Stacy May-Johnson

Stacy May-Johnson (born Stacy Margarita May; May 15, 1984) is an American, former collegiate, 3-time professional All-Star right-handed softball player and current Head Coach, originally from Reno, Nevada. May-Johnson is currently head coach for the Utah Valley Wolverines softball team. She played college softball for the Iowa Hawkeyes softball in the Big Ten Conference from 2003-06, being named a three-time all-conference third basemen and shortstop.[1][2] May-Johnson was selected #12 overall in the National Pro Fastpitch, eventually playing for the Chicago Bandits from 2006-11, 17-18. 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 titles and finally ranks top-10 in career hits (267) and home runs (38).[3][4][5][6] She also played for Team USA softball and was an assistant coach for other universities.[7]

Stacy May-Johnson
Current position
TitleAssistant coach
TeamEastern Kentucky
ConferenceOVC
Biographical details
Born (1984-05-15) May 15, 1984
Reno, Nevada
Playing career
2003–2006Iowa
2006–2011Chicago Bandits
2017–presentChicago Bandits
Position(s)Shortstop, third base
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007Iowa (undergrad. asst.)
2008–2010Louisville (volunteer asst.)
2011–2014Iowa (asst.)
2015–2016Louisville (asst.)
2017Purdue (asst.)
2018–presentEastern Kentucky (asst.)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
  • Big Ten All-Tournament (2005)
  • 2× second-team All-Big Ten (2004, 2006)
  • Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2003)
  • First-team All-Big Ten (2003)
Medal record
Stacy May-Johnson
Medal record
Women's softball
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
2011 Guadalajara Team

Early life and education

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 playing career

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.[11] 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][12] 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.[13]

On December 30, 2019, May-Johnson was announced as the new head coach at Utah Valley University.[14]

Personal life

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

Statistics
Iowa Hawkeyes
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2003 59 197 30 71 .360 38 6 1 17 108 .548% 9 10 4 4
2004 63 195 25 56 .287 19 1 0 6 65 .333% 15 6 2 3
2005 64 199 48 73 .367 31 10 1 15 120 .603% 13 11 2 3
2006 61 189 40 64 .338 21 6 0 13 95 .502% 23 11 5 8
TOTALS 247 780 143 264 .338 109 23 2 51 388 .497% 60 38 13 18

References
  1. "Iowa Softball Media Guide" (PDF). Hawkeyesports.com. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  2. "2020-21 Big Ten Records Book" (PDF). Bigten.org. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  3. "2006 NPF AWARDS" (PDF). Profastpitch.com. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  4. "2008 AWARDS" (PDF). Profastpitch.com. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  5. "2010 AWARD WINNERS" (PDF). Profastpitch.com. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  6. "Stacy May-Johnson - 2016 Softball Coaching Staff". GoCards.com. University of Louisville. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  7. "Stacy May-Johnson". Gouvu.com. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  8. "Stacy May". HawkeyeSports.com. University of Iowa. Archived from the original on August 8, 2007. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  9. Commencement Program, May 2007, Iowa City, University of Iowa, 2007, pp. 45, 58
  10. "Stacy May-Johnson". PurdueSports.com. Purdue University. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  11. https://chicagobandits.com/player/stacy-may-johnson/
  12. "May-Johnson Leads USA Softball Athlete of the Year Awards", National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
  13. "Stacy May-Johnson". EKUSports.com. Eastern Kentucky University. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  14. "Stacy May-Johnson named Utah Valley head coach". justinsworldsb.com. Justin's World of Softball. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
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