Mary Stephens was named a volunteer assistant coach for the Wichita State Softball team in January 2022.
Stephens comes to Wichita State after spending a season at Sam Houston and two seasons at Texas Tech as a volunteer assistant. She also spent the 2017 season as a graduate manager for Texas Tech where she earned a master's degree in sport management.
She completed her collegiate playing career at Missouri State where she started 207 games in her career for the Bears. She graduated in 2017 with a degree in Park, Sport and Rec Administration.Â
She received numerous accolades during her playing career, including an NFCA National Player of the Week award which was the first in Missouri State history. The first baseman was also tabbed All-Missouri Valley Conference second team her freshman season and MVC All-Tournament Team her sophomore year.
Stephens was a career .281 hitter with 170 hits, 27 doubles and 19 home runs. She drove in 103 runs with a career slugging percentage of .424 and drew 64 walks to finish with an on-base percentage of .353.
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