But I coach because I love to teach, and Ive been doing it for 40 years. [6], Clint Myers, who came from the junior college ranks, was hired to replace Linda Wells as head coach and has elevated the program to new level. 1951 Pony Place Washington, Pennsylvania 15301. For further assitance, please call our office at256-235-9258 or send an email containing your name, address and phone number to ggray@annistonstar.com. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. "Your (sic) okay 7 maybe" Myers wrote in one message to Bass in reference to one of the photos. From there, he made his way back to ASU for one year as he guided the junior varsity team to a 35-9 record while assisting Jim Brock with the varsity squad that placed third at the College World Series. ESPN cites the letter and unspecified players as stating the team was "quarantined" for several hours prior to the road series at Georgia, when the team refused to board the bus with a player who allegedly engaged in "intimate" text conversations with Corey Myers. They also earned a school record 18 wins in the Pac-10 on their way to the conference championship. Myers, along with Texas A&M head coach Jo Evans and Montclair State head coach Anita Kubicka, will be inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame at the NFCA National Convention in Atlanta. The team was expected to train in Alabama through December before moving their workouts to Dodgertown in Vero Beach, Florida. According to ESPN, five players said during that March 30 meeting Auburn executive associate athletic director and senior women's administrator Meredith Jenkins told the players they were risking arrest for taking the text messages from their teammate's phone and ordered them to delete the messages. The Sun Devils had to score three runs in the 7th inning to beat the Crimson Tide. Investigators found issues relating to improper recruiting of baseball players and paying student athletes for work not performed, and noted there was "a cavalier attitude on the part of the former head baseball coach to NCAA regulations. Interactions the ASU staffers said they had witnessed had been cordial and not concerning. The second count in the filing alleges discrimination and harassment based upon sex against all defendants listed and re-details the information from the first count. The Chinese believe they need coaches to help them compete in the Olympics, and I often recommended coaches to them. The first count brought forth by Nemeth in the 29-page filing alleges Title IX discrimination based upon sex by Auburn and states that she was subjected to unwarranted harassment based upon her sex by Clint and Corey Myers. [3], The Sun Devil softball team began in 1967. The team's most recent trip culminated with the 2002 national title. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 4/4/2023), Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). [7], The 2008 Sun Devil softball team finished the season with a school record 66 wins with only 5 losses. The lawsuit alleges it was because of her participation in the Title IX complaint, the investigation and her speaking with the media about the situation.. Greenberg, Clint Myers and Corey Myers did not respond to messages from AL.com on Saturday. From 1987-95, Myers built a re-cord of 481-43 (.917 winning pct.) To cancel you may contact Customer Service @ 256-235-9253 or email ggray@annistonstar.com. The Sun Devils also finished first in the Intermountain Conference in 1977 and 1978 for the school's first conference championships.[5]. Emails to its president, Dr. Yang Xu, have gone unanswered. It's unclear how much Auburn officials knew about the alleged issues at Arizona State before hiring Clint Myers in 2013. All rights reserved (About Us). Auburn players have said their former head coach's actions created a similar culture there, one that enabled and shielded Corey while also intimidating players who complained about his alleged inappropriate behavior. Clint Myers is a retired college softball and college baseball coach, who previously served as head coach of the Arizona State Sun Devils softball team and the Auburn Tigers softball team. Auburn University released a statement to AL.com Sunday morning and an updated lengthier statement in the evening. Clint Myers was ASU softball head coach from 2006-13. Each online subscription gives you full access to all of our newspaper websites and mobile applications. She eventually transferred as a result of all that unfolded. It's not like they're here for a career, or to go to school. Corey was the 4th overall pick in the 1999 Major League Baseball draft, and is currently a catcher/infielder for the Salt Lake Bees, AAA Affiliate of the Angels. 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A coach at various levels Since arriving in 2013, Myers compiled a record of 205-54-1. Also at the time, according to an NCAA report, Arizona State had the highest number of major infraction cases of any other institution. Before arriving to Auburn in 2014, Myers coached Arizona State to national titles in 2008 and 2011, and made the trip to the WCWS seven times in eight years. Until Saturday, the city of Opelika was their likely home. His teams also captured seven regional titles and nine ACCAC Conference titles. From there, he made his way back to ASU for one year as he guided the junior varsity team to a 35-9 record while assisting Jim Brock with the varsity squad that placed third at the College World Series. Division regular season and conference tournament champion People are just scared that they're going to get in trouble because at the end of the day (Clint Myers) is going to have Corey's back; it's his son.". Then, in the spring, some players confronted head coach Clint Myers with phone screenshots of what they described as text messages proving that Corey was engaged in an inappropriate relationship with one of their teammates. "We followed this same procedure in matters related to the softball program. Honoring the student-athletes requests for privacy while taking necessary disciplinary action is not an easy line to walk when the media asks legitimate questions, but we did the right things at the right time for the right reasons. His son. VALLEY SPORTS OFFICE 6911 Laurelgrove Ave., North Hollywood, CA 91605 Phone: (818) 765-0284 Fax: (818) 764-5794 E-mail: Softball.MuniSports@lacity.org Softball Staff Information Name Title John Knight Senior Recreation Director / Softball Director Daniel Hernandez Recreation Coordinator Our softball program offers an excellent recreational opportunity for the adults of the City of Los Angeles . Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. edit.maybe someone can fix the link to the article since it is above my pay grade. Mary Littlewood continued to guide the Arizona State softball team throughout the 1980s. Prior to coming to the Plains, Myers had a tremendous amount of success at Arizona State. Former Auburn softball player Alexa Nemeth speaks out after alleging abuse, harassment by coaches, many of the previously reported allegations against Corey and Clint Myers from their time at Auburn, Nemeth notified administrators about the Title IX violations and filed a formal complaint, After Clint Myers resigned as head coach that August. Myers posted a 406-192 record (.678 winning pct.) The lawsuit outlines many of the previously reported allegations against Corey and Clint Myers from their time at Auburn, which was described as cultivating a culture of manipulation and exploitation (that) was toxic and lacked institutional control, according to the lawsuit. He became the third coach in Sun Devil softball history to amass 400 victories. In game two, the Arizona State clinched the school's first national championship by beating the Aggies 11-0, which was one of the largest defeats in a championship game in the history of the Women's College World Series. Clint Myers, who led Arizona State to two NCAA Championships, was named Auburn softballs second head coach in program history, on Friday, June 14, 2013. I know there will be tears with the family and the grandkids there. Under his guidance, the Sun Devils averaged 53 wins per season, including 60-plus wins twice. But I've never recommended Clint or Corey or Casey Myers, and I can't see any scenario where it's prudent for the NPF to have Corey Myers as a coach of any team. After Auburn hired him, Clint Myers thanked the university for the "opportunity to coach with my family.". The foundation for ongoing success is here because of Coach Myers love of Auburn and his desire to see this program reach a level of success that it had never seen before.. In 2015, Auburn had its best record in school history and hosted its first Super Regional series. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Katelyn Pavey was born with just one arm, but that hasn't stopped her from dominating at softball. Then, in 1983, Myers moved on to Eastern Washington for one season as he attained his M.A. Corey Myers was hired as an assistant coach in 2013 and promoted to associate head coach in 2016. Postseason invitational champion Maurice Greene shows you how to start the recovery process using a foam roll and a softball. My time in coaching has been a source of great pride. Auburn went 205-54-1 with four straight postseason appearances under Clint Myers, who was named SEC coach of the year in 2015 after leading the Tigers to their first SEC Tournament championship and first WCWS appearance, feats repeated in 2016. Prior to Arizona State, Myers spent 19 successful years coaching Central Arizona College's baseball and softball teams. The team's most recent trip culminated with the 2002 national title. The company had been creating materials for the team. Last fall, Auburn conducted an internal investigation after players filed anonymous ethics complaints with the athletic department regarding Corey's behavior. From 1996-2005, he was the head baseball coach where he took the Vaqueros to the Junior College World Series twice, winning the NJCAA National Championship in 2002. The 1982 Sun Devil softball team went to the NCAA Women's College World Series in its first year organized by the NCAA. "Clint is an honorable man. Mary Littlewood retired in 1989 after a long, successful run of coaching. Several weeks ago, Veach joined Corey and Casey Myers on a recruiting trip to China, according to multiple sources. Both Richardson and Opelika parks and recreation director Sam Bailey said they had been negotiating with Clint Myers on behalf of the Chinese national team. Important Site Links. Wednesday's abrupt retirement of Auburn softball coach Clint Myers. [3][4], National champion Page 13 of the filing -- which can be read in full at the bottom of this story -- details how, on Aug. 7, 2017, Nemeth and her family met with Bob Dumas, a member of Auburns Board of Trustees, to inform him that Corey Myers had given Nemeth special coaching attention, but noted that after his resignation that March, her practice and playing time was virtually eliminated. During that meeting in which Nemeth addressed how the coaching staff encouraged bullying and hazing, intimidated players to break student codes, engaged in inappropriate nepotism, and engaged in sexual harassment and inappropriate contact with the students, according to the lawsuit they also discussed, on information and belief, how when Clint Myers was at Arizona State prior to being hired at Auburn, he had an assistant coach, Robert Wagner, who engaged in an affair with a player. The Vaqueros' also won ACCAC Conference titles on five occasions (1997, 2001-2004) and were crowned NJCAA Region I champions five times as well (1999-02, 2004). "They're bringing in a chef, and Corey has found a Japanese steakhouse that's not open at lunch where the chef is going to prepare their food," bureau official Cindy Pugh said earlier this week. Those messages were then presented to Clint Myers, according to the complaint, on March 30 and Corey Myers resigned. He guided the Sun Devils to national titles in 2008 and 2011, and made the trip to WCWS in Oklahoma City seven times in eight years. In his second season at the school, Myers was voted as the Arizona High School Baseball Coach of the Year after his team won the state title. Veach has not responded to ESPN's requests for comment. "(They are) three freshmen that we think, in the '23 class, we'll look back on and say, 'Man, we got us three really good ones,' Freeze said. Nemeth who is being represented by Birmingham-based attorney John Saxon (the same lawyer who previously represented former baseball coach Sunny Golloway in his lawsuit against Auburn) is seeking permanent relief from systemic sexual discrimination, harassment and hostile environment.. "Coach is a great man. Winner, 2014 Alfred I. duPont Columbia University Award; finalist, 2012 IRE broadcast award; winner, 2011 Gannett Foundation Award for Innovation in Watchdog Journalism; Emmy nominated, 2009. East Zone Softball Tournament Hosting/Team Registration; Please note that leagues may play on multiple fields at multiple facilities. On Jan. 13, 2011, the university self-reported an NCAA violation when it was discovered that Corey had "provided instruction on conditioning activities to student-athletes" during the fall 2009 semester, when he was not a designated volunteer. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. "Excuse my language, but this is b------,"Walters tweeted on Saturday. "It was a team decision.". Coach Clint Myers is indisputably one of the top college softball head coaches in the sport today with two National Championships (2008, 2011) in the last six years and seven World Series appearances in the last eight seasons at the helm of Arizona State. Please subscribe to keep reading. He was fired with five games left in their season for what the Comets regarded as back-channel activities, but he is expected to join the staff of the Chinese national team if Clint Myers becomes the head coach. Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs referred questions to a university spokeswoman. That count details how Nemeths father reported the harassment to Gogue, then-athletics director Jay Jacobs and Kelley Taylor by email on May 29, 2017. Messages left with Clint Myers were not immediately returned Friday, and Corey Myers declined to comment when reached by Outside the Lines. The Myers family's return to the sport would add another contentious chapter to the career of a coach who won two national championships at Arizona State and came within a game of a national championship at Auburn. He has made enormous contributions to the game of fast pitch softball, and it is gratifying to see the game he loves so much give back to him with this prestigious and well-deserved honor.". The Tigers went 49-12 overall and 17-7 in SEC play and finished last season ranked No. Clint Myers, who "retired" as Auburn's softball coach in late August amid allegations his son, former assistant coach Corey Myers, had inappropriate relationships with players, was. I am disgusted w/ my former teammates for this. She said, 'Don't say anything to anyone,' because I could have gotten in trouble. Promotional Rates were found for your code. In 2010, the Sun Devils won 44 games and lost to the Florida Gators in the NCAA Gainesville Super Regional, which was the first time in the Clint Myers era the Sun Devils did not make the Women's College World Series. "At all times, Auburn University will protect its students, obey privacy laws, and deal with anyone on staff who violates our high standards.". His first season in 2006 saw the Sun Devils win a then school record 53 games and make a trip to Oklahoma City for the Women's College World Series. 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