Stevens: UNM Softball Coach Spends First Weekend As Lobo On Recruiting Trail

The cliché "hit the ground running" definitely applies to Erica Beach, but the new Lobo softball coach's mode of transportation wasn't limited to foot travel for long. Beach did the footwork - and the paperwork -- necessary to get on the New Mexico payroll and then it was more "up, up and away."
"We needed to get recruiting," said Beach, who came to UNM off an assistant spot with Ohio State. "I needed to get to Colorado and hit the ground running. That was one of the bigger weekends for recruiting and it was important for us to get there." Beach didn't waste any time strutting her New Mexico gear, her New Mexico pitch line, and letting the world of club softball know that there is a new softball sheriff in town at New Mexico.

Erica Beach Named New Mexico Head Softball Coach

University of New Mexico vice president for athletics Paul Krebs has announced that Erica Beach has been named the school's head softball coach. Beach comes to UNM from Ohio State where she was a successful assistant for the past four seasons. It has also been announced that Lyndsey Angus and Christi Musser will serve as assistants under Beach. Beach is expected to start her new position by July 1. The hires are pending approval by the University of New Mexico Human Resources Department.

Stevens: Lobos Show Heart Throughout Hard Season of Softball

It is fair to say a microcosm of New Mexico's 2010 softball season was wrapped into the Lobos' season finale vs. San Diego State, one of the top teams in the Mountain West Conference and an NCAA qualifier. The game revealed a Lobo team that didn't quite have enough to push more runs across the plate than the opponent. The heated battle also showed a gutsy, heart-driven UNM team that went tooth-and-nail with the enemy -- never rolling over, never saying die until the umps called, "Game." "We fought to the end," said Lobo senior Shaunte Duarte. "We never gave up and we came out every day still expecting to win the next game no matter what our record was, no matter who we were playing: the No. 1 team in the nation or the last-place team."

Lobo Softball Coach Ty Singleton Announces Resignation

University of New Mexico head softball coach Ty Singleton has announced his resignation effective June 30, 2010. Singleton served as the Lobos head coach for the past four seasons (2007-10). He compiled a 69-123 record at UNM. The Lobos finished 11-37 in 2010, including 1-14 in the Mountain West Conference. Singleton is 274-256 in his 10th season as a collegiate head coach, including stops at Northwestern (La.) State (2001-02) and Missouri (2003-06). Krebs said a national search for Singleton's successor will begin immediately.