UCHICAGO SOFTBALL CAMPS - Key Persons
Alex Chiodo enters her fifth year on the UChicago softball coaching staff in 2020.
In 2017, the Maroons qualified for the NCAA postseason for the second-straight year. UChicago posted a 26-14 record and three players were named All-Region.
Job Titles:
- Assistant
- Coach
- Assistant Softball Coach
In Ostler's time on the coaching staff, the Maroons have a .612 winning percentage (366-232) and have reached the NCAA postseason nine times. As the pitching coach, Ostler helped guide Hannah Roberts to three All-American awards (2003-05). UChicago has also totaled 11 All-Region and five All-UAA pitcher selections since she started coaching in 2003.
Job Titles:
- Assistant
- Coach
- Assistant Softball Coach
Myra Minuskin enters her first season as a assistant softball coach for UChicago in 2019.
Minuskin arrives in Hyde Park after spending 16 years as the Head Softball Coach at Saint Xavier University in Chicago (2000-16). She also held the title of Assistant Athletic Director. In her tenure leading the Cougars, the softball team won 11 conference titles and made six trips to the NAIA World Series. Saint Xavier finished as the national runner-up in 2016. Minuskin was recognized as the conference coach of the year on seven occasions and as regional coach of the year five times.
Prior to her time at Saint Xavier, Minuskin's experience includes head coaching jobs at Valparaiso University, National-Louis University and Harper College. Her overall career coaching record stands at 778-380.
Her players have also been recognized on the national level, with multiple NAIA Scholar Athlete honors, three NAIA National Pitchers of the Year and one NAIA National Player of the Year.
Now entering her 21st year at the University of Chicago in 2020, Ruth Kmak has led the Maroons to 10 NCAA Division III postseason appearances while compiling a career record of 422-281-1 (.600 winning percentage).
UChicago has also produced six All-Americans and 38 All-Region selections during Kmak's tenure.
Kmak earned her 400th career win during the 2018 season - an 8-4 victory against North Park University on April 2.
The 2017 Maroons qualified for the NCAA postseason for the second-straight year. UChicago posted a 26-14 record and three players were named All-Region.
Kmak served as an assistant coach at Loyola University Chicago from 1992-95 and 2000, and from 1996-98 was an assistant coach at Ball State University. Both Loyola and Ball State won their respective conference championships during Kmak's tenure at those institutions.
Kmak is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, where she was a four-year letter winner as a shortstop from 1989-92. A three-time All-Midwestern Collegiate Conference first team pick, Kmak concluded her playing career as the all-time assists leader in Notre Dame history. She also set a team record with four stolen bases in a 1990 contest.