Ashley Chastain

Last updated
Ashley Chastain
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team South Carolina
Conference SEC
Record0–0 (–)
Biographical details
Born Palmetto, Georgia
Alma mater South Carolina
Playing career
2009–2011 South Carolina
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
College Softball
2012 South Carolina (GA)
2014–2016 College of Charleston (asst)
2017 Michigan State (asst.)
2018–2019 Ole Miss (asst.)
2020–2024 Charlotte
2025–presentSouth Carolina
International Softball
2013 Germany National Softball (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall154–96 (.616)

Ashley Chastain is an American, former collegiate softball pitcher and current head coach at South Carolina. She played college softball and was a pitcher for South Carolina. [1]

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Playing career

Chastain played college softball at South Carolina for three seasons and finished eleventh in career relief appearances for the Gamecocks. She led the team in starts, innings pitched and ERA during her junior season.

Coaching career

College of Charleston

On October 22, 2013, Chastain was named assistant coach for the College of Charleston softball program. [2]

Michigan State

On July 20, 2016, Chastain was named the new pitching coach for the Michigan State Spartans softball program. [3]

Ole Miss

On November 1, 2017, Chastain was named the new pitching coach for the Ole Miss Rebels softball program. [4]

Charlotte

On June 6, 2019, Chastain was named the new head coach for the Charlotte 49ers softball program. [5] After leading the team to a 14-13 record in 2020 before the season was cut short due to COVID-19, the 49ers went 31-19 in 2021 (their highest win total since 2016) and won their first-ever Conference USA East Division title.

Ahead of the 2022 season, Charlotte for the first time was picked as preseason favorites to win the Conference USA regular-season title. [6] On March 2, 2022, the 49ers defeated their highest-ranked opponent in program history, upsetting No. 6 Virginia Tech 5-2. [7] She finished her tenure at Charlotte with a 154–96 overall record, a 65–32 conference record and two NCAA tournament berths in five seasons.

South Carolina

On June 11, 2024, Chastain was named the head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks softball program. Chastain is an alumna of the University of South Carolina, having played from 2009 to 2011. [8]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Charlotte 49ers (Conference USA)(2020–2023)
2020 Charlotte 14–13 [lower-alpha 1] 2–12nd (East)Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Charlotte 31–1914–61st (East)
2022 Charlotte 35–2312–124th (East)
2023 Charlotte 35–2316–71st NCAA Regional
Charlotte 49ers (American Athletic Conference)(2024)
2024 Charlotte 39–1821–6T-1st NCAA Regional
Charlotte:154–96 (.616)65–32 (.670)
South Carolina Gamecocks (SEC)(2025–present)
2025South Carolina 0–00–0
South Carolina:0–0 (–)0–0 (–)
Total:154–96 (.616)

      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

  1. The season was not played past March 11 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.


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