Northern Kentucky Head Softball Coach. 2023 Horizon League Champions! Proud University of Michigan Softball Alum, Chicago-Hometown, Chicago White Sox Fan!
Hard to put into words what
@UMCoachHutch
means to me, & how special this was on Friday. She is my mentor, my friend, & MY COACH. Honored to have played for her, & to be a part of the
@umichsoftball
family. Congrats Hutch, you truly are the Leader & Best! 💙💛
Congratulations to my Coach & Friend
@btholl
, for being named the Head Coach of the
@umichsoftball
program! You are ready, you are prepared, you are supported, & you are loved by all your players & alums! Hail to the Victors, we are all cheering for you! 💛💙💛
When your travels to take you to Ann Arbor…you play some golf ⛳️ with the Coach!! Great to spend time with
@UMCoachHutch
on the course.
#hitemfar
#puttforpar
My heart aches for the Michigan State campus and community. My heart aches for all young people who have to prepare for this reality in a place of learning. This must STOP. Prayers and healing to all the Green and White 💚🤍💚🤍
@MSUCoachJoseph
@ShoMcDonald
So honored to have the
@umichsoftball
legend herself come out to see us play yesterday. She spent time w/ us & shared some words of wisdom w/ the team. My mentor, my friend, my running buddy, & most importantly my Coach! Thank you Hutch!
@UMCoachHutch
#valuerelationships
#GOAT
If it is important to you, you make time for it. If it is not important, you avoid, make excuses, or give no effort. What is important to you, and what are your priorities? Family, friends, workouts, extra reps, doing more, being kind, saying thanks? Choices = priorities.
Thanks to everyone who contributed to help me raise funds for
@SpecialOChi
in running the
@ChiMarathon
! The Chicago crowds lined every inch of the 29 neighborhoods. Thank you to my family, friends, team, asst & all those who encouraged, supported & help me cross the finish line!
Congratulations to all the student- athletes signing National Letters of Intent today. It is a day to celebrate all you have worked for & accomplished! It is also a day to look forward to playing at the next level, & furthering your academic & athletic career.
#best4years
A little chilly, but a great opportunity to get outside and practice today. The sunsets from this spot are always spectacular.
#nofilter
#whsymlyt
#norseup
So excited to welcome Coach Newport to the NKU Softball family! She positively impacts our program each and every day, on and off the field. Let’s get to work!
#Norseup
#onedayatatime
It was a Great day to learn all about the High Level Throwing Program. Thanks Coach Dom and Coach Austin for allowing me to observe and partake in the clinic! I met some great people and learned a lot. Keep growing the game.
@Wass_Strength
We love you, Ashton. 💚 Our teammate. Our sister. Our family. Forever,
#12
.
Please keep the Pryor family and all those that love them in your thoughts and prayers during this devastating time.
I am so proud of the fight in this team. Truly one of the greatest games I have been a part of, as a coach. They were ready for the challenge, and they fought til the end. Excited to see what is on the Horizon.
#norseup
#challenge
#econsistent
Hutch, Thank YOU for all you have done to grow the game, elevate the standards, raise young women, fight for equality & for your unwavering loyalty, love & support for all of us. You truly are the Leader & Best! I am forever grateful to be a part of 〽️ softball.
#ThankYouHutch
Pat Riley said, There are only 2 options regarding Commitment; you are either in or you are out, there is no in between. Are you committed? Commit not just with words, but with your actions. You will never know, until you put both feet in, the value of commitment.
#beagreatteam8
Happy Birthday
@MSUCoachJoseph
!! My boss, colleague, mentor, and most importantly my friend! Hope the new gig as an administrator is going well! Thanks for always picking up the phone!
#thebest
🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈
We all need challenges to make us stronger, to educate us, to improve us, & to set us on our path. We grow & we become who we are supposed to be in this world. Sometimes we choose the challenge & sometimes it chooses us. Whatever the challenge is, allow it to drive you everyday.
Two of my all time favorite people and coaches! Blessed to have them as a part of my journey, on and off the field, in this great sport 🥎 and profession.
@UMCoachHutch
@MSUCoachJoseph
@NFCAorg
#green
&bluecangetalong
Elaine was encouraging, tough, disciplined, determined, passionate, & driven as a coach, friend & mentor to so many. I am honored to have worked w/ her, call her friend, & have her immerse me into this profession. Her legacy lives on in those she coached & mentored. Miss her. 🙏🏻
It has been 9 years today since Coach Sortino left us. She left us with life lessons of what it means to be determined, competitive, caring, faithful, loyal, & always fighting for yourself & others. I miss her every day, but I know she still guides all of us. Grateful for her. ❤️
“The greatest compliment to any player, is that she is a great teammate.”Kelly Holmes, YOU were a great
@umichsoftball
Player & a Great teammate, leader & friend. Your courage & fight through the greatest of battles, inspired all of us. 🙏🏻. Be at peace now.
#20
💙💛
Happy National Coaches Day
@MorganNewport18
!! Thank you for all you do for me, our team, and our program! You pour your whole self into all of us each and every day. We are so glad you are a Norse!
#Norseup
#Intent
It is always fun to meet the locales when we are traveling. Roz & Jerry have owned & operated the Soulard laundromat for 29 years. They were so helpful, kind, & offered great tourist destinations. Great to spend time w/them, made my day! Take the time to spend the time.
#werclean
Great to have the 2019
@NKUNorseSB
incoming class, on campus this weekend. Tatum, Lauryn, Jenna, MacKenzie, Nata, Payton and Kaylee! We look forward to having them on campus next fall!
#allsmiles
@NKUNorse
So blessed to have been able to work with & be mentored by one of the best. Her standards never wavered in whatever she did; she said it & lived it. I think about her every day & still miss her every day. Grateful that my path made a few stops w/
@UMassSoftball
#6yrs
10 years ago, Coach Sortino left us after a courageous battle with cancer. It is still hard to comprehend that you are not here. Your spirit & you live in all your players, coaches, friends, family & all you touched. Thanks for answering my prayers for some runs now & then. 🙏🏻🤗
Our
@NFCAorg
Executive Director,
@CoachBrugg
, works tirelessly for all of our 🥎 coaches. The staff did a great job hosting all of us in Vegas. So blessed to not only call her my coach & colleague, but most importantly a friend. Thank you!
@CoachConnoyer
𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 to 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗛𝗘𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦,
@lexieeblairr
‼️
The five-year standout at the University of Michigan joins the Norse Family as Assistant Coach 👏
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@NKUNorse
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#NorseUp
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers, aunts, grandmas, god-mothers and all those who support you and your journey! My mom has always been my biggest supporter and most passionate fan! Love her to the moon and back. ❤️ 🌙
#somesaywelookalike
Grateful to start Thanksgiving day running the Ft Myers 5k. Mom, cousin Kate, & cousin Caitlin all participated on a beautiful morning. Happy Thanksgiving 🍁🦃!
#GoBears
#BlessedAndGrateful
She hit her 1st career home-run into a stiff wind on Friday, and then capped the weekend off with a Sportscenter Top 10 catch! Series sweep for the Norse!
#NorseUp
#Team
Please help us in welcoming our newest addition to the Norse family, assistant coach Alex Lagesse! After graduating in 2012 as the all-time winningest pitcher at Valparaiso, Lagesse will serve as the pitching coach here at NKU. 🤙
🔗:
#NorseUp
〽️ Softball Alumni Reunion/Hutch retirement weekend is in full swing. We started today by participating in the
@chadtough
5K to honor our teammate, Kelly Holmes, who we lost to brain cancer in April. It was a tremendous turnout.
#HailHomey
#FriendsForever
#Teammates
Congratulations to
@NKUNorseBSB
Griffin Doersching, for winning the 2109 College Homerun derby!! Great job by Dizzy throwing those strikes! Way to represent the Norse.
#proudtobeNKU
#500feet
#Norseup
𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 to the 𝗡𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗡 𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗨𝗖𝗞𝗬 𝗙𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗬 👏
𝗔𝗦𝗛𝗟𝗘𝗬 𝗢𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧 joins the Nose as the newest Assistant Coach for Norse Softball 🥎
She comes to NKU with 11+ years of NCAA DI head coaching experience 👀
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#NorseUp
Great end to the fall semester, by celebrating with each other at our Holiday Party 🌲. We did Gingerbread houses, a Christmas song quiz, Success Sunday, and of course, presents!
#Santadelivered
Happy Birthday to two of my favorite human beings! Honored to have played for them, to be mentored by them, and now to call them friends! They are simply the BEST! Enjoy your day!
@CoachBrugg
@UMCoachHutch
🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈
Great day visiting
@MSUCoachJoseph
@MSU_Rowing
, & my friend & former colleague MSU Coach Stacey. Awesome to see the teamwork in the water & on land. Loved spending the day observing, learning, & seeing the hard work & determination of this team & coaches. Thanks for a great day!
We had a great first night at the
@RedsCommunity
RBI Academy. It was a tremendous turnout of eager athletes ready to learn! We will see you next week.
#Norseup
#Givingback
Always great to have
@NKUNorseSB
alums visit practice and talk to the current team. It made my day! Thanks for stopping by Morgan Glover ‘20, and Taylor Brummell ‘18.
#AlwaysaNorse
#Norseup
It was a great surprise when one of our own alums,
@f_howard32
, happens to be on campus for the day! Thanks for stopping by to say hi! Safe travels, and have a great time in Germany 🇩🇪.
#norseup
Guts, grit, resilient, passionate, energized, determined, the ultimate teammate...there are not enough words to describe
@2seas__
ODICCI!!!!
#WhateverItTakes
Great off day here in St Louis. The day started w/ a tour of Busch Stadium, & then continued w/ a ride up the Arch…fear of heights & small spaces aside! The day ended w/ seeing a former player’s kids & dinner w/ cousins! It doesn’t get much better!
#Norseadventures
We were so excited to meet Destiny, our new teammate today. She loves pizza, Mario Kart, roller coasters & dogs. She fits right in already! We are excited to get to know her & share many adventures as part of the Norse family.
@GoTeamIMPACT
#BeTheImpact
#beagreatteam8
Awww, one of my all time favorite memories w/ a team. Tom & I convinced
@MSUCoachJoseph
to stop, & she was the 1st one off the bus to have a catch. I love baseball, I love my Chicago
@whitesox
, & I love the Field of Dreams! Never pass up an opportunity to make a memory!
#SOX
Watching the
#FieldOfDreamsGame
and reminiscing about the time
@NKUSBCoachG
conspired with our driver (Tom) to take the 2006 team 2 hrs off course to Dyersville IA so we could all “have a catch” on that field. One of my all time favorite memory makers for our players!
Shout out to our strength coach
@SarahhhCrosby
, & her staff for a great Horizon League Challenge! Coach Sarah is energetic, committed, competitive, encouraging, invested & passionate about making our team stronger, faster, & mentally & physically prepared for anything.
#Norse
Thank you to all the volunteers, especially to all of the Marines, & supporters on the race course! It was not an easy day with the weather conditions, but we made it! Great to run with my brother and share the day with him.
#monsoonthensun
#marinecorpsmarathon2019
Happy Father’s Day!! My dad supports all of us, in all we do, each and every day. He has overcome a lot, and has showed us what it means to have courage and resiliency. Most importantly, he shows us what it means to have faith and trust in the plan! 🙏🏻
#thankfulformydad
Happy Birthday to one of my favorite people,
@MSUCoachJoseph
. An advisor, mentor & most importantly a friend! She continues to have an incredible impact on those around her, previously as a coach & now as an administrator! Have the best day! 💚
#picksupthephoneeverytime
📞
8 years ago, yet it seems like yesterday. Coach, you are missed every day. I am so proud & grateful to be a part of the
@UMassSoftball
family. It is a group united to carry on your legacy, work ethic, & the standards you set for all of us. A 🍿 toast for you today! ❤️
Congratulations Jess! I still remember standing at the Stazio fields in Boulder, CO recruiting you to
@MSU_Softball
. I have seen you grow as a person, a player, a leader, an assistant coach, and now a Head Coach! So proud of you! Get after it!
#stillwaitingforJJ
Wow, what an impressive performance & battle from
@NKUNorseVB
in the
@HorizonLeague
tournament. You were Energetic, enthusiastic, played with passion & fire, & fought for your teammates. It was truly inspiring to watch you compete! Keep fighting!
#norseup
#deserveabid
Happy Father’s Day to my Dad, my brothers, cousins, and uncles! Your love and support are unwavering. Happy Father’s day to our Norse Dads as well, who support, encourage and believe in their daughters and their dreams!
#Norseup
#Daddyslittlegirl
Congratulations to
@NKUNorseMBB
on their Horizon League Championship! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 So thankful and exciting to watch it as a team, on our bus trip to Florida! NORSE UP!! Onto the dance…👏🏻
Thank you to all the donors and those behind the scenes, that made our locker room renovation a reality. We are so grateful for all of you.
#thankyou
#Norseup