ADVISORY STAFF

Blu Chip Events appreciates the following
outstanding coaches who act in a advisory
capacity only to help us improve our camps and
programs for the betterment of fast pitch softball.

JAY MILLER
HEAD COACH WOMEN'S SOFTBALL
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY

No stranger to success, one would think that Jay Miller
would have to have at least one favorite coaching
moment in his some-21 seasons of coaching fastpitch
softball.

"I don't really have a favorite moment," he said. "Every
year you have a favorite moment and every year you
have memorable moments -- from teams that went to the
World Series, to the Olympic team when they won the
first gold medal, to the national team programs and the
things that they have done. more

JULIE STANDERING
CO-HEAD COACH WOMEN'S
SOFTBALLUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

Bio will be posted soon!

JULIE WRIGHT
HEAD COACH WOMEN'S SOFTBALL
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON (OHIO)

Julie Wright was introduced as head softball coach at
The University of Akron on July 16, 2004. A native of
Westerville, Ohio, she came to the Zips program after
spending the previous five seasons as the top assistant at Kansas. The former softball student-athlete brings eight years of collegiate coaching experience to the UA program. more

ROANNA BRAZIER
HEAD COACH WOMEN'S SOFTBALL
OHIO UNIVERSITY

Head coach Roanna Brazier enters her eighth season at
the helm of Ohio’s softball program, where she was first
hired in 1997 after spending three years as an assistant
under former coach Tracy Bunge.

In her seven years at Ohio, Brazier has compiled a 165-
200-1 overall record and an 84-95 mark in the Mid-
American Conference. Last season, the Bobcats finished 10-31-1 overall and 3-20 in conference play with outfielder Erin Chapman becoming the first Ohio player named first team all-region since 1995. The 2002 Bobcats finished 29-24 overall and set a new record for
postseason victories by winning three games in the
MAC Tournament.  more

JENNY JOHNSON-KAPPES
HEAD COACH WOMEN'S SOFTBALL
FRANKLIN COLLEGE (INDIANA)

Jenny Johnson-Kappes started her second tenure as
Franklin College's head softball coach prior to the 2000
spring campaign.  She previously coached the Grizzlies
from 1978-1991, leading Franklin to NAIA District 21
Championships in 1979 and 1982.  Johnson-Kappes also
was named the district's top coach in 1985.  Heading into the 2005 spring season, she owns an overall coaching record of 255-266-1. more

LAURA FILLIPP
HEAD COACH WOMEN'S SOFTBALL
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - PARKSIDE

Laura Fillipp is in her third season as head coach of the
University of Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers. In just her
second season, she led the Rangers to the Great Lakes
Valley Conference championship game.

Fillipp began her career in athletic administration as
the athletic director and physical education teacher at
St. Francis de Sales School in Lake Zurich, Ill, while
coaching basketball, volleyball, softball and soccer at
Barrington High School. Also, during that time, Fillipp
was the head volleyball coach at the College of Lake
County in Grayslake, Ill., for three seasons. more

LESLIE KANTER
HEAD COACH WOMEN'S SOFTBALL
UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA (FLORIDA)

The Spartans have put together a string of three
consecutive winning seasons under Leslie Kanter
including last year’s 35-14 mark, the winning-est in
school history. Her eight-year record of 169-182 does
not truly reflect the improvement shown in the overall
administration of UT’s softball program and the players’
ability to compete in one of the toughest NCAA II
conferences. more

KAREN BAIRD
HEAD COACH WOMEN'S SOFTBALL
EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

Karen Baird is in her third season at the helm of the
Eastern Michigan University softball program. She was
appointed to the position on September 3, 2002.

Baird is the sixth coach in the 24-year history of EMU
softball. She came to Eastern after serving five years
as the head coach at Division III Albion College (1998-
2002). In her short tenure, Baird led the Britons to
conference and national honors. Her 2001 team
recorded the most wins in school history, posting a 29-
16 record and capturing the Michigan Intercollegiate
Athletic Association tournament championship. It was
Albion’s first-ever conference tournament title. In 2002,
the Britons went 26-10 overall, and finished third in the
MIAA. In addition, during the 2000 campaign, Albion’s
squad posted a 3.53 GPA, which was the best mark in
Division III. In 2001, her team recorded a 3.4 GPA, which
ranked third in the nation. more

TERESA WILSON
HEAD COACH WOMEN'S SOFTBALL
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY

Teresa Wilson will lead the Lady Raiders in her first season at Texas Tech. Wilson guided the University of Washington to 10-straight NCAA Tournament
appearances and six NCAA College World Series
appearances.

The 17-year coaching veteran has a 736-359-1 record as
a head coach at the Division I level and has led
Washington, Minnesota and Oregon to a combined 12
NCAA postseason appearances, including two national
championship game appearances at UW in 1996 and
2000.

The 1989 NCAA National Coach of the Year began her
career at the University of Oregon, where she led the
Ducks to the 1989 College World Series. Oregon placed
fifth in the tournament and finished fourth in the
national polls. In addition to being named the national
coach of the year, Wilson also garnered Northwest
Region and Pac-10 coach of the year honors.

After assuming the head coaching position at
Minnesota in 1989, Wilson led the Gophers to a 78-57
record in two seasons and guided the team to the 1991
Big Ten Championship and NCAA Tournament in her
second season. UM finished 15th in the polls in 1991
and Wilson earned Big Ten Coach of the Year honors.

Following two NCAA Tournament appearances in the
previous three seasons, Wilson accepted the
University of Washington softball position in 1991 and
amassed 532 wins in 11 seasons. She led the Husky
program to two Pac-10 Championships, 10 NCAA
Tournament appearances and two national
championship game appearances during her tenure.
Additionally, UW ranked among the nation's top five in
attendance for seven-straight seasons.

During her 11 seasons at Washington, Wilson coached
26 All-Americans and had 12 players named to NCAA
College World Series all-tournament teams. Over 70
players earned All-Pac-10 Conference accolades, while
eight were named national players of the week.

Wilson's teams have excelled off the field as well. While
at Washington, two players received NCAA
Postgraduate Scholarships, two were named CoSIDA
Academic All-Americans and 50 earned Academic All-
Pac-10 honors.
 

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