Susquehanna University Athletics

Brad Posner was hired as the head coach for the Susquehanna University Softball team prior to the 2016 season after four seasons as head coach at the University of Texas at Dallas in Richardson, Texas. In his tenure at Susquehanna, he has built the River Hawks into a regional power including two Landmark Conference championships along with two trips to the NCAA Tournament. Prior to SU, he won 20 games in three of his four seasons at UT-Dallas, bringing 86 wins with him to Selinsgrove. He also has served as the Director of Facilities for the James W. Garrett Sports Center at SU during his time at Susquehanna.

He is the director of Susquehanna Softball camps, also has participated in multiple team and personal outreach and volunteer programs like Friends of Jaclyn Foundation, Wounded Warriors, Alex's Lemonade Stand, Tom Coughlin Jay Fund, Habitat for Humanity, Buddy League, YMCA/YWCA Adopt-A-Family and Special Olympics. 

• Has posted a record of 142-91 at Susquehanna, including going 52-26 in Landmark Conference action
• Is 2nd in all-time wins at Susquehanna with his 141, trailing only Kathy Kroupa and her 298 victories
• Has a win percentage of .609 at SU, as his seven years in charge is the second-longest tenure for a SU head boss
• Captured a pair of Landmark Conference titles in 2017 and 2022
• Appeared in the Landmark Conference Tournament every year at SU
• 2022 Landmark Conference Regular Season champions
• All five full seasons (not abbreviated due to CoVID-19) has won 20 games
• Led team to regional ranking and NFCA Top 25 ranking in 2022, getting as high as No. 21
• Longest win streak of 11 during 2018 season
• Posted win streaks of nine and seven in 2022

• Has coached SU to 3 of its top 7 seasons for wins in program history
• Winning percentage of .757 in 2022 was the third-best single season mark in program history
• Ranked in the Top 5 nationally in team GPA in 2020-21 (3.814)

• Landmark Conference Coaching Staff of the Year (1): 2022
• Landmark Conference Players of the Year (1): 2022: Kiara Bryant 
• Landmark Conference Pitcher of the Year (1): 2022: Katie Murphy
• Landmark Conference First Team (9): 2016: Amanda Nevoroski (OF); 2017: Jamie Fesinstine (P); 2018: Kelly Miller (C), Emilie Boman (3B); 2019: Kasey Bost (OF); 2022: Katie Murphy (P), Erin Bean (2B), Kiara Bryant (3B), Zoe Bork (DH)
• Landmark Conference Second Team (15): 2016: Lauren Creamer (DP), Jamie Fesinstine (P); 2017: Kelly Miller (C), Jackie Gore (1B), Emilie Boman (3B), Brooke Kohler (2B); 2018: Heather Pearson (2B), Kasey Bost (OF), Leigh Ann Greenwald (OF); 2019: Brittany Hebda (3B); 2021: Ashley Warner (1B), Erin Bean (2B); 2022: Gabby Bubba (P), Ashley Warner (1B), Morgan Henry (OF)
• Landmark Conference Tournament MVP (2): 2017: Jamie Fesinstine; 2022: Katie Murphy
• Landmark Conference Senior Scholar-Athlete (1): 2020: Kasey Bost
• NFCA Region V Coaching Staff of the Year (1): 2022
• NFCA All-Region (5): 2016: Amanda Nevoroski (At-Large, 3rd Team); 2022: Katie Murphy (P, 1st Team), Kiara Bryant (3B, 1st Team), Zoe Bork (DP, 2nd Team), Gabby Bubba (P, 3rd Team)
• NFCA Division III All-Americans (1): 2022: Katie Murphy (P, 2nd Team)
• Wilson / NFCA Division III National Pitcher of the Week (1): 2022: Katie Murphy (4/19)
• Easton / NFCA Division III All-Academic Team (4): 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022
• Easton / NFCA Division III Scholar-Athletes (53): 2016: 8; 2017: 8; 2018: 8; 2019:12; 2021: 17
• CoSIDA Academic All-American (1): 2020: Kasey Bost
• CoSIDA Academic All-District (5): 2018: Kasey Bost; 2019: Kasey Bost; 2020: Kasey Bost; 2022: Kiara Bryant, Katie Murphy

• Head Coach, Softball, UT-Dallas, (2011-2015)
  • 86-70-1 record, up from 51-102 in previous four years before his hire
  • Winningest coach in school history
  • Three straight 20-win seasons
  • Two-time conference tournament participant (including first tournament in eight years)  
  • Player awards:  12 NFCA Academic All-Americas, five All-Region, 19 All-Conference, 26 Academic All-Conference honorees
  • At the time, team set single season records for batting average, slugging percentage, at-bats, runs scored, hits, runs batted in, doubles, triples, home runs, total bases, stolen bases, fielding percentage, winning percentage, saves, consecutive wins and fewest losses.
  • Director UT Dallas Softball Camps
  • Team GPA of 3.0 or higher every year
  • 100% Graduation Rate
• Assistant Coach, Softball, SUNY Cortland, (1999-2011)
  • Overall Record: 436-130-2 in 12 years
  • Five NCAA DIII World Series, Eight NCAA Tournaments, Six Conference Championships
  • Four-time NFCA Northeast Coaching Staff of the Year (2003,2004,2008,2009)
  • 17 All-Americans, 61 All-Region selections, 60 All-Conference selections
• Director of Facilities, Susquehanna University (2015-2018)
• Camp Experience
  • College Coaches Skills Camps; Fastpitch Master’s Camps; Arizona State Summer Camps; 9 Star Sports Camps; Elite Collegiate Skills Camps; All-Star Sports Academy; Homerun Softball Camps; Nike Camps; SUNY Cortland Camps; NFCA Camps

• 2008 Graduate of Southern New Hampshire University, Magna Cum Laude
• Resides in Lewisburg, PA
• Member of National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) since 2008
• NFCA Two-Star Master Coach
• NFCA All-American Committee (2019-Pres.)
• NFCA Head Coaches Committee (2020-Pres.)
• Chair - Landmark Conference (2018-2020) 
• Vice Chair - Landmark Conference (2017-18)
• American Red Cross CPR and First Aid Certified 
• One-week observation at University of Florida practices (2014)
• Yearly observation of Arizona State University softball preseason (2015-Pres.)