UPDATE: Michigan State officially announced the hiring on Friday morning.
ORIGINAL STORY:
Sharonda McDonald will be the next head coach at Michigan State, sources confirmed to Extra Inning Softball on Friday.
McDonald spent the last three seasons as the head coach at Campbell, leading the Fighting Camels to back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances in 2021 and ’22. The Camels won a game in the Stillwater Regional in 2021, beating Boston U in an elimination matchup.
Prior to taking the helm at Campbell, McDonald’s coaching resume includes stints as an assistant coach at Florida, Ohio State, Texas Tech, LSU, and Ohio.
In addition to her collegiate coaching experience, McDonald spent a year as the head coach of the Chicago Bandits, a team in the now-defunct National Pro Fastpitch professional softball league.
Michigan State finished the 2022 season with a 24-28 overall record and a 4-16 showing in conference play. The Spartans hosted the Big Ten tournament, but were eliminated in the first round. Longtime head coach Jacquie Joseph retired from her post and took an administrative position in the athletic department in mid-May.
