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In just briefly talking to first-year head coach Angie Jacobs, it's easy to see that she is decidedly committed and passionate to furthering the history and traditions of the University of Utah softball program.
And that's no surprise as Jacobs helped write a page in the Utah softball history book. She was a Ute assistant coach from 1996-98, seeing the Utes to two 30-win campaigns. In 1997, she helped the squad tally 44 wins, a total that still stands as the second-most in school annals. Utah went on to a third-place finish at the NCAA Regionals that year.
Jacobs now returns to mentor the Utah softball program with eight years head-coaching experience to her credit.
The Medford, Ore., native spent eight seasons at Miami (Ohio) where she became its all-time winningest coach. She tallied school-record 172 wins during her tenure. Among her victories as the RedHawk head coach was a Mid-American Conference Tournament Championship that led to an NCAA berth in 2005. Both were firsts in school history.
In addition to team success, Jacobs' student-athletes were also lauded with accolades. She coached four all-region players, 18 All-MAC selections and 11 MAC all-tournament designees.
In all, Jacobs recorded three 25-plus win seasons at MU and chalked up a school-record 34 victories in 2005. The 34 wins stands as the second most in Miami's annals. In her eight years as a RedHawk, she went 172-245-1.
Prior to Miami, Jacobs was an assistant coach at Utah, Oregon (1994-96), San Jose State (1992-94) and Saint Mary's College in Moraga, Calif. (1990-92).
Aside from her head coaching duties, Jacobs has been a member of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association since 1991 and attained a four-star coaching certification from the National Fastpitch Coaches College in December, 2005, the highest certification possible.
She played collegiately at Cal, earning All-Pac 10 honors as a senior first baseman and catcher. She helped the Golden Bears to the Pac-10 title in 1987 and was a member of the third-place team at the NCAA College World Series in 1986. Jacobs garnered all-West Region honors in 1987 and 1988 and was named the NorPac Rookie of the Year as a freshman.
Jacobs has also played softball in the professional ranks. She spent the summer of 1998 as a member of the Women's Professional Fastpitch League's Orlando Wahoos. That year, she helped them win the WPF championship and was also selected to the WPF All-Star team.
A two-time Amateur Softball Association All-American, Jacobs helped lead the ASA's Redding Rebels (Calif.) to three consecutive national titles from 1993-95.
As a player/coach for the Bologna Queens of the Italian Softball League in 1989, Jacobs directed the team to a second-place finish in the Italian Championships.
Jacobs earned a bachelor's in psychology at California and completed her course work for her master's in sport psychology from John F. Kennedy University in Orinda, Calif. Jacobs is currently working on a second master's in kinesiology with an emphasis in coaching from Texas Woman's University.
