Patti Raduenz Departing as North Carolina A&T Head Coach

North Carolina A&T head coach Patti Raduenz is leaving her post, sources confirmed to Extra Inning Softball on Friday.

Raduenz spent the last three seasons as the Aggies’ head coach after being hired in December 2019. She led the program to a 28-85 overall record during her tenure, with a 13-27 showing in conference play.

The Aggies’ best season under her guidance came in 2021, when they assembled a 10-6 record in conference play and reached the MEAC tournament. North Carolina A&T changed conferences this summer, joining the Colonial Athletic Association.

Prior to taking the helm at NCA&T, Raduenz two years as the Director of Operations for the UNC-Wilmington women’s basketball program and previously spent six years as the director for Barefoot Basketball Camps.

Before beginning her career on the hardwood, Raduenz spent eleven seasons as the head coach at Elon. She led the Phoenix to the SoCon championship in 2010 and was named the 2002 Big South Coach of the Year. Raduenz’s softball resume includes time as an assistant coach at North Carolina, Sacramento State, and Iowa State.

A 2016 inductee into the Michigan State Athletics Hall of Fame, Raduenz finished her playing career as a Spartan as the program’s all-time hits leader, a pair of all-Big Ten honors, and a second-team all-American nod in her senior year.