NC State is in the market for a new head softball coach this offseason after parting ways with Shawn Rychcik following another dreary season. Rychcik was 173-162-1 in six seasons and had a losing record in league play over that span.
For a bit there, though, he appeared to be a guy capable of raising the program’s profile over the long term. He led the team to an ACC tournament title in 2013 and to its first Super Regional appearance in 2015. But man did his program fall off a cliff after that. This past season, the Wolfpack finished 5-18 in the ACC and eight games under .