Wisconsin Softball Associate Head Coach Randy Schneider will
be coming to North Texas teaching coaches and players alike offensive
strategies, hitting and fielding.
Because of the popularity of this event and the special
access players and coaches will be receiving with Coach Schneider, there will
be a limited number of players accepted into the clinic. The coach’s clinic will take place the
evening of June 21st and the players’ clinic will follow June 22nd. The players’ clinic will be split into
10U-12U from 8 AM until 11 AM and 14U thru 18U from 12 Noon until 2 PM located
at the Mesquite Softball Complex.
Coach Schneider will also be talking with players and
parents about recruiting and collegiate opportunities.
More about Coach
Randy Schneider
After serving four seasons as an assistant coach at
Wisconsin, Randy Schneider will begin his second season as associate head coach
of the Badgers during the 2015-16 season.
Schneider speaks nationally for National Sports Clinics, NFCA and
conducts 20-30 camps yearly from coast to coast. He also has 3 videos completed through
Championship Videos: Biomechanics of Hitting, Physics of Hitting and Effective
Practice Planning and drills.
Over the last five years, the team has posted an impressive
165-106 overall record and 58-52 conference record in the Big Ten. In the last five seasons, Wisconsin has had
four 30-plus win seasons after only previously having five 30-plus win
campaigns in 15 seasons.
The 2015 senior class, led by walk-on Maria Van Abel (2015
All-Big Ten defensive team) along with Marissa Merch and Megan Tancill, went
down as the second-winning class in school history.
In 2015, thanks to offensive mastermind Coach Schneider, the
Badgers clinched the highest season on-base percentage (.389) in school history
and claimed the Wisconsin single-season walks record (176). The team shattered
the single-season record for stolen bases (118 stolen bases), and acclaimed the
highest single-season batting average (.296).
The move to associate head coach came following another
record-breaking campaign for the Badgers in which they won 36 games, including
15 in Big Ten play--both tied for the second most in school history--and
reached the conference semifinals and NCAA Regional Championships for the
second-straight year.
In 2013, Schneider's hard work paid off at the plate for the
Badgers as the team set single-season records in seven offensive categories --
slugging percentage (.443), OPS (.826), runs (283), hits (458), RBI (247),
total bases (678) and walks (173). The team tied a program-best with a .300
team batting average and recorded the second-most doubles (67), home runs
(47)hit by pitch (40), stolen bases (100) and stolen base percentage (.806) in
school history.
Mary Massei set school records in batting average (.421),
slugging percentage (.672), OPS (1.156), at bats (195), hits (82), runs (51),
triples (6) and total bases (131), while Stephanie Peace recorded a
school-record 35 walks.
The Badgers qualified for the NCAA tournament for the first
time since 2005, setting a school record with 44 wins and recording a
program-best .772 winning percentage. UW's 16 Big Ten wins were the most in
school history and its 28 non-conference wins and 24 neutral site wins also
topped the list.
Wisconsin won the 2013 Big Ten Tournament for the first time
in program history, defeating Northwestern, No. 6 Michigan and Minnesota on its
way to the title. The victory over Michigan marked the Badgers' first win over
the Wolverines since the 2002 season.
Schneider's offensive coaching prowess was evident in 2012,
as Whitney Massey was named first team NCFA All-Great Lakes Region. Massey had
a record-breaking season, hitting 22 doubles for the Badgers. The team's
batting average of .300 and on base percentage of .385 were school-bests since
the program started in 1996.
With Schneider's help, the Badgers recorded 30 wins in 2011,
hitting the 30 win total for just the sixth time in school history. Wisconsin
set a new stolen base record with 107 on the year and new individual records
were set by Jennifer Krueger for all-time stolen bases and Michelle Mueller for
stolen bases in a season by a freshman. The team was one of the youngest in
Wisconsin history, with 73 percent of the roster comprised of freshmen.
Before joining Wisconsin, Schneider served as the head coach
at Valparaiso for seven seasons, leaving as the program's all-time winningest
coach. The Crusaders enjoyed winning seasons in each of the past four years and
won 20 or more games in six of Schneider's seven seasons after reaching the
mark just three times in the program's first 22 years.
"I am thrilled to have Randy Schneider join the
Wisconsin softball family," Healy said. "He is one of the most
innovative, enthusiastic, and respected coaches in our game. His ability to
teach and mentor young athletes has made him one of the top recruiters in the
country. Randy is best known for identifying and attracting elite Gold players
from the West Coast, to blossom and excel in a supportive Midwest, family
environment.
"The program will immediately become more successful on
the field, in the community and in the classroom under Randy's leadership. I'm
thrilled to have a coach and person of his caliber join the Badger softball
family."
Schneider was named the Horizon League Co-Coach of the Year
in 2008 after his team, which was in its first year in the conference, finished
in second place. In 2009, he led the Crusaders to a school-record 35 wins and a
third-place finish at the Horizon League Championship. In addition, Schneider
had 26 players awarded All-League honors and guided the program's first NFCA
All-Region honoree in 2010.
"I'm really excited," Schneider said. "It's a
wonderful opportunity to work for Wisconsin and to have the opportunity to work
with Yvette. She is an outstanding softball coach and is poised to do great
things. Obviously it's pretty exciting for myself and my family."
Off the field, Schneider's teams proved successful as well,
boasting 36 NFCA Scholar-Athletes, eight CoSIDA Academic All-District honorees
and the program's first Academic All-American in over 20 years. In the
community, he helped the softball program start the "I Need a Hug"
initiative, a program run by the softball student-athletes which in its six years
of existence has grown exponentially and has placed many thousands of stuffed
animals into local schools.
To reserve your spot, contact Kyle Bennett of the
Texas
Travelers at 972.679.7702.
