Joanna Hardin
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Virginia |
| Conference | ACC |
| Record | 173–217 (.444) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Fullerton, California |
| Alma mater | Biola University Liberty University |
| Playing career | |
| 2002–2005 | Biola |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2005–2007 | Whittier Christian HS |
| 2007–2009 | Liberty (asst.) |
| 2010–2012 | Jefferson Forest HS |
| 2013–2014 | McNeese State (asst.) |
| 2015–2016 | McNeese State |
| 2017–present | Virginia |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 252–251 (.501) |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 3–4 (.429) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| |
Joanna Hardin is an American softball coach who is the current head coach at Virginia.[1]
Coaching career
[edit]McNeese State
[edit]On June 5, 2014, Joanna Hardin was named the head coach of the McNeese State softball program,[2] replacing Mike Smith who left to be the head coach at Ole Miss.
Virginia
[edit]On June 10, 2016, Joanna Hardin was announced as the new head coach of the Virginia softball program.[3][4]
2024 proved Hardin's most successful season at Virginia. The Cavaliers finished the season 34-20 overall and 15-9 in the ACC, tying the Cavaliers for 4th in the conference. In-season highlights included a first ever series win against #11 Clemson and a series win at 3rd-ranked and eventual ACC champion and WCWS participant Duke. The Cavaliers qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2010, receiving the regional 2 seed in Knoxville, going 2-2 with wins over Miami (Ohio) and losses to #3 National seed Tennessee.
Head coaching record
[edit]College
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McNeese State Cowgirls (Southland Conference) (2015–2016) | |||||||||
| 2015 | McNeese State | 36–20 | 21–5 | 2nd (East) | |||||
| 2016 | McNeese State | 43–14 | 23–4 | 1st (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| McNeese State: | 79–34 (.699) | 44–9 (.830) | |||||||
| Virginia Cavaliers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2017–Present) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Virginia | 22–32 | 9–15 | 8th | |||||
| 2018 | Virginia | 12–41 | 3–21 | 6th (Coastal) | |||||
| 2019 | Virginia | 22–31 | 8–16 | 5th (Coastal) | |||||
| 2020 | Virginia | 10–12 | 0–6 | 14th | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||
| 2021 | Virginia | 15–33 | 10–27 | 12th | |||||
| 2022 | Virginia | 28–26 | 13–11 | 6th | NISC Tournament | ||||
| 2023 | Virginia | 30–22 | 8–16 | 8th | |||||
| 2024 | Virginia | 34–20 | 15–9 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Virginia: | 173–217 (.444) | 66–121 (.353) | |||||||
| Total: | 252–251 (.501) | ||||||||
| National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Joanna Hardin". VirginiaSports.com. UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA ATHLETICS. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ "Joanna Hardin takes the reins as new Cowgirl skipper". McNeeseSports.com. MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ "Virginia Names Joanna Hardin Head Softball Coach". VirginiaSports.com. UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA ATHLETICS. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ "UVa hires former softball coach at Jefferson Forest". newsadvance.com. BH Media Group, Inc. Retrieved March 12, 2019.