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Boyle Joins UWA Softball Staff

LIVINGSTON, Ala. – Veteran softball coach Buddy Boyle has joined the University of West Alabama softball coaching staff according to an announcement by head coach Stephanie DeFeo.
 
"I am excited to welcome Buddy Boyle as our assistant coach," DeFeo said. "He brings so much to our program with his softball knowledge and his ability to recruit great players.  
 
"Buddy has a love and passion for softball that will just strengthen our team," DeFeo said. "I can't wait to see what we can do together to build this program to a championship level." 
 
Boyle brings 24 years of fastpitch coaching experience to UWA, 22 at the collegiate level. He has won 540 games in 18 years as a head coach, 14 of those seasons at Shelton State (Ala.) Community College. Boyle moves into the full-time assistant role for the Tigers after serving as a volunteer coach last season.
 
"I am excited to join the UWA softball program and work with Coach DeFeo," Boyle said. "I truly believe that something special is happening in Livingston and in the UWA Athletic program. 
 
"Everyone in the athletic department and the university has already been incredible and I thank them for this opportunity," Boyle said. "I can't wait to see what this new chapter brings."
 
Under Boyle's guidance In 2019, Shelton State won the Alabama Community College Conference/ NJCAA/Region XXII Tournament and finished seventh in the nation at the NJCAA Tournament. The Lady Bucs advanced to the finals of the NJCAA Region XXII tournament in six of Boyle's last 10 seasons and earned a berth in the NJCAA National Tournament.
 
Boyle was also the head softball coach at Enterprise State (Ala.) Junior College from 1997-2001 and was an assistant at Wallace Community (Ala.) College-Dothan from 2002-05. Additional coaching stops include Northview (Ala.) High School in 2006 and 2007, with his teams qualifying for the playoffs each year, participating in state and national tournaments.

Academically, Shelton State was nationally ranked for team grade point average by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association and NJCAA. Numerous players were selected as NJCAA and NFCA Academic All-Americans. The NJCAA recognized Shelton State softball as an Academic Team of the Year for all 14 years Boyle was at the helm.
 
Boyle coached the ACCC Player of the Year four times, and many players received scholarships from NAIA and NCAA softball programs across the nation. Over 22 years of collegiate coaching, 25 players achieved NJCAA or NFCA All-American status under Boyle, 145 were named All-Conference or All-Region and 108 were named NJCAA or NFCA Academic All-Americans. 
 
Originally from Montgomery, Alabama, Boyle prepped at Robert E. Lee High School. He played collegiate baseball at Enterprise State Junior College, where his team won the Southern Division Championship and was ranked as high as No. 8 in the nation. He finished his college career at Auburn University-Montgomery, helping lead the Senators (now Warhawks) to second and fifth-place national finishes.

Boyle earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from Troy University-Dothan. He and his wife Alison have been married 27 years.
 
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