FULLERTON, Calif. - The Cal State Fullerton softball team added Tori Tyson to the coaching staff, head coach Kelly Ford announced Monday.
"I am beyond ecstatic about adding Tori to our coaching staff," Ford said. She is incredibly articulate, driven and her plan for the pitchers is exciting. She is going to bring a lot of fire and energy to the program and it's going to be a blast working with her."
Tyson comes to Fullerton after serving as an assistant coach at Bethune Cookman for the 2014 season. Tyson helped guide the Wildcats to 19 victories during the season and the pitching staff posted a 3.94 ERA under her tutelage.
Prior to her time there, Tyson was an assistant coach at Doane College in Crete, Neb. and helped lead the Tigers to a 25-22 overall record and a 13-5 mark in league play.
A 2012 graduate of the University of Nebraska, Tyson played three years of softball with the Cornhuskers and pitched in her first two seasons at Nebraska. Tyson made made an appearance in the 2009 NCAA Regional for the Cornhuskers. She made 47 starts in 2010 and served as a team captain during the 2011 season when she played in the outfield.
Tyson spent her summers from 2009-2014 assisting with the 16U Corona Angels, who most recently placed second at the Colorado Sparkler (2014) and fifth at the 16U PGF National Championships (2014 Premier Division), earning a 2015 returning berth. She also worked directly with the likes of LHP Danielle O'Toole who went on to earn 2013 Mountain West Freshman of the Year and 2013 All-Mountain West Team at San Diego State, and pitcher Samantha Manti who has verbally committed to Washington for 2016.
Tyson was born in Blythe, Calif. and has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications with a sociology minor. Her parents are Marty and Donna and has one daughter, Skyler.