Illini Softball 2026

[Dan]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2061799069148705044

Fighting Illini Great Jenna Hall Hired as Head Softball Coach - University of Illinois Athletics

University of Illinois Director of Athletics Josh Whitman announced on Tuesday the hiring of Jenna Hall as the third head coach in Illinois Softball history....

fightingillini.com

 

[fuddrules]

Nothing wrong with the hire, I was just getting my hopes up for a "homerun" hire.

 

[ironhand]

Nothing wrong with the hire, I was just getting my hopes up for a "homerun" hire.

Now we need to look for hitters and pitchers. I would love to see us compete with those SEC teams in a few years.

 

[band camp]

To compete, will need money.

 

[Pikeillinifan]

To compete, will need money.

And the odds are money goes to football, basketball, women's basketball, baseball, volleyball, then maybe softball.

 

[JKR]

Think it was 808IlliniFan who mentioned Hall in an earlier thread. Spot on. Best of luck to her because she has her work cut out to build this into an acceptable program. The current team was not competitive, and I'd expect some of the players to leave after the coaching change. It seems late in the game to find new players to recruit but I admit I don't know the timelines for softball portal and other recruiting avenues.