Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Florida |
| Conference | SEC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 13, 1983 |
| Alma mater | Alabama |
| Playing career | |
| 2003–2006 | Alabama |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2007 | Alabama (Grad. asst.) |
| 2008 | Birmingham–Southern (asst.) |
| 2009–2010 | Birmingham–Southern |
| 2011 | Samford |
| 2012–2022 | Alabama (asst.) |
| 2023–2024 | Memphis |
| 2025–present | Florida (asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 85–141 (.376) |
Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro is an American former softball player and current pitching coach at Florida. She previously served as the head coach at Samford, Birmingham–Southern and Memphis.[1]
Coaching career
Alabama
On July 11, 2011, VanBrakle Prothro was named pitching coach for Alabama.[2]
Memphis
On August 18, 2022, VanBrakle Prothro was named head coach of the Memphis Tigers softball team.[3][4] On June 17, 2024, VanBrakle Prothro resigned as head coach of the Tigers after two seasons.[5]
Florida
On June 17, 2024, VanBrakle Prothro was named pitching coach for Florida.[6]
Personal life
VanBrakle Prothro is married to Quintin Prothro.[7]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham–Southern Panthers (Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2009–2010) | |||||||||
| 2009 | Birmingham–Southern | 32–5 | |||||||
| 2010 | Birmingham–Southern | 25–9 | 12–4 (East) | 2nd | |||||
| Birmingham–Southern: | 57–14 (.803) | 12–4 (.750) | |||||||
| Samford Bulldogs (Southern Conference) (2011) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Samford | 14–40 | 9–15 | 8th | |||||
| Samford: | 14–40 (.259) | 9–15 (.375) | |||||||
| Memphis Tigers (American Athletic Conference) (2023–2024) | |||||||||
| 2023 | Memphis | 8–43 | 2–16 | 7th | |||||
| 2024 | Memphis | 6–44 | 1–26 | 10th | |||||
| Memphis: | 14–87 (.139) | 3–42 (.067) | |||||||
| Total: | 85–141 (.376) | ||||||||
| National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
References
- ^ "STEPHANIE VANBRAKLE PROTHRO". GoTigersGo.com. Memphis Athletics. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ^ "STEPHANIE VANBRAKLE PROTHRO". RollTide.com. The University of Alabama. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ^ "Memphis Names Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro Head Softball Coach". GoTigersGo.com. Memphis Athletics. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ^ "Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro to be Named Memphis Head Coach". ExtraInningSoftball.com. Extra Inning Softball. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ^ Dylan, Jonah (June 17, 2024). "Memphis softball coach Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro resigns after 2 seasons | Source". CommercialAppeal.com. CommercialAppeal.com. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ McLeod, Justin. "Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro Joining Florida Coaching Staff". D1Softball.com. D1 Softball. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ "STEPHANIE VANBRAKLE PROTHRO". RollTide.com. The University of Alabama. Retrieved September 1, 2022.