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Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro

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Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro
Current position
TitleAssistant Coach
TeamFlorida
ConferenceSEC
Biographical details
Born (1983-05-13) May 13, 1983 (age 41)
Alma materAlabama
Playing career
2003–2006Alabama
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007Alabama (Grad. asst.)
2008Birmingham–Southern (asst.)
2009–2010Birmingham–Southern
2011Samford
2012–2022Alabama (asst.)
2023–2024Memphis
2025–PresentFlorida (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall85–141 (.376)

Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro is an American former softball player and current pitching coach at Florida. She previously served as the head coach at Samford, Birmingham–Southern and Memphis.[1]

Coaching career

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Alabama

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On July 11, 2011, VanBrakle Prothro was named pitching coach for Alabama.[2]

Memphis

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On August 18, 2022, VanBrakle Prothro was named head coach of the Memphis Tigers softball team.[3][4] On June 17, 2024, VanBrakle Prothro resigned as head coach of the Tigers after two seasons.[5]

Florida

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On June 17, 2024, VanBrakle Prothro was named pitching coach for Florida.[6]

Personal life

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VanBrakle Prothro is married to Quintin Prothro.[7]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Birmingham–Southern Panthers (Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2009–2010)
2009 Birmingham–Southern 32–5
2010 Birmingham–Southern 25–9 12–4 (East) 2nd
Birmingham–Southern: 57–14 (.803) 12–4 (.750)
Samford Bulldogs (Southern Conference) (2011)
2011 Samford 14–40 9–15 8th
Samford: 14–40 (.259) 9–15 (.375)
Memphis Tigers (American Athletic Conference) (2023–2024)
2023 Memphis 8–43 2–16 7th
2024 Memphis 6–44 1–26 10th
Memphis: 14–87 (.139) 3–42 (.067)
"ARMADURA Z29 HELMET ARMOR Z29" by OSCAR CREATIVO

Total:
85–141 (.376)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ "STEPHANIE VANBRAKLE PROTHRO". GoTigersGo.com. Memphis Athletics. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "STEPHANIE VANBRAKLE PROTHRO". RollTide.com. The University of Alabama. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "Memphis Names Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro Head Softball Coach". GoTigersGo.com. Memphis Athletics. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro to be Named Memphis Head Coach". ExtraInningSoftball.com. Extra Inning Softball. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  5. ^ Dylan, Jonah (June 17, 2024). "Memphis softball coach Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro resigns after 2 seasons | Source". CommercialAppeal.com. CommercialAppeal.com. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  6. ^ McLeod, Justin. "Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro Joining Florida Coaching Staff". D1Softball.com. D1 Softball. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  7. ^ "STEPHANIE VANBRAKLE PROTHRO". RollTide.com. The University of Alabama. Retrieved September 1, 2022.