Joanna Hardin

Joanna Hardin
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamVirginia
ConferenceACC
Record173–217 (.444)
Biographical details
BornFullerton, California
Alma materBiola University
Liberty University
Playing career
2002–2005Biola
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2005–2007Whittier Christian HS
2007–2009Liberty (asst.)
2010–2012Jefferson Forest HS
2013–2014McNeese State (asst.)
2015–2016McNeese State
2017–presentVirginia
Head coaching record
Overall252–251 (.501)
TournamentsNCAA: 3–4 (.429)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships

Joanna Hardin is an American softball coach who is the current head coach at Virginia.[1]

Coaching career

McNeese State

On June 5, 2014, Joanna Hardin was named the head coach of the McNeese State softball program,[2] replacing Mike Smith who left to be the head coach at Ole Miss.

Virginia

On June 10, 2016, Joanna Hardin was announced as the new head coach of the Virginia softball program.[3][4]

2024 proved Hardin's most successful season at Virginia. The Cavaliers finished the season 34-20 overall and 15-9 in the ACC, tying the Cavaliers for 4th in the conference. In-season highlights included a first ever series win against #11 Clemson and a series win at 3rd-ranked and eventual ACC champion and WCWS participant Duke. The Cavaliers qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2010, receiving the regional 2 seed in Knoxville, going 2-2 with wins over Miami (Ohio) and losses to #3 National seed Tennessee.

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
McNeese State Cowgirls (Southland Conference) (2015–2016)
2015 McNeese State 36–20 21–5 2nd (East)
2016 McNeese State 43–14 23–4 1st (East) NCAA Regional
McNeese State: 79–34 (.699) 44–9 (.830)
Virginia Cavaliers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2017–Present)
2017 Virginia 22–32 9–15 8th
2018 Virginia 12–41 3–21 6th (Coastal)
2019 Virginia 22–31 8–16 5th (Coastal)
2020 Virginia 10–12 0–6 14th Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Virginia 15–33 10–27 12th
2022 Virginia 28–26 13–11 6th NISC Tournament
2023 Virginia 30–22 8–16 8th
2024 Virginia 34–20 15–9 4th NCAA Regional
Virginia: 173–217 (.444) 66–121 (.353)
Total: 252–251 (.501)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ "Joanna Hardin". VirginiaSports.com. UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA ATHLETICS. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "Joanna Hardin takes the reins as new Cowgirl skipper". McNeeseSports.com. MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "Virginia Names Joanna Hardin Head Softball Coach". VirginiaSports.com. UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA ATHLETICS. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "UVa hires former softball coach at Jefferson Forest". newsadvance.com. BH Media Group, Inc. Retrieved March 12, 2019.