Jennifer Teague Head Coach Second Season Indiana Wesleyan '99 Email: jteague@buffalo.edu Phone: 716-645-6517 Office: 214 C Alumni

Jennifer Teague is set to begin her second season as the Bulls head coach after taking over the reigns in July 2008 as the seventh coach in school history and just the second head coach at the Division I level.

In her first season with UB, Teague led the Bulls to a record of 25-27 (7-15 MAC), which tied the most wins in a single season in UB’s Division I softball era.

Teague comes to UB after a three-year stint as the top assistant and pitching coach at the Eastern Michigan and was the also the head coach of the Philadelphia Force of the National Pro Fastpitch League.

The Eagles had a 70-80 overall record in the three years Teague was on staff, including a 33-25 conference mark. The 2007 team finished first in the MAC West and won the overall MAC Title, making the team's first ever NCAA appearance. During the 2007 season, Teague helped the Eagles to a 2.83 team ERA, including seven shutouts. The pitching staff also limited opposing batters to a .245 average.

Following the 2007 collegiate season, Teague joined the Philadelphia Force of the National Pro Fastpitch League. She took over the coaching reins mid-season when the team was 7-9. With Teague at the helm, the Force went 17-11 and missed the playoffs after coming in a three-way tie for the last spot. While on staff, Teague helped the team lower its ERA and raise its batting average.

Teague remained head coach of the Force for the 2008 season and selected Katie Burkhart in the first round, who was the winner in the NCAA Championship game, pitching a four-hit shutout with 13 strikeouts.

Prior to joining the Eagles, Teague was a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Michigan during the Wolverine’s national championship season. The Maize and Blue were the first team east of the Mississippi River to win a Women’s College World Series national championship. Teague was part of a staff that garnered 2005 National Softball Coaching Staff of the Year honors.

"Jennifer is a great coach and tremendous person and we are very excited to have her join our staff," said Manuel. "We wanted someone who had experience with a championship program and who could develop young women as softball players, and more importantly, as people. I believe we have found such a person in Jennifer Teague. Her familiarity with the Mid-American Conference and her ability to recruit both locally and nationally will be beneficial in helping us reach our ultimate goal of a MAC Championship."

A 1999 graduate of Indiana Wesleyan University, Teague arrived in Ann Arbor following a four-year head coaching stint with local NAIA school Concordia University from 2001-2004. Teague’s run at Concordia was highlighted by one regional championship and the school’s first-ever appearance in the NAIA National Championship in 2002. The Cardinals closed out the 2002 season ranked 14th out of 268 NAIA schools across the country. She also coached one NAIA All-American and four all-conference players during her tenure with Concordia.

A member of the NFCA, she started her coaching career as an assistant at her alma mater, Indiana Wesleyan, from 1999-2001 following a distinguished playing career, serving as co-captain of the 1998 and ’99 teams. Teague earned NCCAA All-American honorable mention recognition as a senior (1999) after earning NFCA, NAIA and NCCAA All-Region honors as a junior in 1998. She was also her team’s Most Valuable Offensive Player in 1998.