Melinda Green

[Melinda Green @primeaugreen]

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[National Softball Recruiting @NatlSBRecruit]

College Softball Program of the Day #002: Northeast Alabama Mustangs 🐴🥎

2027 and 2028 players, if you want proof that the right JUCO can still build a national champion from scratch, start with Northeast Alabama Community College in Rainsville, Alabama.

In September 2022 the college announced it was starting a softball program. Joe Guthrie was hired as the first head coach in summer 2023. Nathaniel Ledbetter Stadium broke ground that fall. The Mustangs played their first season in 2025 and went 17-26-1. Year two? They won it all.

2026 was historic:
🏆 56-4 overall
🏆 ACCC regular-season and tournament champions
🏆 5-0 at the NJCAA Division I Softball World Series
🏆 Beat No. 1 Florida SouthWestern in the semifinals, then Temple (Texas) 7-3 in the title game
🏆 Only the second ACCC school ever to win an NJCAA World Series national championship
🏆 National title in the program's second season of existence

The pitching and lineup were elite. Freshman Addie Edwards went a perfect 34-0 with a nation-leading 1.12 ERA and 0.79 WHIP, 219 strikeouts in 211 2/3 innings, and 32 complete games. She was named NFCA and NJCAA DI Pitcher of the Year, ACCC Tournament MVP, and World Series Best Pitcher (5-0 in Oxford). Freshman Marti McCluskey was NFCA NJCAA DI Player of the Year (.429, 15 HR, 78 RBIs). Sophomore Francesca Lumpp was World Series MVP. The staff posted a 1.93 team ERA with 20 shutouts.

Head coach Joe Guthrie built this from day one. Nearly 20 years of coaching before NACC: Texas A&M assistant, UAB head coach (56-43), Marion Military Institute head coach, Army combat veteran, Alabama native. His staff — pitching coach Courtnay Foster and assistant coach/athletic director Jimmy Kolaitis — was named NFCA NJCAA DI Coaching Staff of the Year and South Region Staff of the Year. Foster, a former Northwestern All-American pitcher and Bucknell head coach, was named NFCA NJCAA DI Assistant Coach of the Year. Kolaitis is a former UAB head coach with Arizona State, Oregon and South Alabama stops, plus multiple USA Softball assignments.

The pipeline is the point of JUCO done right: develop, win, and move on. Players learn under D1-experienced coaches in a championship culture at Nathaniel Ledbetter Stadium, then take the next step.

What it means for you: NACC is the model for a modern JUCO path. Elite coaching, a brand-new facility, a national title in year two, and a staff that develops pitchers and hitters who get noticed. If you are looking for a place that will push you and put you on the map, get on their radar the right way.

@NACCsoftball @NACCathletics @JoeGuth08812179 @Jkolaitis3

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[Priceville Softball @PricevilleSB]

2024 4A Area 13 Runner Up

[Priceville Softball @PricevilleSB]

Green, Chumley voted Fans' Players of the Week https://t.co/8USGpD8jXd via @decaturdaily

[Priceville Softball @PricevilleSB]

Smyth leads dominant outing for Priceville softball https://t.co/uY3bCBaM3v via @decaturdaily

[Priceville Softball @PricevilleSB]

Lady Bulldogs beat Ardmore 14-3. Bailey Smyth with a career day, 3 💣💣💣 & 8 RBI. @wrozlie2 2-4 with a grand slam & 4 RBI. @murphy2026 6 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 Ks. @katee_king15 3-4, @Kelsey_Green7 2-5, Gracin Prater 2-4 3 runs & Madison Lafountain 1-2 3 runs

[Priceville Softball @PricevilleSB]

Lady Bulldogs beat West Point 2-0 on a complete game shutout, 1 hitter by @murphy2026 . 7 IP, 1 BB, 9 Ks. @Kelsey_Green7 went 2-4 with a run and RBI, @wrozlie2 was 1-4 with a double and run, and @katee_king15 was 1-3 with an RBI

[Kyle Parmley 🥎 @KyleParmley]

Saturday bomb squad 💣💣
(It’s a doozy)

@HannahC2024
@Osborn16Morgan
@Kelsey_Green7
@CarliFritts2026
@ellabaswell2027
@Olivia_Harris07
@anna_bonds844
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@presleyw_2
@FavorsGrace
@2026Ava
@hayden_traywick
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Julianne Davis
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Abby Williams
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Bella Birdsong
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Aubrey Bethune
@BlakelynAustin
Julia Branscome
Addison Armstrong
Haven Minor
Kennadi Johnson
@Shi_GW2
Lana Emnauel
@SydneyCarroll31
Caroline Brown
@aksmith_2026
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@AmbreyTaylor
Lillie McGuff
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Pipper Gooch
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Ella Hopper
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Ella Neal
Jayla Ross
Reese Hopper
Chasity Rykard
Makayla Willingham
Hattie Graham
Kennedy Thomas
Kennedy Cuthbert
Addison Belyeu
Ja’Mya Edwards
Ella Kate Adams

[Kyle Parmley 🥎 @KyleParmley]

High school softball from Saturday:

TimesDaily
- @abby_herndon14 dominates the day for @brooks_softball
- @WestLimestoneSB posts a 4-0 day
- @MShoalsSoftball hits a bunch of bombs in a perfect day
- @PricevilleSB splits the day

Other
- @oba_softball & @LadyRedDevilSB each win 2
- @DHCA_Softball wins 2
- @SoftballAHS sweeps Auburn Round Robin, @scottsborosball goes 2-1
- @SkylineVikingsb & @Tigers_Softbal win county tournaments
- @sumasoftball throws 4 shutouts, hits back-to-back-to-back bombs, falls in thrilling final
- @st_pauls_sb has a strong day
- @CurryJackets & @tigers_mchsSB dominate at Smith Lake
- @WPSoftballWP wins Piedmont Tournament
- @PellCitySB has strong showing

[Priceville Softball @PricevilleSB]

Big area win over Hanceville. @Kelsey_Green7 3-4 with 2 💣’s and 6 RBI. @katee_king15 Bailey Smyth and Maddie Black with 2 hits each. @Kelsey_Green7 with 4 IP and 9 Ks and @murphy2026 with 3 IP and 7 Ks

[Melinda Green @primeaugreen]

@44ProCustom @Kelsey_Green7

[Aubie the Tiger @AubietheTiger01]

Wake up!!!!! It’s Game Day!!!! #ANewEraBegins #WarEagle

[Priceville Softball @PricevilleSB]

Come join us this summer for our softball camp!

[Auburn Football @AuburnFootball]

Happy Independence Day, Auburn Family 🇺🇸

[Priceville Softball @PricevilleSB]

Proud of these young ladies

[Melinda Green @primeaugreen]

@wethekingdom
What a blessing!! @ The BJCC https://t.co/PN47kzIcnk

[Melinda Green @primeaugreen]

Enjoying some baseball. Looking forward to fireworks 🎆 #havingablast #rocketcitytrashpandas #lovemyfamily @ Toyota Field - Trash Pandas https://t.co/cgYkflWWgT

[Melinda Green @primeaugreen]

It’s game day!!! Come out to PJHS today starting at 4:30 and cheer these girls on! We’re looking forward to a great season! @ Priceville Jr HighSchool https://t.co/RR3cdeG5Ii

[Melinda Green @primeaugreen]

@AuburnSoftball Wish we could get tickets!