Louisiana names Alyson Habetz new Ragin Cajuns head softball coach
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- The University of Louisiana softball program has named a new head coach.
Ragin Cajuns alumna Alyson Habetz has been announced as the fifth head coach in the history of the program, Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Bryan Maggard announced today.
Habetz replaces Gerry Glasco, who posted a 300-88 record in seven years at the helm of the Louisiana program and is ranked fifth among active Division I coaches in winning percentage (.773). Glasco resigned last week to take the head coaching job at Texas Tech.
"I am honored and extremely grateful for the opportunity that Dr. Savoie and Dr. Maggard have provided to lead one of the premiere softball programs in the country at a place I call home, the University of Louisiana," Habetz said in a news release Tuesday. "This is where my softball journey began and my love for the Ragin Cajuns program, its fans, and the community runs deep.
A native of Crowley, Habetz was a basketball and softball player for the Ragin Cajuns from 1990-95. She was a 1,000-point performer in basketball and as a member of the softball squad earned third team All-America, All-South Region, All-Louisiana and Academic All-America honors. In 1993, Habetz and the Cajuns made it all the way to the Women's College World Series.
Habetz last coached at the University of Alabama, serving for 25 years, most recently as associate head coach from 2008-23.
Prior to beginning her coaching career in collegiate softball, Habetz spent four years in women's professional baseball following her days as a Ragin' Cajun. She joined the pitching rotation with the Colorado Silver Bullets women's professional baseball team in 1995 and completed with the organization for three years before joining the Long Beach Aces in the Women's Professional Baseball League as a first baseman and pitcher.
Habetz was inducted into the University of Louisiana's Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003, the Louisiana High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2006 and the West Alabama Softball Hall of Fame in 2019.