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San Jose, Calif.
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Louisiana Monroe
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Pitching Coach
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Chelsey Barclay joined the Herd in July of 2010 and will serve as Marshall softball's pitching coach. Barclay came to Huntington after working a one-year stint as a graduate assistant pitching coach at the University of Louisiana-Monroe. While at ULM, she helped coach the Sun Belt Conference's leading pitcher to a 1.55 ERA in Heather Fritz. Barclay earned her Masters in Curriculum and Instruction in 2010.
She also brings strong playing experience along with her, having pitched at Big 12 powerhouse Oklahoma State for two years. She graduated with a bachelors in elementary education in 2007.
Prior to OSU, the hurler played at West Valley College where she was garnered NorCal Pitcher of the Year accolades for notching an impressive 0.54 ERA and 22 victories. She began her collegiate career at Illinois-Chicago where she helped lead the Flames to a NCAA Regional appearance and earned a spot on the Horizon League All-Newcomer team as a freshman. That year she helped lead UIC to wins over Tennessee and Notre Dame.
Barclay was a standout softball and field hockey athlete at Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, Calif. She was named all-region and all-conference in softball while also being named the AMHS Athlete of the Year.
