Named Radford University's sixth head softball coach on August 14, 2012, Maggie (Johnson) White enters her third season at the helm of the Highlanders. White, who has extensive knowledge of the program and community, spent a total of six seasons as an assistant coach for the Highlanders, including her second stint in 2012. She brings Division I head coaching experience with her, serving as Georgia Southern’s skipper from 2009-11.
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In her first season with the Highlanders, White earned her 100th career coaching victory when her squad down Coastal Carolina, 4-1 on April 7. Under her direction, the Highlanders posted top-five single-season program marks in home runs, slugging and walks and also matched the single-game mark for home runs (5) and on two occasions, stolen bases (8).
In three seasons with Georgia Southern, White steered the Eagles to an 87-80 mark and an appearance in the 2009 Southern Conference Championship game. Under her guidance, Nina Iduate set a Southern Conference batting average record (.450) to earn Player of the Year honors in 2010. Her pitchers also succeeded as Briana Streetmon garnered two pitcher of the year honors and rookie Allie Miles was tabbed freshman of the year in 2011.
White was the fastest Eagle coach to reach the 50-win plateau in program history and has the highest winning percentage (.536) among GSU head coaches over their first two seasons. One of those victories was at Georgia Tech, which snapped the Yellow Jackets’ two-year home non-conference winning streak.
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In the summer of 2010, White gained professional experience when she was hired as an assistant coach for the Chicago Bandits of the National Professional FastPitch (NPF) League. The season saw the Bandits capture another regular season title and make a championship game appearance. During her stint, she worked with world-renowned pitcher Jennie Finch, league MVP and current national team third baseman Stacy May Johnson and Offensive Player of the Year, Rachel Folden.
The Raleigh, N.C. native returned to the New River Valley for the 2012 season after her stint with the Eagles. Prior to her time in Statesboro, Ga., White began her collegiate coaching career at Radford under former RU and current St. John's head coach Amy Kvilhaug in the fall of 2003.
In her first six seasons with the Highlanders, the program recorded 200 wins, reached the 40-win plateau for the first time and broke the home run record in each of her final four seasons. As the squad’s hitting coach, Radford slugged 40 long balls in 2006 for the first time in program history and also recorded the highest batting average in 12 seasons.
A 2001 graduate of UNC Wilmington, White was a four-year starter for the Seahawks and earned all-conference recognition in 2001. She later earned a Master’s of Education in counseling from Boston University in 2003.
In October, 2013 White married Radford assistant track & field coach, Mark White. The couple resides in Dublin, Va. with two daughters Abigail and Annabelle.
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