Jenny Parsons Hometown: Glen Burnie, Maryland Last College: East Carolina '96 Position: Head Coach

Jenny Parsons enters her seventh season with Nicholls and fifth as head coach. Parsons is coming off of a 2008 season that seen the Colonels make an appearance in the Southland Conference Championship game, and is looking to build on that success this season. At the helm, Parsons has guided Nicholls to three consecutive postseason appearances from 2006 to 2008.

Parsons came to Nicholls after serving as the assistant coach and pitching coach at East Carolina University for seven years. While at ECU, Parsons' 2000 pitching staff set a school record for strikeouts with 421 and wins with 60. In the Big South in 1998, the Pirate hurlers were first in shutouts (20) and innings pitched (411). Each one of Parsons' seven pitching staffs from the 1994 to the 2000 season were in the top seven in school history for staff wins.

Once at Nicholls, Parson helped to bolster the Lady Colonels pitching staff. Last season, Nicholls had one of the best pitching staffs in the Southland Conference, as the group finished with a collective 1.87 ERA. Additionally, Parsons had the privilege to instruct two-time All-Southland Conference selection and second-team All-South Region pick Dione Meier. Meier established numerous career marks in categories such as strikeouts in a single game and season.

A 1994 graduate of East Carolina in Leisure System Studies, Parsons played four seasons for the Lady Pirates and holds nearly all of ECU's individual pitching including games pitched (157), wins (102), strikeouts (402) and shutouts (34). She is second in ERA (1.52). As a senior, Parsons led the 1993 Pirate team to the ECAC Tournament and was named to the ECAC All-Star Team. During her final season, Parsons also finished second in the NCAA in victories (32). As a junior in 1992, Parsons led the nation in wins with 38.

Two years after receiving her undergraduate degree, Parsons earned her Master's Degree in Athletic Administration from East Carolina in 1996.

Parsons, the Glen Burnie, Maryland native, is 36-years old and resides in Thibodaux, La.

The Parsons File:

Full Name--Jenny Parsons
Age--36 (4/2/71)
Hometown--Glen Burnie, Maryland
Educational Background--B.A. in Leisure System Studies from East Carolina University, 1994, M.S. in Athletic Administration from East Carolina in 1996.
Playing Experience--East Carolina (Lettered four seasons)
College coaching experience--East Carolina (Pitching Coach for seven seasons), Nicholls (Head Coach for five seasons; assistant for two)