Kenzie Roark
Mackenzie Alaina Roark (born June 16, 1989) is an American softball coach and former player. She attended Mount Juliet High School in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. She later attended Virginia Tech, where she pitched for the Virginia Tech Hokies softball team.[1][2][3] During her freshman season in 2008, Roark led the Hokies to the 2008 Women's College World Series, where they lost to Florida, 2–0.[4] After graduating from Virginia Tech, Roark later went on to serve as an assistant softball coach at Virginia Tech, East Tennessee State University, and the University of South Carolina Upstate.[5] Roark was named head softball coach at Ohio University on August 25, 2018.[6][7]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Ohio |
| Conference | MAC |
| Record | 34–21 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 16, 1989 Nashville, Tennessee |
| Playing career | |
| 2008–2011 | Virginia Tech |
| Position(s) | Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2012 | Virginia Tech (GA) |
| 2013–2014 | East Tennessee State (pitching coach) |
| 2015–2018 | USC Upstate (pitching coach) |
| 2019–present | Ohio |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 34–21 |
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Bobcats (Mid-American Conference) (2019–present) | |||||||||
| 2019 | Ohio | 34–21 | 12–8 | ||||||
| Ohio: | 34–21 | 12–8 | |||||||
| Total: | 34–21 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- Altizer, Chuck (February 14, 2009). "Hokies pitching in, post-Tincher". The Roanoke Times. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- Berman, Mark (May 14, 2010). "Hokies trump Cavs with another ace". The Roanoke Times. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- Lanza, Ashleigh (February 10, 2011). "Softball looking to rebound from disappointing 2010". Collegiate Times. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- Gross, Cody (March 6, 2019). "Roark Uses Lasting Friendship To Maintain Momentum At Ohio". Softball America. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- Angus, Maren (June 8, 2016). "Roark coaching at USC Upstate". The Wilson Post. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- "Ohio names Roark as next softball coach". The Athens Messenger. August 27, 2018. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- "Roark named Ohio softball's head coach". Mid-American Conference. August 25, 2018. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.