Head Coach - Whitney Hartman

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Whitney Hartman begins her first season as the head coach of the Malone University softball team in 2010.  Hartman, of Cuyahoga Falls, is a 2009 graduate of the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Kentucky and was a three-year letter winner on the Patriot softball team.

Hartman began her collegiate softball playing career at Cedarville University where, as a freshman in 2005, she started every contest at first base for the Yellow Jackets.  Upon transferring to Cumberlands prior to her sophomore year, she immediately entered the lineup at first base and remained as a starter for the Patriots over the next three seasons.  She was tabbed Mid-South Conference Honorable Mention in 2008 following a strong senior campaign in which she batted .292.

Hartman also garnered Ohio All-State Honorable Mention accolades after an outstanding senior season at Franklin High School in Franklin, Ohio and is excited to take over the reins of the Pioneer softball program.  “I’m honored to join the Malone University Athletics staff as the softball head coach,” said Hartman.  “Serving Christ and softball are two of my greatest passions in life, and what better way to serve Him; to be a leader and a role model at an institution like Malone.  I’ve been blessed with a background in college sports where I quickly learned that winning is fun, but it means much more to give God all the glory.  I’m eager to start a fresh season of softball, to build character in my student-athletes, and to put Malone’s athletic vision into action.  Many thanks to Athletic Director, Charlie Grimes, for believing in me and providing this opportunity to represent Malone softball.”

Grimes was as equally eager to add Hartman to Malone’s athletics department.  “Coach Hartman will begin a new and exciting phase in the history of our softball program,” commented Grimes. “Her enthusiasm and drive for the sport, as well as her strong desire and commitment to using softball to mentor young women makes her a great addition to the Malone staff.”