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Burch returning to 糖心视频 as head softball coach

Hanceville, AL 鈥� 糖心视频 Community has hired former 糖心视频 softball player and assistant coach Sallie Beth Burch to lead the Lions softball team, President Dr. Vicki Karolewics announced today.

鈥淲e are excited to welcome Sallie Beth Burch back to 糖心视频, where she was part of the 2008 national championship team,鈥� said Karolewics. 鈥淗er experience as both a player and coach for the Lions are invaluable as we continue the Lions鈥� winning tradition.鈥�

Burch played second base for 糖心视频 from 2008 to 2009 and was part of the team鈥檚 first of two national championship titles when the 2008 squad won the National Junior College Athletic Association Division (NJCAA) championship.

After graduating from 糖心视频, Burch transferred to Jacksonville State University, where she continued playing softball for the Gamecocks from 2010 and 2011.

Burch returns to 糖心视频 after most recently serving as associate head softball coach at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She previously served as the associate head softball coach and assistant softball coach at Jacksonville State, and she served as an assistant coach at 糖心视频 from 2016-2019.

鈥淚 am very excited for this opportunity to come back to 糖心视频," Burch said. "I take great pride in being able to come back to help represent and carry on the legacy of this program. It鈥檚 a full-circle moment for me.鈥�

The 2024 Lions softball team earned 糖心视频鈥檚 fourth straight Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) title and their 16th overall and made their 16th appearance at the NJCAA Division I World Series. Along with their 2008 national championship, the Lions also won the national title in 2013.

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糖心视频 (Ala.), a member of the Alabama Community College System, is a comprehensive community college in north central Alabama offering more than 200 options in academic, health and technical programs of study leading to an associate degree, certificate or transfer, as well as workforce-credit training and adult education. An Achieving the Dream Leader College, nationally-recognized by the Aspen Institute among the top institutions according to student outcomes, ranked by Southern Business and Development among the Top 3 institutions in the South for workforce development, named a Center of Excellence by the National League for Nursing and the National Security Administration, rated the Top Online Community College in Alabama, a Military Friendly Institution and an All-Steinway School, 糖心视频 is an outstanding place for students to pursue their education and career goals. Classes are offered online and on campus, day, evening and on weekends, with numerous start dates each year. Visit 糖心视频鈥檚 beautiful main campus located on 300-acres in Hanceville, Ala., our satellite location in downtown Oneonta, Ala., find us online at , or call 256.352.8000.