Head Coach

Mari Briggs

Career Synopsis

• The 2025-26 school year is Briggs's eighth season at Heidelberg University, seventh as head coach
• Briggs was promoted to the full-time head coach on January 30, 2020 after having been named interim head coach on June 27, 2019
• Previously served as Heidelberg's full-time assistant coach for one season
• Began tenure as Heidelberg's Senior Woman Administrator in January of 2023

• Coached the team to a 20-20 record, 7-11 in the OAC
• Guided three players to All-OAC honors: First team selection, Gabbie Stallbaum, second team selection Emma Dean, and Honorable Mention Ellie Tressler
• Coached Heidelberg's first ever OAC Player of the Year in Stallbaum
• Guided Stallbaum to NFCA First team honors for the second season in a row
• Saw seven players earn Academic All-OAC Honors

2023-24

• Guided the team to a 14-26 record, 7-11 in the OAC
• Coached three All-OAC honorees - Gabbie Stallbaum (First Team), Caitlynn Newlen (2nd Team) and Ellie Tressler (Honorable Mention)
• Guided Stallbaum to an NFCA All-Region First Team honor
• Saw 12 players earn Academic All-OAC honors

• Led the team to a 17-22 record overall, 7-11 in the OAC
• Mentored three All-OAC honorees -- second team honoree Jessica Voitko and honorable mentions Emma Dean and Gabbie Stallbaum
• Guided Dean to an NFCA All-Region honor  
• Had a league-leading 16 student-athletes earn Academic All-OAC accolades

• Guided Heidelberg to a 20-16 (9-9 OAC) record
• Coached Kat Brady, Meghan Bame and Emma Dean to All-OAC honors
• Mentored Brady while earning CoSIDA Academic All-District honors
• Led Brady and Dean to be named to the NFCA Division III All-Region team
• Had ten student-athletes selected to academic All-OAC -- the second most honorees in the OAC 

• Captained the Student Princes to a 15-21-1 record in the shortened season
• Coached Leah Bouillon, Emma Dean, Kat Brady, Shelby Miller and Brooke Lewis to All-OAC honors
• Mentored nine student-athletes to academic All-OAC recognition

• In first season as head coach, led HU to a 9-3 record in shortened season

• Assisted in leading Heidelberg to a 14-22 (6-12 OAC) record
• Mentored Casey Moore and Kennedy Conney to All-OAC accolades
• Guided nine players to Academic All-OAC honors

• Served as the graduate assistant for the University of Indianapolis softball team

• 2016 graduate of Grand Valley State University, where she played as a first baseman and catcher
• Was a three-time All-GLIAC Academic honoree

• Native of Lima, Ohio
• Resides in Tiffin with her husband Davey and son Rhett