| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | UCF |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Record | 223–109–2 (.671) |
| 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 | |
| Overall | 322–225–2 (.588) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Awards | |
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Cindy Ball-Malone is an American softball coach who is the current head coach at UCF. [1]
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]
On August 29, 2014, Ball-Malone was announced as the new head coach of the Boise State softball program. [3]
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]
On March 4, 2019, Ball-Malone was selected to serve as an assistant coach for the USA Junior National Team. [12] [13]
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]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise State Broncos (Mountain West Conference)(2015–2018) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Boise State | 12–42 | 4–20 | 9th | |||||
| 2016 | Boise State | 14–38 | 6–18 | 9th | |||||
| 2017 | Boise State | 33–20 | 12–12 | 6th | |||||
| 2018 | Boise State | 40–16 | 18–6 | 1st | |||||
| Boise State: | 99–116 (.460) | 40–56 (.417) | |||||||
| UCF Knights (American Athletic Conference)(2019–2023) | |||||||||
| 2019 | UCF | 34–21 | 11–10 | 5th | |||||
| 2020 | UCF | 21–5–1 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | UCF | 41–19–1 | 16–7–1 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2022 | UCF | 49–14 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2023 | UCF | 40–21 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| UCF Knights (Big 12 Conference)(2024–Present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | UCF | 31–25 | 12–15 | 5th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2025 | UCF | 7-4 | |||||||
| UCF: | 223–109–2 (.671) | 70–37–1 (.653) | |||||||
| Total: | 322–225–2 (.588) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
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