Fayetteville, Ark. – After two historic seasons, including the Southeastern Conference (SEC) regular season championship and the 2022 SEC Softball Tournament title, Courtney Diffel, head softball coach at the University of Arkansas, has placed her among the top players in the world. I signed a new employment contract that I can stay in. She will remain in Bogle Park’s third base coaching box until 2030.
“The tremendous success of our softball program is a credit to many, including student-athletes, assistant coaches and staff, but is undoubtedly the result of the outstanding leadership of Coach Courtney Dyfel.” Vice Chancellor Hunter and Athletics Director Juracek said. “Coach Deifel has proven to be one of the top coaches in the nation and has established Razorback softball as one of the premier collegiate softball programs within the Southeastern Conference and nationally. We are excited to have Coach Deifel continue to lead our program as we compete for championships.”
new five–The annual contract runs from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2027 and includes a series of scheduled salary increases and up to two one-year contract extensions based on NCAA tournament appearances. Additional incentive payments will be based on SEC and NCAA tournament success and softball student-athlete graduation.
“I cannot thank Hunter and the University of Arkansas enough for continuing to believe in me and my staff leading this program,” said head softball coach Courtney Dyfel. “I am very proud of what we have built here, and I am proud to have been given the opportunity to continue as head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks. It’s the result of a shared effort by coaches, support staff, administrators, Razorback Foundation members, and fans, and we look forward to working together to help achieve even more goals in the years to come. But Arkansas is our family home.My sons are from Arkansas and it’s an incredible community for us to raise them.”
In seven seasons at Fayetteville, Deifel orchestrated the Razorbacks’ return to postseason play and led the program to two SEC regular season championships, one SEC tournament crown, and five NCAA tournament appearances. rice field. Hogs have qualified for the annual national competition since 2017. Mr. Deifel led the program to his first NCAA Tournament Super-his Regional appearances in 2018, 2021 and 2022.
Since her first season in 2016, the Razorbacks have been ranked 69 times in NFCA coaches’ polls. Her 9 of her 10 NFCA All-American awards in the program and her 78 Easton/NFCA All-American Scholar Her athlete accolades since 2016 under Deifel Accumulated. .
In 2022, Deifel will lead the Razorbacks to the most successful season in school history, winning back-to-back SEC regular season titles, the program’s first full regular season crown, and the program’s first SEC tournament after blanking Missouri. Won the championship. 0, Gainesville, Florida, May 13. Arkansas closed the season with his most single-season wins in program history and his 48-11 record, posting a program-record . 814 winning percentage. Arkansas finished his SEC play with his 19-win-5 record, making it his second straight 19-win conference season for the Hogs. On March 3 against Missouri State, Deifel became only the second head coach in program history to reach 200 wins in his career.
The Hogs made their 11th NCAA Tournament appearance, earned the program’s highest seed (No. 4), and hosted a Super Regional for the second year in a row. The Razorbacks hosted his NCAA-best-attended Regionals and Super-Regionals in 2022.
The Razorbacks earned SEC Best-12 all-conference honours, a school-record five NFCA All-American nods, and just completed another huge postseason award. Arkansas became the first SEC program to have four First Team All-Americans since 2006. ), Linnie Malkin (First Team), Hannah Gamil (First Team) and Chenise Derce (Second Team) earned their first All-American honors. American Honor.
For the first time in program history, all eight contenders from all NFCA regions have secured a spot on the All South Regional Team. Deifel was named his SEC Coach of the Year for his second straight season, KB Sides became his first SEC Player of the Year in the program, and Chenise Delce was named Hogs’ vice president after Mary Haff won the award. For the second year in a row he won the SEC Pitcher of the Year. Arkansas earned a league-high 12 all-conference honors and eight of his NFCA all-region honors, rounding out a staggering postseason award streak. The 2022 coaching staff was named his NFCA’s South Region Staff of the Year for the second year in a row.
