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Jackie Bishop Named Assistant Softball Coach

PEORIA, Ill. -- Former All-American pitcher Jackie Bishop will join the Bradley Softball program as an assistant coach announced by 10th-year head coach Amy Hayes after spending the previous two seasons as part of the coaching staff at two-time defending national champion Oklahoma.

Bishop comes to The Hilltop after serving as a graduate assistant coach at Oklahoma for the past two seasons, where she assisted with pitching staff as the Sooners claimed both the 2016 and 2017 national titles. She also assisted with Oklahoma's scouting, recruiting and player development. A 2015 graduate of Missouri Western State with a degree in exercise science, Bishop recently finished up work toward a master's in administrative leadership from Oklahoma.