Alison Sellers-Cook became the head coach of the Badgers in the summer of 2006 after serving two seasons as an assistant coach and following a spectacular playing career at Spring Hill College. In 2013, she led the Badgers to a program-best 49-17 record, the championship of the NAIA Opening Round's USC-Beaufort Bracket and a spot in the championship game of the NAIA National Championship Tournament held in Columbus, Ga. Also that year, she was named the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) Coach of the Year while the entire SHC coaching staff (Lauren Biediger, Jenny Laird and Sellers-Cook) was named the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) National Coaching Staff of the Year.
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In 2007, Sellers-Cook led the Badgers to their first Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) regular season championship and a second consecutive NAIA Region XIII Tournament berth. Following the season, she was named the 2007 GCAC Softball Coach of the Year.
During the 2015 and 2016 NCAA transition seasons, the Badgers rang up a perfect 42-0 mark in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) as well as a 73-21 overall record. In 2016, Sellers-Cook won the SIAC Coach of the Year Award as voted upon by the conference head coaches and Sports Information Directors.
Sellers-Cook's Record at SHC
2006- 22-21; 5-7 GCAC (3rd)Â NAIA Region XIII Tournament
2007- 25-27; 8-4 GCAC (1st)Â GCAC Champions/NAIA Region XIII Tournament
2008- 19-27; 2-10 GCAC (4th)
2009- 15-32; 4-8 GCAC (t3rd)
2010- 21-29; 5-11 GCAC (4
th)
2011- 12-33; 5-15 SSAC West (6
th)
2012- 18-28; 8-14 SSAC West (6
th)
2013- 49-17; 16-9 SSAC West (3
rd); NAIA National Runner-Up
2014- 42-12; 21-7 SSAC West (1
st); SSAC Tournament Champions; NAIA Opening Round Runner-Up
2015- 36-7; 18-0 SIAC West (1
st); (NCAA Transition Season)
2016- 37-14; 24-0 SIAC West (1
st); (NCAA Transition Season)
2017- 33-16; 17-2 SIAC West (1
st); (NCAA Transition Season)
Total: 329-263; 133-87 (Conference)