Softball Names Tuttle Assistant Coach

PEMBROKE – UNCP head softball coach Lacinda Melanson has named former Nova Southeastern and Armstrong Atlantic standout Adrian Tuttle assistant coach for the UNCP program with Tuttle serving as pitching instructor to the Braves’ staff.

“I am extremely excited to bring Adrian on board,” said Melanson. “She was a top pitcher at two different quality programs and brings with her great experience from the mound. I’m confident she will be a good leader for the girls both on and off the field.”

Tuttle spent the 2009 season as the pitching coach for the Florida Tech Panthers of the Sunshine State Conference. This past season, the Panthers staff recorded a team earned run average of 2.66 while amassing 302 strikeouts on the year. Opponents batted .261 against Florida Tech over 47 games with the Panther hurlers earning just over a 3-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio.

Prior to coaching at Tech, Tuttle played two seasons at Nova Southeastern. At NSU, she made 51 starts with 68 appearances to her credit. She is fifth all-time at NSU in career strikeouts with 256 in just two seasons. She is tied for the single season record in games started with 27 in 2006.

In her junior year at NSU, she led the pitching staff with a 3.05 ERA while opponents batted .254 against her. Tuttle pitched 144.2 innings that season while recording 121 strikeouts. Tuttle’s senior year saw her ERA drop down to 2.54 with a .253 opponent batting average.

Before her arrival at Nova Southeastern, Tuttle pitched two seasons at AASU, finishing her time with the Pirates with a 3.75 ERA over 115 innings pitched. During her sophomore season, she compiled a 1.85 ERA over 83.1 innings while also batting .302 with four home runs and 11 RBI.

After completing her eligibility in softball, Tuttle earned a spot on the NSU women’s rowing team, helping lead the Sharks to a fourth place finish at the 2008 NCAA II Rowing Championship on Lake Natoma in Rancho Cordova, Calif.

A native of Conneaut, Ohio, Tuttle earned her bachelor’s degree in elementary education (K-6) from Nova Southeastern in 2008. She currently resides in Laurinburg.