NEW YORK – DePaul, Providence and Villanova kicked off the summer by announcing new softball head coaches. The reigning BIG EAST champion Blue Demons and the Wildcats both tabbed alums, as Tracie Adix-Zins will lead DePaul and Bridget Orchard will head Villanova. The Friars selected former PC assistant coach Jill Karwoski.
Adix-Zins led DePaul to the 2007 Women's College World Series with a 22-4 record as a senior, highlighted by a perfect 10-0 mark against BIG EAST opponents. She threw 11 scoreless innings in the Norman (Okla.) NCAA Super Regional and earned the win in both games to upset the fourth-ranked Oklahoma Sooners on their home field.