Sharonda McDonald-Kelley

Sharonda McDonald-Kelley

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Michigan State
Conference	Big Ten
Record	51–91 (.359)
Biographical details
Alma mater	Texas A&M
Playing career
2004–2007	Texas A&M
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009	Texas Southern (asst.)
2010–2012	Ohio (asst.)
2013–2014	LSU (Volunteer asst.)
2015	Texas Tech (AHC)
2016–2017	Florida (asst.)
2018	Ohio State (asst.)
2019–2022	Campbell
2023–Present	Michigan State
Head coaching record
Overall	152–172 (.469)
Tournaments	NCAA: 1–4 (.200)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2× Big South regular season (2021, 2022) 2× Big South Tournament (2021, 2022)
Awards
Big South Coach of the Year (2021)

Sharonda McDonald-Kelley is an American former softball player and current head coach at Michigan State. ^[1]

Playing career

McDonald played college softball for Texas A&M from 2004 to 2007. She was named the Big 12 Conference Softball Freshman of the Year in 2004. ^[2] As a sophomore in 2005, she was a perfect 48-for-48 in stolen bases and won the inaugural NFCA Golden Shoe Award. ^[3]

Coaching career

Campbell

On June 19, 2018, McDonald-Kelley was named the head coach of Campbell. ^[4]

Michigan State

On June 10, 2022, Sharonda McDonald-Kelley was announced as the new head coach of the Michigan State softball program, replacing Jacquie Joseph who retired as head coach after 29 seasons. ^{[5] [6]}

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Campbell Lady Camels (Big South Conference)(2019–2022)
2019	Campbell	26–28	14–9	3rd
2020	Campbell	10–15	0–1	9th	Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021	Campbell	28–19	15–3	1st	NCAA Regional
2022	Campbell	37–19	21–6	T-1st	NCAA Regional
Campbell:		101–81 (.555)	50–19 (.725)
Michigan State Spartans (Big Ten Conference)(2023–Present)
2023	Michigan State	14–32	4-19	14th
2024	Michigan State	21–30	7-16	13th
2025	Michigan State	16–29	6-16	14th
Michigan State:		51–91 (.359)	17–51 (.250)
Total:		152–172 (.469)
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

References

1. "SHARONDA MCDONALD-KELLEY". MSUSpartans.com. Michigan State Spartan Athletics. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
2. "2004 Softball Coaches' All-Big 12 Team Announced". big12sports.com. May 12, 2004. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
3. Swan, Lance (September 27, 2005). "Inaugural adidas Golden Shoe Award Winners Named". NFCA.org. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
4. "Sharonda McDonald named head softball coach". Campbell.SidearmSports.com. Campbell University Athletics. June 19, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
5. "Sharonda McDonald-Kelley Named Head Softball Coach at Michigan State". MSUSpartans.com. Michigan State Spartan Athletics. June 10, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
6. "Michigan State Hires Campbell's McDonald-Kelley". D1Softball.com. D1 Softball. June 10, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.