| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | South Carolina |
| Conference | SEC |
| Record | 49–19 (.721) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Palmetto, Georgia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | South Carolina |
| Playing career | |
| 2009–2011 | South Carolina |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| College Softball | |
| 2012 | South Carolina (GA) |
| 2014–2016 | College of Charleston (asst) |
| 2017 | Michigan State (asst.) |
| 2018–2019 | Ole Miss (asst.) |
| 2020–2024 | Charlotte |
| 2025–present | South Carolina |
| International Softball | |
| 2013 | Germany National Softball (asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 203–115 (.638) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| |
Ashley Chastain is an American, former collegiatesoftballpitcher and currenthead coach atSouth Carolina. She playedcollege softball and was a pitcher forSouth Carolina.[1]
Chastain playedcollege softball atSouth Carolina for three seasons and finished eleventh in career relief appearances for the Gamecocks. She led the team in starts, innings pitched and ERA during her junior season.
On October 22, 2013, Chastain was named assistant coach for the College of Charleston softball program.[2]
On July 20, 2016, Chastain was named the new pitching coach for theMichigan State Spartans softball program.[3]
On November 1, 2017, Chastain was named the new pitching coach for theOle Miss Rebels softball program.[4]
On June 6, 2019, Chastain was named the new head coach for theCharlotte 49ers softball program.[5] After leading the team to a 14-13 record in 2020 before the season was cut short due to COVID-19, the 49ers went 31-19 in 2021 (their highest win total since 2016) and won their first-ever Conference USA East Division title.
Ahead of the 2022 season, Charlotte for the first time was picked as preseason favorites to win the Conference USA regular-season title.[6] On March 2, 2022, the 49ers defeated their highest-ranked opponent in program history, upsetting No. 6 Virginia Tech 5-2.[7] She finished her tenure at Charlotte with a 154–96 overall record, a 65–32 conference record and twoNCAA tournament berths in five seasons.
On June 11, 2024, Chastain was named the head coach of theSouth Carolina Gamecocks softball program. Chastain is an alumna of theUniversity of South Carolina, having played from 2009 to 2011.[8]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte 49ers(Conference USA)(2020–2023) | |||||||||
| 2020 | Charlotte | 14–13[a] | 2–1 | 2nd(East) | Season canceled due toCOVID-19 | ||||
| 2021 | Charlotte | 31–19 | 14–6 | 1st(East) | |||||
| 2022 | Charlotte | 35–23 | 12–12 | 4th(East) | |||||
| 2023 | Charlotte | 35–23 | 16–7 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Charlotte 49ers(American Athletic Conference)(2024) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Charlotte | 39–18 | 21–6 | T-1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Charlotte: | 154–96 (.616) | 65–32 (.670) | |||||||
| South Carolina Gamecocks(SEC)(2025–present) | |||||||||
| 2025 | South Carolina | 44–17 | 13–11 | T–7th | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2026 | South Carolina | 5–2 | 0–0 | ||||||
| South Carolina: | 49–19 (.721) | 13–11 (.542) | |||||||
| Total: | 203–117 (.634) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
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