SOFTBALL COACHES
"It's a game of making great pitches at the right time, being opportunistic by getting a run at the right time, and playing good defense." – Mike Candrea
SHAN MCDONALD
DIRECTOR OF SOFTBALL DEVELOPMENT AND INSTRUCTION
Elite Softball Instructor | Pitching, Hitting, Catching, & Fielding
Softball Accomplishments and Awards:
The winningest coach in UNLV softball history with 511 victories in 17 seasons
Only the sixth head coach to be voted to the UNLV Athletics Hall of Fame inn 2017
Played and coached at Texas A&M
Won 2 National Championships at Texas A&M
Her UNLV Rebels were in the NCAA postseason field for seven consecutive seasons
The 1990 squad made the first of two consecutive Women’s College World Series appearances
The 1995 team set or tied 30 different school team records and 17 single-season marks and tied the school record for wins with a 49-14 record.
Assistant coach with the 1996 Canadian National Team in the Summer Olympics and head coach of the China National Team that finished fourth in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
MADISON MILLER
SOFTBALL INSTRUCTOR
Fundamental Hitting and Fielding Instructor
Advanced Hitting, and Fielding Instructor
Softball Accomplishments and Awards:
Letter Winner at Belhaven University 2020-2023
Runner up Div III NRT. Champions at Belhaven University.
Played at Lakeshore High School
Lettered four years for Head Coach Scott Dennis
All-District Second Team (2017)
All-District First Team (2018 & 2019)
All-Metro Honorable mention (2018)
LSCA All-State Team (2019)
