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KAITLYN MEDLAM HIRED TO COMPLETE RADFORD SOFTBALL COACHING STAFF



RADFORD, Va. – Radford softball head coach, Hope Creasy, announced the hiring of Kaitlyn Medlam as the Highlanders' newest assistant coach on Tuesday to complete the coaching staff.
 
"I'm excited to add Medlam to the Highlander family, she will be a great balance for our coaching staff and program," Creasy said. "Medlam was a standout pitcher at Georgia State and went on to play professionally overseas, so she will bring a great deal of knowledge and experience which will have a positive and immediate impact on our pitching staff.  I look forward to working alongside coach Medlam and Clayton as we work to take Radford softball to the next level.
 
Medlam comes to Radford after spending a season as the pitching coach at Georgia Southern. She helped the Eagles win 24 games, while leading the pitching staff to 224 strikeouts. She had one pitcher, Dixie Raley; land Second Team All-Sun Belt honors. Raley led the team with 35 starts, six shutouts and claimed 152 strikeouts in 2017.
 
"I am extremely grateful for this opportunity and am excited to work with Radford softball under coach Creasy's leadership," Medlam said. "I look forward to developing the pitching staff and continuing towards success in the Big South."
 
Prior to her time in Statesboro, Medlam played professionally in the Netherlands. She spent a year in Oosterhout, Netherlands, playing and coaching for the Oosterhout Twins Softball Club. She competed as a starting pitcher and also coordinated pitching clinics and camps for the Twins. She also served as the pitching coach for the junior teams in the club.
 
Medlam played collegiately for Georgia State, where she was a four-time all-conference pitcher as well as a 2013 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) all-region first-team selection. While the Panthers were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), she was named the CAA Rookie of the Year in 2011 and was named to the CAA All-Rookie Team. She also earned three CAA Pitcher of the Week awards and two CAA Rookie of the Week nods.

After the Panthers moved to the Sun Belt Conference prior to the 2014 season, Medlam earned two pitcher of the week awards. She finished her career first in program history in wins (62), fourth in strikeouts (444), fifth in innings pitched (601.1) and eighth in earned run average (2.28). In her final season as a Panther, Medlam finished first in appearances, third in starts, third in innings pitched, fourth in wins, fourth in ERA and tied for fourth in saves in the Sun Belt standings. That season, she also pitched four scoreless innings to earn the win over No. 13 Georgia.

Prior heading overseas the play professionally, Medlam spent the 2015 softball season as the assistant coach and pitching coach for Young Harris College. While with the Mountain Lions, she helped guide the team to a 31-18 record, including an impressive 21-3 mark at home and wins over perennial powerhouses Armstrong State and No. 7 North Georgia. Medlam was in charge of creating and implementing pitching workouts for the YHC pitching staff and assisted with all aspects of the program, including overseeing weight lifting and conditioning workouts as well as coordinating travel. She also coordinated several pitching clinics and camps during her time at Young Harris.
 
Before she joined the Mountain Lions' staff, Medlam spent time working with Apalachee High School (Ga.) as well as TPM Fastpitch.
 
Medlam is a native of Bethlehem, Georgia. She earned her degree in hospitality administration from Georgia State in 2014. She is also the older sister of current softball player, Hannah Medlam.
 
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Players Mentioned

Hannah Medlam

#24 Hannah Medlam

5' 6"
Sophomore
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