tennessee as co-head coaches". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  11. ^ Eminian, Dave (February 10, 2015). "Newlywed softball coaches will celebrate Valentine's Day on opposite sides of the diamond". Journal Star. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  12. ^ Swan, Lance (February 12, 2015). "Newlywed Coaches Playing Each Other On Valentine's Day". NFCA.org. Retrieved June 5, 2024.