Stacy May-Johnson joined the Eastern Kentucky softball program in July of 2017 after concluding successful assistant coaching stints at the Big Ten and ACC levels.
While at Purdue University (2017) May-Johnson served as the assistant coach, helping produce a second team All-Region selection, a first team All-Big Ten selection and led the infield to a Big Ten leading 26 double plays.
Prior to her year with the Boilermakers May-Johnson was an assistant coach at the University of Louisville in 2015 and 2016. Here she trained and positioned one of the nation’s premier outfield units in 2016. May-Johnson led the Cardinals to two NCAA tournament appearances, an overall record of 65-36 over two seasons and helped the 2016 team to a second place finish in the ACC. She produced one third team All-Region selection and one second team All-Region selection, four first team All-ACC selections and three second team All-ACC selections.
At the University of Iowa (2011-2014) May-Johnson oversaw the development of two All-Big Ten Defensive Team selections, one first team All-Region and one second team All-Region selection and five first team All-Big Ten, three second team All-Big Ten and two third team All-Big Ten selections.
May-Johnson broke into the coaching world as a volunteer assistant at Louisville and a student assistant at Iowa.
Among the wealth of coaching knowledge May-Johnson has also played at the highest levels of the game. She played collegiately at Iowa where she was a three time All-Big Ten selection, the 2003 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, a member of the 2003 Big Ten regular season and tournament championship team and was selected as the 2005 and 2006 Team MVP.
After college the shortstop/third baseman inked a deal with National Professional Fastpitch where she played from 2006-2011 and in 2017. May-Johnson was the 2006 NPF Rookie of the Year, 2006, 2008 and 2010 NPF All-Star, 2008 and 2010 NPF league MVP and a member of the 2008 and 2011 NPF championship team.
May-Johnson reached her pinnacle in 2011 and 2012 when she was named to the United States National Team. She collected accolades as the 2011 USA Softball Player of the Year, was a 2011 and 2012 World Cup gold medalist, a 2011 Pan Am gold medalist and a 2012 World Championship silver medalist.
May-Johnson received her bachelor of arts in accounting and bachelor of science in physics from Iowa in 2007. She received her masters of science in physics from Louisville in 2009.
