Courtney Gettins - Softball Coach - Mercer University Athletics

Courtney Gettins

Title:
Assistant Coach
Alma Mater:
Alabama, 2019
Office Phone:
(478) 301-2263
Email:
Courtney.R.Gettins@live.Mercer.edu

Having already left footprints of success at each stop of her career in collegiate athletics, Courtney Gettins begins her sixth season as a collegiate coach, as well as her fourth campaign at Mercer, as an assistant coach for the Bears. Gettins joined the Mercer coaching staff in August 2021.

A native of Hastings, New Zealand, Gettins spent the 2021 season as a volunteer assistant coach at Texas, but has a previous coaching stop as a graduate assistant coach at Jacksonville as well.

While in Austin, Texas, Gettins was a part of a Longhorns staff in 2021 that registered a 43-14 clip, as well as a spot in the NCAA Super Regionals round. Her model of success was evident as she mentored second baseman Janae Jefferson to all-American accolades from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) – the third Longhorn in program history to grab that laurel. Gettins dove into the coaching world the previous season as a graduate assistant at Jacksonville, but her initial season in north Florida was cut short due to the pandemic.

A 2-time NFCA and National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-American at Florida SouthWestern, Gettins crowned as the NJCAA Division I National Pitcher of the Year in 2017 after posting a 34-1 record, a 1.50 earned run average and three saves in 220 innings pitched. In just two seasons in Fort Myers, Fla., the New Zealander amassed 91 appearances (75 starts) and compiled a 73-7 record, a 1.38 ERA and six saves. She struck out 518 batters in 553-1/3 career innings pitched, and held opponents to a miniscule .189 batting clip.

Following a stellar career in the junior college ranks, Gettins transferred to Alabama and compiled a 20-7 record and a 2.90 ERA in two seasons (2018-19) in Tuscaloosa, including a 14-5 mark and a 2.46 ERA in 26 appearances as a junior. She threw a 5-inning no hitter against Lamar in her first appearance as a member of the Crimson Tide and became the first pitcher in program history to toss a no-hitter in her first appearance in her ‘Bama debut.

Gettins earned her bachelor’s degree in human environmental sciences from Alabama in 2019.

THE GETTINS FILE
Coaching Experience
2020	Jacksonville (Graduate Assistant Coach)
2021	Texas (Volunteer Assistant Coach)
2022-Present	Mercer (Assistant Coach)

Playing Experience
Two-time all-American (2016-17) pitcher at Florida SouthWestern. Two-year letterwinner at Alabama (2018-19).

Education
Bachelor's degree in human environmental sciences (Alabama, 2019).