Jessica Merchant

Jessica Merchant (born 1983) is an American softball coach and former softball player. She is currently the associate head coach of the Stanford Cardinal softball team. She previously served as an assistant coach with the Minnesota Golden Gophers and UMass Minutewomen. She played professional softball in the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) league for the New England Riptide for three seasons, and for the Connecticut Brakettes for one season. While playing for the Brakettes in 2006, she was named NPF Offensive Player of the Year.

Jessica Merchant
Current position
TitleAssociate head coach
TeamStanford
ConferencePac-12
Record21–4 (.840)
Playing career
1998–2001Wayland Union
2002–2005Michigan
2005New England Riptide
2006Connecticut Brakettes
2007-2008New England Riptide
Position(s)Shortstop
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2006Michigan (volunteer asst.)
2007–2010UMass (asst.)
2011-2017Minnesota (asst.)
2018–2019Stanford (asst.)
2020–presentStanford (AHC)
Head coaching record
Overall543–204–2 (.726)
TournamentsNCAA: 23–21 (.523)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As coach:
  • 4× Big Ten Tournament (2006, 2014, 2016, 2017)
  • 4× Atlantic 10 Tournament (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
  • Big Ten regular season (2017)
  • 4× Atlantic 10 regular season (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)

As player:

  • NCAA (Women's College World Series) Champion (2005)
  • 3× NCAA Regional Champion (2002, 2004, 2005)
  • 2× Big Ten Tournament (2002, 2005)
  • 3×Big Ten regular season (2002, 2004, 2005)
Awards
As player:
  • Third-team NFCA All-American (2005)
  • Second-team NFCA All-American (2004)
  • 2× First-team NFCA Great Lakes All-Region (2003, 2004)
  • Big Ten Player of the Year (2004)
  • 5× Big Ten Player of the Week (2003-2005)
  • First-team All-Big 10 (2004)
  • Second-team All-Big 10 (2003, 2005)
  • University of Michigan Athletic Academic Achievement Award (2004, 2005)
  • Michigan Gatorade Player of the Year (2001)

Merchant also played college softball as a shortstop for the Michigan Wolverines softball team, from 2002 to 2005. She was the captain of the 2005 Michigan Wolverines softball team that won the 2005 Women's College World Series.

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