UPDATED as of 11 a.m. Friday with confirmation from Baylor, NSU
After two seasons rebuilding the Northwestern State softball program, head coach Jenny Fuller and her husband/associate head coach Brad Fuller are leaving, headed home to Waco, Texas, to accept assistant coaching jobs at her alma mater, Baylor.
No official announcements were made Thursday, but both institutions confirmed the transition Friday morning with social media posts. The Fullers are joining the Baylor staff under veteran head coach Glenn Moore, who got his coaching staff at Northwestern after playing football for the Demons’ 1988 Southland Conference championship team.
Moore, who recorded his 1,000th career win in 26 seasons at Baylor this spring, wrapped up this year in Waco by leading the Bears into the NCAA Tournament for the 18th time. Baylor has reached three Women’s College World Series under his leadership.
He had openings on his coaching staff after a couple of exits, including the retirement of longtime pitching coach Britni Sneed Newman, who starred for Moore while he was coach at LSU. Newman is a 2024 inductee in the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Fuller played for Moore in 2008-09 and was recommended for the NSU job by her former coach.
Brad Fuller, a Waco native, has teamed up with his wife on four different college coaching staffs, at NSU, Pittsburg State, Northern State and Cardinal Stritch. He has run the teams’ offenses while she has steered the pitching staff.
After taking over the Northwestern program at the end of the summer in 2024, the Fullers kept the Lady Demons competitive in the 2025 season while recruiting players who combined with returners to return the program to significant success this season.
They led NSU to a 13-14 Southland Conference record including series wins over SLC Tournament finalists McNeese and Lamar, and a 24-29 overall mark. It was a 17-win improvement over 2025, the second-best climb nationally by any NCAA Division I softball program this spring.