North Carolina State University Athletics
Wolfpack Softball Hires Shelly Lis Hoerner as an Assistant Coach
7/14/2005 12:00:00 AM | Softball
July 14, 2005
Shelly Lis Hoerner enters her first season as an assistant coach at NC State, though she is more than familiar with head coach Lisa Navas. Hoerner, who played under and coached with Navas at Barry University in Miami, Fla., comes to NC State after serving the last five seasons as head coach at Barry. With six years of head coaching experience under her belt and a career record of 208-116, Hoerner is a talented coach who will pay immediate dividends for Wolfpack softball. She will assist with recruiting and the pitcher/catcher battery while coordinating team travel as well.
"I've always wanted Shelly on my staff but the time was never right," said Navas. "I'm glad we are able to make this work now, and I'm excited to have her join the Wolfpack program. She was my first-ever recruit at Barry and we have been great friends ever since. It's hard to find people who make you better as a coach from working together, but Shelly does that."
During that five-year span as head coach of Barry, Hoerner compiled a 191-82 mark, including an 88-41 mark in the Sunshine State Conference. She also led the Bucs to back-to-back SSC titles in 2002 and 2003 and a fifth-place finish in the 2002 NCAA Division II Championship. In 2003, Hoerner guided the Bucs to a school-record 52 wins while winning the second of two SSC Coach of the Year honors.
As an assistant at Barry, Hoerner was an integral part of three Barry squads (1997-99) which compiled a 126-45 overall record and advanced to postseason play each year. The 1998 team reached the national championship game, finishing second in the nation, after winning the South Regional for only the second time in school history.
Hoerner returned to Barry after one year of head coaching experience at Valdosta State in Valdosta, Ga. While playing with a predominantly freshman roster, she guided the Blazers to a 13-38 record, nearly earning a spot in the Gulf South Conference Tournament.
She started as a freshman in 1993 for Navas, earning second-team All-SSC. As a sophomore, Hoerner helped lead the Buccaneers to their first-ever trip to the NCAA Division II National Tournament, where they finished fifth. In her two seasons as a player, she scored 41 runs and drove in 30, while striking out only six times in 224 plate appearances.
After her sophomore year, Hoerner transferred to NCAA Division I Canisius College where she led the Griffons to two Mid-American Athletic Conference titles, earning All-MAAC honors.
Hoerner spent the summer of 1998 playing catcher for Cavigal Nice Sports, a semi-pro team in Nice, France. She helped Cavigal to a fifth-place finish that summer in the European Championships.
Hoerner received a B.S. in physical education at Canisius in 1996 and a master's in sport management at Barry in 2003. In December 1999, she married Jeff Hoerner.
