2022 North Florida Softball - @OspreySB Gina Young joins the UNF softball staff as a volunteer assistant in July of 2021. Young pitched collegiately at Purdue and Arizona, spinning 173 strikeouts between her time with the Boilermakers and Wildcats. The Tucson, Ariz., native made the move to the Sunshine State following her collegiate career where she has spent two summers as the head coach of the Bradenton Slice of the Florida Gulf Coast League, and one season as a graduate assistant at Jacksonville University. Young helped guide the Slice to a 13-8 mark in its first season during 2020. This past year, Bradenton made a run to the semifinals before being ousted by the eventual champs. This past summer she had the honor of playing exhibition games against Team Canada, Team Mexico and the USSSA Pride. She is working towards her master’s in instructional leadership, training and development.
gina young
Arizona, 2019 | 1st Season
Other Details -Went 12-11 in 138 innings at Purdue -Finished 5-0 in her final year of collegiate ball at Arizona -Won games against No. 1 Florida State and the eventual champion UCLA Bruins -Earned a win against No. 2 Japan in an exhibition
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