Sharonda McDonald-Kelley

Sharonda McDonald-Kelley
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamMichigan State
ConferenceBig Ten
Record14–32 (.304)
Biographical details
Alma materTexas A&M
Playing career
2004–2007Texas A&M
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009Texas Southern (asst.)
2010–2012Ohio (asst.)
2013–2014LSU (Volunteer asst.)
2015Texas Tech (AHC)
2016–2017Florida (asst.)
2018Ohio State (asst.)
2019–2022Campbell
2023–PresentMichigan State
Head coaching record
Overall101–81 (.555)
TournamentsNCAA: 1–4 (.200)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 2× Big South regular season (2021, 2022)
  • 2× Big South Tournament (2021, 2022)
Awards
  • Big South Coach of the Year (2021)

Sharonda McDonald-Kelley is an American former softball player and current head coach at Michigan State.[1]

Playing career

McDonald played college softball for Texas A&M from 2004 to 2007. She was named the Big 12 Conference Softball Freshman of the Year in 2004.[2] As a sophomore in 2005, she was a perfect 48-for-48 in stolen bases and won the inaugural NFCA Golden Shoe Award.[3]

Coaching career

Campbell

On June 19, 2018, McDonald-Kelley was named the head coach of Campbell.[4]

Michigan State

On June 10, 2022, Sharonda McDonald-Kelley was announced as the new head coach of the Michigan State softball program, replacing Jacquie Joseph who retired as head coach after 29 seasons.[5][6]

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Campbell Lady Camels (Big South Conference) (2019–2022)
2019 Campbell 26–28 14–9 3rd
2020 Campbell 10–15 0–1 9th Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Campbell 28–19 15–3 1st NCAA Regional
2022 Campbell 37–19 21–6 T-1st NCAA Regional
Campbell: 101–81 (.555) 50–19 (.725)
Michigan State Spartans (Big Ten Conference) (2023–Present)
2023 Michigan State 14–32 4-19 14th
Michigan State: 14–32 (.304) 4–19 (.174)
Total: 115–113 (.504)

      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. ^ "SHARONDA MCDONALD-KELLEY". MSUSpartans.com. Michigan State Spartan Athletics. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "2004 Softball Coaches' All-Big 12 Team Announced". big12sports.com. May 12, 2004. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  3. ^ Swan, Lance (September 27, 2005). "Inaugural adidas Golden Shoe Award Winners Named". NFCA.org. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  4. ^ "Sharonda McDonald named head softball coach". Campbell.SidearmSports.com. Campbell University Athletics. June 19, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  5. ^ "Sharonda McDonald-Kelley Named Head Softball Coach at Michigan State". MSUSpartans.com. Michigan State Spartan Athletics. June 10, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  6. ^ "Michigan State Hires Campbell's McDonald-Kelley". D1Softball.com. D1 Softball. June 10, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.