Becca Mueller Joins Softball Coaching Staff

MUNCIE, Ind. - - Becca Mueller, who helped guide Georgia to the championship game of last season's NCAA Minneapolis Regional, will join the Ball State softball program as an assistant coach according to head coach Megan Ciolli Bartlett.

"I am thrilled to welcome Becca to the Cardinal softball family," Ciolli Bartlett said. "She has accumulated a vast amount of knowledge regarding all things offense in her short coaching career. Becca is intelligent, resourceful and has an excellent work ethic. She'll be an asset to the program."

As a volunteer coach for the Bulldogs last season, Mueller helped the program produce a 42-19 overall record and finish the year ranked 17th in the USA Today / NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. She helped four members of the program earn NFCA All-Southeast Region honors, with one player going on to earn NFCA All-America status. Georgia finished the year ranked 14th nationally in home runs per game (1.26), 16th in slugging percentage (.508) and 18th in scoring (6.03 runs per game).

"I'm very excited to join the softball program at Ball State," Mueller said. "I would like to thank Coach Bartlett for giving me this opportunity. The staff's emphasis on player development is top notch and I'm looking forward to adding value to their already winning culture."

Prior to joining the Georgia coaching staff, Mueller was a volunteer coach for her alma mater the College of Charleston for the 2018 season. She helped the Cougars finish the year with a 31-27 overall record and advance to the semifinals of the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament. She also helped one player earn recognition on the NFCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region First Team and finish her career with program records for hits, batting average, runs scored and stolen bases.

Mueller started her collegiate coaching career as an assistant coach at Colgate for the 2017 season. She helped oversee a dramatic upsurge in the Raiders' offensive production as the program added .051 (.222 to .273) to its batting average, .105 (.312 to .417) to its slugging percentage and nearly doubled its home run total (15 to 29) from before her arrival.

Prior to joining the coaching ranks, Mueller enjoyed an illustrious playing career at the College of Charleston (2013-16). She helped guide the Cougars to a 136-88 record over her four years, including a 40-win season in 2014. She was an NFCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region honoree as a senior, a two-time All-CAA selection and a two-time CAA All-Tournament Team recipient.

Mueller, who started 220 games in the outfield for CofC, finished her career ranked in the top 10 in 12 offensive categories, including third in doubles (40), fourth in hits (219), triples (9) and RBI (122), fifth in extra base hits (61) and total bases (313), sixth in on-base percentage (.417), seventh in at bats (653) and batting average (.335), ninth in slugging percentage (.479) and tenth in runs scored (120) and walks (62).

Mueller graduated from the College of Charleston in May of 2016 with a degree in political science.

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