![]() ![]() "It gave me more time to follow my dreams as well and then once Maria decided to step down, I felt like I wasn't ready at the time and stayed under Lori Goodart for a year. "I met up with (Mendoza) and it was a better fit for me with what I was doing at the time," Townsend said. This led to the Allendale, Michigan native to head over to TCC and be an assistant under Maria Mendoza in 1996 before ultimately becoming the Eagles' head coach in 2003. The demand of being a NCAA Division I assistant coach was overwhelming to Townsend as she was still playing softball for the USA Team ― winning a gold medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Parana, Argentina. " Michelle Gardner got the assistant job at Florida State and called me and asked if I wanted to move to Florida and coach with her."īut Townsend only stayed at FSU for a year "It kind of just happened," Townsend, 52, said. ![]() ![]() On April 7, she announced that she would resign at the season's end as the Eagles finished with a 22-20 record this year.īut Tallahassee will always remain a major factor for Townsend's development as she spent over half of her life in the city.Īfter an All-Big 10 career with the Michigan Wolverines softball team, Townsend notched her first assistant coaching opportunity with Florida State under Dr. Watch Video: WATCH: TCC softball coach Patti Townsend on Katelyn HobbsĪfter over two decades, longtime Tallahassee Community College softball head coach Patti Townsend is entering a new chapter. ![]()
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