ROANE STATE INTRODUCES MARTY McDANIEL AS NEW SOFTBALL COACH

Marty McDaniel was introduced as the new Head Softball Coach at Roane State.  McDaniel brings more than 25 years of ccollege coaching as both as an assistant and head coach at the NCAA levels.  He started the program at NCAA Division II program Armstrong Atlantic while serving as an assistant pitching coach for 19 years at both the University of Tennessee and Georgia Tech University.

McDaniel is an East Tennessee native as he was a high school baseball standout in the Chattanooa area.  His family name is well known in the area as he, his brothers, and father along with several relatives were standouts in men's fastpitch softball in Chattanooga.

In a meeting wth his new squad, he spoke of wanting hard workers, both in the classroom and on the field.  He follows a simple five piece plan to success.  They are, in this order, faith, family, academics, attitude, and softball.

His resume is simple as well.  He received his bachelor of science from Carson Newman College where he also assisted the baseball programs for a couple of years.  He then was an assistant at the University of Tennessee of Chattanooga for two years from 1996-97 before accepting the head softball position and start the program at Armstrong Atlantic State in Savannah, Georgia.  He led the Pirates to four NCAA regional appearanes in his sevens seasons.  He was also named the 2000 South Atlantic Region Coach of the Year in 2000 when his squad won the Peach Belt Conference regular season champions.

In 2004, he rejoined Ralph Weekly as the pitching coach for the University of Tennessee.  In his time at Knoxville, he helped coached 34 NFCA All-Americans, 60 NFCA All-Region selections, and 70 All-SEC or all-freshman selections.  In his three years at Georgia Tech, the Yellow Jacket program pitching staff showed marked improvement. 

Roane State also announced the McDaniel will be joined by former UT pitcher Ashley Rogers as his pitching coach.  Rogers just finished her career with the Vols, and was coached by McDaniel during her freshman and sophomore years at UT.