Rachel Fox (softball)

Rachel Fox
Current position
TitleAssistant coach
TeamSamford
ConferenceSoCon
Biographical details
Born1991 (age 32–33)
Sugar Land, Texas[1]
Alma materTexas A&M University
Playing career
2011–2012Texas
2014–2015Texas A&M
2016–2017Scrap Yard Dawgs
Position(s)Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2016–2017Mississippi State (GA)
2018Incarnate Word (pitching coach)
2019–presentSamford (assistant)

Rachel Fox (born 1991) is an American softball coach and former player. She is currently the assistant coach at Samford.

Career

She attended Fort Bend Christian Academy in Sugar Land, Texas, graduating in 2010.[2][3][4] Fox later attended the University of Texas at Austin for two years,[5] before transferring to Texas A&M University.[6][7][8] At both universities, she pitched on the school's respective college softball teams.[9] After graduating from Texas A&M, Fox played professional softball with the Scrap Yard Dawgs of National Pro Fastpitch,[10][11] while serving as a graduate assistant softball coach at Mississippi State University from 2016 to 2017.

Coaching career

She later served as the pitching coach at the University of the Incarnate Word in 2018. On August 8, 2018, Fox was named an assistant softball coach at Samford University.

References

  1. ^ "Rachel Fox - Softball". University of Texas Athletics.
  2. ^ Dial, Jenny (June 27, 2010). "State champs Fox, Coronado selected as softball's best". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on September 18, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  3. ^ McDaniel, Jason (June 26, 2010). "Fox earns state softball honor". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on September 18, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "Rachel Fox, FBBA Softball Superstar Makes Pitch: Credits Parents, Praises Younger Sister". Fort Bend Lifestyles & Homes. Archived from the original on September 18, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  5. ^ Habel, Steve (September 1, 2012). "Fox's pitching helps Horns garner win". Austin American-Statesman. Archived from the original on September 18, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  6. ^ Cessna, Robert (April 8, 2015). "Fox, Aggies beat Roadrunners 5-2". The Bryan-College Station Eagle. Archived from the original on September 18, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  7. ^ Cessna, Robert (February 7, 2014). "Aggie softball team will open season in search of pitchers". The Bryan-College Station Eagle. Archived from the original on September 18, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  8. ^ "Aggies add two pitchers". The Bryan-College Station Eagle. January 11, 2013. Archived from the original on September 18, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  9. ^ Hays, Graham (March 10, 2015). "NCAA Softball: 5 Things You Need To Know". ESPN. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  10. ^ "Early innings hurt Scrap Yard Dawgs in loss to Pride". Houston Chronicle. June 11, 2016. Archived from the original on September 18, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  11. ^ Sievers, Chez (December 30, 2015). "Scrap Yard Dawgs add Rachel Fox". FloSoftball. Retrieved September 18, 2019.