Cindy Ball-Malone

Last updated
Cindy Ball-Malone
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team UCF
Conference Big 12 Conference
Record185–80–2 (.697)
Biographical details
Alma mater Pacific
Playing career
1999−2002 Pacific
Position(s) Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002−2006 Pacific (asst.)
2007 Modesto Junior College
2008−2010 Cosumnes River College
2011−2012 Washington (asst.)
2013−2014 Cal State Northridge (asst.)
2015−2018 Boise State
2019–Present UCF
Head coaching record
Overall284–196–2 (.591)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • MWC Regular Season Championship (2018)
  • AAC Regular Season Champions (2022)
  • 2× AAC Tournament Champions (2022, 2023)
Awards
As player
  • 2× Big West Pitcher of the Year (2001, 2002)
  • 2× Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I Third Team All-American (2001, 2002)
  • Verizon Academic All-America First Team (2002)
  • All-Big West Second Team (1999)
  • 3× All-Big West First Team (2000, 2001, 2002)
  • 2× NFCA All-West Region First Team (2001, 2002)
  • NFCA All-West Region Second Team (2000)
As coach
  • MWC Coach of the Year (2018)
  • AAC Coaching Staff of the Year (2022)
  • Extra Innings Softball National Coach of the Year (2022)
  • NFCA Mideast Region Coaching Staff of the Year (2022)

Cindy Ball-Malone is an American softball coach who is the current head coach at UCF. [1]

Contents

Early life and education

Ball-Malone graduated from the University of the Pacific in 2002 with a bachelor's degree in sports sciences and earned her master's in education in 2006. She played softball, volleyball, and basketball in middle school and high school with famed Stanford and USA softball player, Jessica Mendoza. [2]

Coaching career

Boise State

On August 29, 2014, Ball-Malone was announced as the new head coach of the Boise State softball program. [3]

UCF

On June 27, 2018, Ball-Malone was announced as the new head coach of the UCF softball program. [4] [5] [6] The 2022 season, under Ball-Malone, UCF won a conference regular season and tournament title. Central Florida would also advance to their first ever NCAA Super Regional after downing Michigan in the Orlando Regional Final. [7] [8] Following the successful 2022 season, Ball-Malone's contract was extended through 2027 on July 22 of 2022. [9] [10] She has also been tasked with continuing the program's success in a new conference in 2024, after UCF agreed to a move to join the Big 12 Conference. [11]

Team USA

On March 4, 2019, Ball-Malone was selected to serve as an assistant coach for the USA Junior National Team. [12] [13]

Honors and personal life

Ball-Malone was inducted into the Pacific Hall of Fame in 2014. She had had her jersey No. 9 retired by the school as well. [14]

On February 10, 2023, Ball-Malone was Pacific's honoree in the 2023 West Coast Conference Hall of Honor. She is labeled as the best two-way player in program history. [15] [16]

Ball-Malone is married to Robert Malone III. [17]

Head coaching record

Sources: [18] [19]

College

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Boise State Broncos (Mountain West Conference)(2015–2018)
2015 Boise State 12–424–209th
2016 Boise State 14–386–189th
2017 Boise State 33–2012–126th
2018 Boise State 40–1618–61st
Boise State:99–116 (.460)40–56 (.417)
UCF Knights (American Athletic Conference)(2019–2023)
2019 UCF 34–2111–105th
2020 UCF 21–5–10–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 UCF 41–19–116–7–13rd NCAA Regional
2022 UCF 49–1416–21st NCAA Super Regional
2023 UCF 40–2115–32nd NCAA Regional
UCF Knights (Big 12 Conference)(2024–Present)
2024 UCF 0–00–0
UCF:185–80–2 (.697)58–22–1 (.722)
Total:284–196–2 (.591)

      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

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