Temple University Athletics
CASEY DICKSON NAMED TEMPLE HEAD SOFTBALL COACH
8.24.05 | Softball
PHILADELPHIA -- Casey Dickson, who brings a vast background as a standout player and collegiate head coach, has been named the Temple University's Head Softball Coach. Dickson, just the fourth softball coach in the 30-year history of the program, replaces Rocci Pignoli, who retired on June 2 after compiling 175 wins over eight seasons at Temple.
"We are excited to welcome Casey to the Temple athletic family," said Director of Athletics Bill Bradshaw. "She brings with her a strong resume as a player and a coach, as well as a solid recruiting foundation. It is the perfect mix to take the program to the next level"
Dickson served as the Head Softball Coach at Frank Phillips College in Borger, Texas the last two years. At Frank Phillips, she helped to establish the program which began intercollegiate competition in 2002. Dickson took over a team that was winless in its inaugural season of competition and guided it to 11 victories in her last year despite moving from Division III to Division I of the Western Junior Athletic Conference.
Her biggest accomplishment while at Frank Phillips came off the field of play. Dickson's 2005 team earned a combined 3.62 cumulative GPA and was named the National Junior College Athletic Association All-Academic Team of the Year.
Stints as an assistant coach at NCAA Division I programs such as Tulsa University (1999), Nicholls State University (2000) and Texas-San Antonio (2001) served as the proving ground for Dickson. She also took over the head coaching reins at Nicholls State on an interim basis following the 2000 season, and was the head coach of the 18-and-under Oklahoma City L'il Saints in 2003.
A four-year softball letterwinner during her days as a first baseman at Oklahoma, Dickson set single-season school records for home runs (17) and RBI's (61) her senior season in 1997. She ended her four-years at OU as one of the school's most prolific offensive players, sitting atop career lists for RBI's (166), home runs (27), total bases (337) and walks (118). The first Oklahoma player to receive All-Midwest Region honors three times (1995-97), the three-time all-conference selection led the Sooners to four straight NCAA Tournaments.
Following her collegiate playing career, Dickson was selected by Tampa Bay in the first Women's Professional Softball League draft. She opted to play with the California Redding Rebels in the Women's Major Softball League (1997).
A 2000 graduate of the University of Oklahoma, Dickson is currently working on her master's degree through the National Fast-pitch Coaches College.
