Jennifer Rocha

Jennifer Rocha

Current position
Title	Associate Head coach
Team	Oklahoma
Conference	SEC
Biographical details
Alma mater	Oklahoma (Class of 1998)
Playing career
1995	Long Beach City College
1996–1998	Oklahoma
Position(s)	Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2001	Oklahoma (Graduate asst.)
2002	Oregon (asst.)
2003–2005	Wichita State (asst.)
2006–2017	Florida (asst.)
2018	Florida (Associate HC)
2019–present	Oklahoma (Associate HC)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
As an Assistant: NFCA Assistant Coach of the Year (2015, 2023)

Jennifer Jaime Rocha is an American, former collegiate right-handed softball pitcher and coach. She is the current associate head coach at Oklahoma where she was a starting pitcher from 1996 to 1998. ^[1] Jennifer attended St Pius X High School in Downey, California where she graduated in 1994.

Coaching career

Florida (asst.)

Rocha began coaching at Florida as an assistant coach in 2006. Prior to the 2018 season, Rocha was promoted to the level of associate head coach of the Florida softball program. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Oklahoma (asst.)

On July 18, 2018, Jennifer Rocha was announced as the new associate head coach and pitching coach of the Oklahoma softball program, ^{[5] [6]} replacing Melyssa Lombardi who left to be the head coach of Oregon. ^[7]

Personal life

Rocha was married in 2006 to her husband Paul Rocha. They have one daughter named Eliana. ^[1]

Statistics

Oklahoma Sooners

YEAR	W	L	GP	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1996	16	7	30	20	13	6	1	139.0	125	48	38	38	68	1.91	1.17
1997	12	6	32	21	13	9	0	137.1	102	41	28	43	91	1.43	1.06
1998	16	4	26	23	16	6	1	142.2	111	44	28	39	92	1.38	1.05
TOTALS	44	17	88	64	42	21	2	419.0	338	133	94	120	251	1.57	1.09

References

1. "Jennifer Rocha". SoonerSports.com. University of Oklahoma Athletics. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
2. "Rocha Elevated To Associate Head Coach". FloridaGators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., FOX Sports Sun & IMG College. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
3. "Jennifer Rocha". FloridaGators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., FOX Sports Sun & IMG College. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
4. "Chomping at Bits: Florida softball's Jennifer Rocha promoted to associate head coach". AlligatorArmy.com. Vox Media, Inc. June 16, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
5. "OU hires former Sooner pitcher Jennifer Rocha as new pitching coach". NormanTranscript.com. Norman Transcript. July 18, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
6. "Jennifer Rocha hired as OU associate head softball coach and pitching coach". NewsOK.com. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
7. "Oregon Ducks name Melyssa Lombardi new softball coach". OregonLive.com. Oregon Live LLC. July 9, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2019.