OUR INSTRUCTORS
Baseball
Will Long
Will is from Jonesborough, TN and attended David Crockett High School. He was a 3 year first team all conference player. He is currently a GA at TTU in the Strength and Conditioning Department. One collegiate highlight was catching the game that TTU beat the #1 ranked team in the country. Will loves being around the game and helping others reach their goals in the sport. Will specializes in catching instruction and strength and conditioning programs.
Timothy Gordon
bio coming soon
Softball
Callie Piper
Callie pitched at TTU for 5 years. She is from Crossville, TN where she was a 4 time recipient of All-District team in High School. She received the Golden Eagle award while at TTU. She loves being able to share her knowledge of softball and pitching.
Jordan Key
Jordan is from Livingston, Tenn and is recent grad from the TTU Softball Team. She emerged as one of the team's leaders in the 2023 campaign, playing in 45 games with 44 starts; recorded a .272 batting average (third-best on the team) with 31 hits, including two doubles; drove in nine runs and came home to score eight times and posted a .972 fielding percentage. .In May 2024 she received the TTU Unsung Leader Award. HIGH SCHOOL: A standout at Livingston Academy, Key helped lead LA to a District 8-AA title, while claiming numerous district awards, including Freshman of the Year, All-District, Defensive Player of the Year and tournament MVP. Key was also named to the TNSCA Middle Tennessee All-Star team and All-State, while also picked to the Rocky Top West All-Star Team. She also helped lead the Tennessee Mojo club team to the ASA National Championship and won the USA Jo Cup national title. .In May 2024 she received the TTU Unsung Leader Award.
Emma Seagrave
Emma was born and raised in Cookeville, TN. She is the current head coach at Prescott Middle School. Prior to coaching, she played at Walters State Community College where she helped lead her team to a conference tournament title and a national tournament appearance in 2018. She then played at Tennessee Tech before transferring to Augusta University to finish her collegiate career. In high school, Emma received several district nods, helped her team to multiple district championships and lettered all four years at Cookeville High School. Emma provides instruction for all aspects of the game.
Abby Shoulders
Abby played and started all 47 of the team's games in the 2024 campaign ... batted .268 with 40 hits -- including seven doubles and a home run -- while driving in 22 and coming home to score 33 times ... drew 12 walks and hit by four pitches compared to eight strikeouts ... was 23-for-26 on stolen bases ... had a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in the outfield with 65 putouts and two assists. A highly-decorated student-athlete from nearby Lafayette, Shoulders lettered in three sports at Macon County High School, softball, basketball and soccer.
Ella Bishop
Played and started in 39 games ... posted a .246 batting average with 29 hits -- including a double and a triple ... drove in six runs and came home 16 times ... was 2-for-3 on stolen bases. Bishop had an excellent High School campaign. She batting .553 with a .583 on-base percentage and an .850 slugging percentage. She had six home runs in her final prep campaign as she was named County Player of the Year and district co-MVP and was named to the All-Midstate team.
Mariam Nash
Mariam is a former collegiate softball player and experienced coach specializing in hitting, catching and fielding instruction. At Soddy Daisy High School, she was part of the 2010 state championship team and the 2011 runner-up team, earning First Team Best of Preps honors. She continued her career at East Tennessee State University before transferring to Bryan College where she earned First Team All-Conference honors in 2015 and 2016, finishing with a .338 career batting average and a .939 fielding percentage. A true utility player with experience at third base, shortstop, first base, outfield and catcher. She has coached travel softball for the Fury Organization and Team Worth, as well as serving as an assistant coach at Upperman High for 7 years. She now shares her knowledge and passion for the game through hitting, catching and fielding lessons, helping athletes develop their skills and reach their full potential.
Monie Pruitt
Monie has 23 years of tumble coaching experience with 8 years as a classroom art teacher. She has cheer experience at the collegiate level as an athlete and coaching experience at the high school and middle school levels, all star cheer and tumbling class instructor. She is very passionate about tumbling technique and values quality instruction/connection with athletes in this sport. With safety being a top priority, she loves teaching athletes to tumble and specialize in building personal confidence that can foster them not only in the sport but also in life!
Tumble
Volleyball
Laura Canada
Laura’s love for volleyball began in 5th grade and hasn’t stopped since! Originally from Ohio, she was recruited to play at Tennessee Tech University as an Outside Hitter. During her career, she became a member of the Double Grand club with 1,406 kills and 1,147 digs, one of only 11 players in program history. She still holds the individual match record for most kills per set and total kills in both three and five sets. Contributing on and off the court, she was the 2004 Tennessee Tech Athletics Woman of the Year. She played high level club ball at Cleveland Volleyball Company prior to college. She has high school and club coaching experience. She loves to teach all aspects of the game specializing in proper mechanics to maximize the athlete’s potential.
Olivia Szylar
Olivia is a former D1 volleyball player who played at Eastern Michigan University as a Setter. Prior to her college career she played for Sports Performance Volleyball Club in Illinois where her tam won three consecutive AAU National Championships. She is currently a grad student at Tennessee Tech University and is the Strength and Conditioning coach for various sports. She is a certified coach by the National Strength and Conditioning Association, USA Weightlifting and CrossFit Level 1 certified. Olivia loves to coach all positions in volleyball and introduce the game to new athletes!
Brooke Amann
Brooke just completed her final indoor season at Tennessee Tech University and competed as both an Outside Hitter and Right Side.. She is also a member of the TTU Beach Volleyball Team currently in her final season. Prior to college, she played for VC United Club in Illinois. She attended Woodstock North High School in Woodstock, Ill., and was named a 2019 Under Armour All-American honoree and AVCA High School All-Region member. She is a graduate student at TTU, pursuing a master's degree in business administration. She has a passion to teach the game and loves to coach all skill levels.
Basketball
Dustin Baxter
Bio Coming Soon…