Stacy May-Johnson (born Stacy Margarita May; May 15, 1984) is an American, former collegiate, three-time professional All-Star

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. She played

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for

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, being named a three-time all-conference

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and

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. May-Johnson was selected twelfth overall in the

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, eventually playing for the

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. She was named the inaugural Rookie of the Year in 2006 and a two-time Player of the Year in 2008 and 2010 for the league. She also helped the Bandits to win two championships and ranks in the top-10 in career

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(267) and

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(38).

Career

College

At the

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, May-Johnson played on the

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team from 2003 to 2006 at third base and shortstop. May-Johnson graduated from Iowa in May 2007 as a double major with a B.S. in physics and

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in accounting. In 2009, May-Johnson completed an M.S. in physics at the

University of Louisville The University of Louisville (UofL) is a public university, public research university in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It is part of the Kentucky state university system. Chartered in 1798 as the Jefferson Seminary, it became in the 19t ...

Professional

She received the MVP 2008 Professional Women's Softball League. May was drafted by the

of the

as the fourth pick in the second round. She earned the 2006 Nokona Rookie of the Year award and was also named to the all-National Pro fastpitch team. She played for the Chicago Bandits from 2006 to 2010 and 2017 to 2018 and for the USA Softball National Team from 2011 to 2012. She was named 2011 USA Softball Female Athlete of the Year for "leading the team to gold medals at the World Cup of Softball VII in Oklahoma City and the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico". Her position as an assistant coach for the University of Louisville softball team was announced on July 14, 2014.

Coaching career

In 2007, May-Johnson was an undergraduate assistant coach at Iowa. From 2008 to 2010, May-Johnson was a volunteer assistant softball coach at

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while a graduate student there. May-Johnson then came back to Iowa as an assistant coach from 2011 to 2014 before returning to Louisville as an assistant coach from 2015 to 2016. May-Johnson was an assistant coach at

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in 2017 and at

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in 2018 and 2019. On December 30, 2019, May-Johnson was named the head coach at

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. On July 6, 2021, May-Johnson was named the head coach at

International career

May-Johnson represented the

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at the

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and won a gold medal.

Personal life

She is married to Nate Johnson and has three children.

Head coaching record

College

Statistics

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:May-Johnson, Stacy 1984 births Living people Softball players from Nevada American softball players American softball coaches Iowa Hawkeyes softball coaches Iowa Hawkeyes softball players Louisville Cardinals softball coaches Fresno State Bulldogs softball coaches Softball players at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in softball Chicago Bandits players University of Louisville alumni Purdue Boilermakers softball coaches Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games