Stacy May-Johnson

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Stacy May-Johnson
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Fresno State
Conference MWC
Record43–67 (.391)
Biographical details
Born (1984-05-15) May 15, 1984 (age 40)
Reno, Nevada
Alma materIowa Hawkeyes
Playing career
2003–2006 Iowa
2006–2011 Chicago Bandits
2017–presentChicago Bandits
Position(s)Shortstop, third base
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007Iowa (undergrad. asst.)
2008–2010 Louisville (volunteer asst.)
2011–2014Iowa (asst.)
2015–2016Louisville (asst.)
2017 Purdue (asst.)
2018–2019 Eastern Kentucky (asst.)
2020–2021 Utah Valley
2022–present Fresno State
Head coaching record
Overall79–102 (.436)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Medal record
Women's softball
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara Team

Stacy May-Johnson (born Stacy Margarita May; May 15, 1984) is an American, former collegiate, three-time professional All-Star softball player and current head coach at Fresno State. She played college softball for Iowa, being named a three-time all-conference third baseman and shortstop. [1] [2] May-Johnson was selected twelfth overall in the National Pro Fastpitch, eventually playing for the Chicago Bandits. She was named the inaugural Rookie of the Year in 2006 and a two-time Player of the Year in 2008 and 2010 for the league. She also helped the Bandits to win two championships and ranks in the top-10 in career hits (267) and home runs (38). [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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Career

College

At the University of Iowa, May-Johnson played on the Iowa Hawkeyes softball team from 2003 to 2006 at third base and shortstop. [8] May-Johnson graduated from Iowa in May 2007 as a double major with a B.S. in physics and B.B.A. in accounting. [9] In 2009, May-Johnson completed an M.S. in physics at the University of Louisville. [10]

Professional

She received the MVP 2008 Professional Women's Softball League. May was drafted by the Chicago Bandits of the National Pro Fastpitch as the fourth pick in the second round. She earned the 2006 Nokona Rookie of the Year award and was also named to the all-National Pro fastpitch team.

She played for the Chicago Bandits from 2006 to 2010 and 2017 to 2018 and for the USA Softball National Team from 2011 to 2012. She was named 2011 USA Softball Female Athlete of the Year for "leading the team to gold medals at the World Cup of Softball VII in Oklahoma City and the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico". [6] Her position as an assistant coach for the University of Louisville softball team was announced on July 14, 2014. [6]

Coaching career

In 2007, May-Johnson was an undergraduate assistant coach at Iowa. From 2008 to 2010, May-Johnson was a volunteer assistant softball coach at Louisville while a graduate student there. [10] May-Johnson then came back to Iowa as an assistant coach from 2011 to 2014 before returning to Louisville as an assistant coach from 2015 to 2016. [10]

May-Johnson was an assistant coach at Purdue in 2017 and at Eastern Kentucky in 2018 and 2019. [11]

On December 30, 2019, May-Johnson was named the head coach at Utah Valley. [12]

On July 6, 2021, May-Johnson was named the head coach at Fresno State. [13]

International career

May-Johnson represented the United States women's national softball team at the 2011 Pan American Games and won a gold medal.

Personal life

She is married to Nate Johnson and has two children. [10]

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Utah Valley Wolverines (Western Athletic Conference)(2020–2021)
2020 Utah Valley 12–70–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Utah Valley 24–288–10T–4th
Utah Valley:36–35 (.507)8–10 (.444)
Fresno State Bulldogs (Mountain West Conference)(2022–present)
2022 Fresno State 19–3610–145th
2023 Fresno State 24–3110–12T-5th
Fresno State:43–67 (.391)20–26 (.435)
Total:79–102 (.436)

      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

Statistics

Iowa Hawkeyes
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2003591973071.360386117108.548%91044
2004631952556.2871910665.333%15623
2005641994873.3673110115120.603%131123
2006611894064.33821601395.502%231158
TOTALS247780143264.33810923251388.497%60381318

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