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Softball

Softball

Eagle

Women's Softball Coaches

Heath

Tom Heath

Head Coach

tom.heath@oc.edu

Tom Heath started OC’s softball program in 1995 and quickly developed one of the NAIA’s top programs. He led the Lady Eagles to a berth in the 2002 and 2003 NAIA National Tournaments. His 2003 team finished No. 11 in the NAIA’s final regular season poll.


In 1998, Heath and assistant coach Steve Gault were selected as the Regional Coaching Staff for the NAIA Southwest Region by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. In 1999, Heath was named Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of the Year.


Heath hit the 400-victory milestone last season and has a career record of 421-306-1 (.579).


A 1971 Oklahoma Christian graduate, Heath was a baseball letterman as an undergraduate. He earned a master’s degree from Central State University (Okla.) in 1973 and joined the OC staff as director of intramurals.


He served as assistant baseball coach for five years and as interim head coach for one year.


The Oklahoma City native coached Amateur Softball Association softball for 12 years and has been active in the sport at all levels of competition.


The 60-year-old Heath is married to Susan (Eggers) of Sacramento, Calif. They have a son, Nathan, and a daughter, Kristin.


Gault Steve Gault

Assistant Coach


A graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma, Gault coached 19 years at Crooked Oak School in Oklahoma City. He also coached varsity basketball, football, baseball and track, and has been involved in Amateur Softball Association competition at all levels.


Gault is active in softball camps and serves as an instructor to a number of pitchers in the Oklahoma City area.


He and his wife Diana have four daughters: Joanna (Valdez), Karen, Becky and Stephanie. Karen, Becky and Stephanie are OC graduates who played for the Lady Eagle softball team.

Rachel Seat

Rachel Seat

Graduate Assistant Coach

 

Formerly Rachel Smith, she was an All-SAC performer in 2007 and earned NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors in 2008. Seat batted .306 with a .970 fielding percentage between third and first base in 2007 and 2008 for OC. She transferred to OC from NCAA Division II Central Oklahoma, where she was a Lone Star Conference All-Tournament Team and LSC Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll selection.

A native of Duncan, Okla., Seat earned a degree in physical education in December 2008. She and her husband Dave were married in July 2008.