The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Softball
- Title:
- Volunteer Assistant Coach
Texas head softball coach Mike White announced on July 29, 2020, that former Alabama pitcher and Jacksonville graduate assistant coach Courtney Gettins joined the Longhorns program as a volunteer assistant coach.
“We’re excited to announce the addition of Courtney Gettins as our volunteer coach,” White said. “She possesses a wealth of experience from her time as a pitcher both at the international level with New Zealand and at the University of Alabama. Her experience will help us not only with our pitching staff, but also through her ability to throw live batting practice to our hitters.”
Most recently, Gettins served as a graduate assistant coach at Jacksonville University (2019-20), working with the pitching staff while also assisting with aspects of film, recruiting and creating bullpen/practice plans.
A pitcher at the University of Alabama for two seasons from 2018-19, Gettins registered a 20-7 overall record with a 2.90 ERA in 43 appearances with 28 starts, 14 complete games, and 112 strikeouts over 183.1 innings. During her time as a team captain for the Crimson Tide, she helped UA to the 2019 Southeastern Conference regular-season title and to a berth in the 2019 Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City, Okla. She also became the first Alabama pitcher to toss a no-hitter in her debut, blanking Lamar in a five-inning contest back on Feb. 9, 2018.
Prior to her time at “The Capstone,” Gettins was a two-time National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) First Team All-American and National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-American pitcher at Florida SouthWestern State College in Fort Myers, Fla. She earned 2016 NJCAA Division I National Pitcher of the Year honors as a freshman, after posting a 39-6 record with a 1.45 ERA, and led the nation in wins as a sophomore in 2017 with a 35-1 record and a 1.46 ERA. After going a perfect 11-0 with a 0.84 ERA in league play in 2017, Gettins earned her second consecutive Suncoast Conference Pitcher of the Year accolade.
Internationally, Gettins played for Team New Zealand in two Under-19 World Championships, three Open Women’s World Series and during the 2019 Asia/Oceania Olympic Qualifier.
A native of Hastings, New Zealand, Gettins graduated from Alabama in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in human environmental sciences. She also earned her associate of arts from Florida SouthWestern State in 2017.
