Joanna Hardin
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamVirginia
ConferenceACC
Record56–104 (.350)
Biographical details
BornFullerton, California
Alma materBiola University
Liberty University
Playing career
2002–2005Biola
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2005–2007Whittier Christian HS
2007–2009Liberty (asst.)
2010–2012Jefferson Forest HS
2013–2014McNeese State (asst.)
2015–2016McNeese State
2017–presentVirginia
Head coaching record
Overall160–183 (.466)
TournamentsNCAA: 1–2 (.333)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships

Joanna Hardin is an American softball coach who is the current head coach at Virginia.[1]

Coaching career

McNeese State

On June 5, 2014, Joanna Hardin was announced as the new head coach of the McNeese State softball program,[2] replacing Mike Smith who left to be the head coach at Ole Miss.

Virginia

On June 10, 2016, Joanna Hardin was announced as the new head coach of the Virginia softball program.[3][4]

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
McNeese State Cowgirls (Southland Conference) (2015–2016)
2015 McNeese State 36–20 21–5 2nd (East)
2016 McNeese State 43–14 23–4 1st (East) NCAA Regional
McNeese State: 79–34 (.699) 44–9 (.830)
Virginia Cavaliers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2017–Present)
2017 Virginia 22–32 9–15 8th
2018 Virginia 12–41 3–21 6th (Coastal)
2019 Virginia 22–31 8–16 5th (Coastal)
2020 Virginia 10–12 0–6 14th Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Virginia 15–33 10–27 12th
2022 Virginia 28–26 13–11 6th NISC Tournament
2023 Virginia 30–22 8–16 8th
Virginia: 139–197 (.414) 51–112 (.313)
Total: 218–231 (.486)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ "Joanna Hardin". VirginiaSports.com. UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA ATHLETICS. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Joanna Hardin takes the reins as new Cowgirl skipper". McNeeseSports.com. MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Virginia Names Joanna Hardin Head Softball Coach". VirginiaSports.com. UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA ATHLETICS. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  4. ^ "UVa hires former softball coach at Jefferson Forest". newsadvance.com. BH Media Group, Inc. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
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