ACADEMY INSTRUCTORS

Keylon-Randolph Fastpitch Softball Academy, under direction of Chattanooga State Head Coach Beth Keylon-Randolph, is designed to provide each student with the proper fundamentals for quality pitching, catching, hitting, and position work. Beth brings over 34 years of playing and coaching experience, knowledge, and leadership to the school. She has spent 16 years coaching in Top 25 NCAA and NJCAA Division I schools and was voted the 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2011 Region VII Coach of the Year. She was chosen as the Co-Head Coach for Team USA that played in the 2007 World University Games in Bangkok, Thailand.  Three players, Vicki McCoy, Brittany Kopcsak and Meagan Masingale, from Chattanooga State’s 2007 Squad where chosen to play for Team USA in Bangkok.  Under her leadership  at Chattanooga State, she has coached 21 NJCAA All-Americans and 10 Distinguished Academic All-Americans. She has developed a 1st Team All-American, a 2nd and 3rd Team All-American, the Region VII Pitcher of the Year, the Region VII MVP, the SEC Tournament MVP as well as the Southern Conference Pitcher of the Year. Beth developed the top home run hitter in the nation in 2010 with her team batting average finishing 13th.  Her 2010 Chattanooga State Tiger softball team finished 7th at the World Series, while the 2009 team earned the first ever #1 national ranking in April 2009 while finishing the year ranked #4 with a 60-9 record.  The 2008 squad at Chattanooga State finished the season with a 59-9 record along with a #2 National ranking and a 3rd place finish (the highest ever for a Chattanooga State team) at the National Tournament.  The 2008 pitching staff led the Nation in ERA.  Her 2006 Squad finished the season with the Nation’s second highest batting average.  The 2007 squad finished the season with a 52-14 record and a final #4 ranking in the Nation.  In 9 years as a Head Coach, Beth has compiled a record of 531 wins against 117 losses.  Before taking the helm at Chattanooga State, Beth served as an assistant coach with Ralph and Karen Weekly at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga. While at UTC, her pitching staff was awarded the SoCon Pitcher of the Week 6 times, winning the SoCon Tournament and advancing to the NCAA Championships. Prior to UTC, Beth assisted Joyce Compton at the University of South Carolina in winning the 1999 and 2000 SEC Eastern Division Title as well as the 2000 SEC Tournament.

Jamie is the current assistant coach for the #10 ranked Lady Tigers of Chattanooga State.  She is also an alumni of the powerhouse team.  Jamie brings a strong high school, college and travel experience to her classes as she has proven herself to be an outstanding teacher for beginning through advanced students. She has just completed her 8th year as lead catching, hitting and fielding instructor, specializing in teaching hitting, catching, left-handed slappers and team training. Jamie was a Co-Captain of the Chattanooga State Squad as a sophomore and was named a TJCCAA Academic All-American at Chattanooga State in 2002. As an outfielder and catcher at Lakeview Fort Oglethorpe High School, she was named 4 times to Who’s Who in Sports, was an NFCA All-American Scholar Athlete her sophomore through senior years, was a 2 time member of the North Georgia Softball Team and a North Georgia Player of the Week. Jamie played summer ball for the nationally known Parker Eagles and finished 4th in the nation with the Mustangs in 1999. Jamie is an outstanding teacher of the game with an eye for solving problems. Jamie instructs all aspects of the game.

"I feel there is not a better teacher of the game than Jamie.  She is passionate, energetic, enthusiastic and challenging.  I am very excited to have her as the lead instructor at the academy.   Her devotion to the kids has her booked solid throughout the year,"  said Beth.  "Any student that has had lessons with Jamie understands what they are being asked to do.  She is very knowledgeable and clear with her instruction.  Jamie always finds a way to communicate with the kids that's effective and makes sense.  Every week she finds a way to make her kids better and you can just watch their confidence grow with every rep they take."