Trena Prater to be Named Campbell Head Coach

Campbell is expected to hire Trena Prater as their new head coach, sources confirmed to Extra Inning Softball on Wednesday.

Prater spent the past four years on staff at Iowa, including the 2022 season as the program’s associate head coach. Prater served as the Hawkeyes’ primary hitting coach and worked with the outfield during the latter part of the 2022 campaign.

Prior to Iowa, Prater spent the 2018 season on staff at UCF. She previously spent four years as the head coach at Buffalo and three years leading the Hampton program.

The Campbell program finished the 2022 season with a 37-19 overall record, including a 21-6 showing in Big South conference play. The Fighting Camels won the Big South tournament and appeared in the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive season.