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Breaking News: Akron Makes Mid-Season Change; Meaggan Pettipiece Out as Zips Head Coach

Akron has made a change at their head coaching position mid-season, sources confirmed to Extra Inning Softball‘s Justin McLeod on Thursday.

Meaggan Pettipiece, who was in her third season as the Zips’ head coach, is no longer with the program, per sources. On the team’s website, assistant coaches Janel Hayes and Danielle L’Argent are both listed as “Co-Acting Head Coach”.

Pettipiece was named the Zips’ head coach in July 2019 and led the program through the pandemic-shortened 2020 season and the 2021 campaign. The Zips were 6-19 when the 2020 season abruptly ended and posted an 8-46 overall record with a 7-33 showing in conference play last year.

The Zips currently boast a 6-18 record on the 2022 season, though it isn’t immediately clear how much of that win-loss record contributes to Pettipiece’s overall record. Multiple sources confirm that she was not present on some of the team’s road trips during the non-conference portion of this season.

Prior to taking over the reins at Akron, Pettipiece spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Kent State and previously spent a decade as the head coach at Northwood University. Her resume also includes a 6-year stint on staff at California University (PA), her alma mater. She was part of the Canadian roster during the 2000 Sydney Olympics and was an alternate for the ’04 Games.

An Akron spokesperson did not immediately return a request for comment.

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