STARKVILLE — Mississippi State softball announced on Wednesday the promotions of volunteer assistant coach Zac Shaw and graduate assistant Alyssa Loza to full-time positions within the program.
“We are excited to announce the promotions of both Zac and Alyssa and to keep them on staff with us another year,” head coach Samantha Ricketts said in Wednesday’s press release.
Shaw, who just completed his first season with the Bulldogs as a volunteer assistant, is now one of the program’s three paid assistant coaches.
Shaw is also a current member of the US men’s national softball team, helping the stars and stripes win their first World Baseball Softball Confederation Men’s Softball World Cup medal in two decades this past year in New Zealand.
“Zac brings a tremendous amount of experience to our infield, and I am looking forward to the team getting another year to learn from him,” Ricketts said. “He will also spend time with our offense, oversee camps and clinics and assist us with recruiting.”
Loza, who pitched for the Bulldogs from 2019-21, has held a graduate assistant position since her MSU career came to an end. In 2019, she tossed the third perfect game in program history, one of her five complete games that season.
She was promoted to a fellowship role within the program, focusing on player development and team operations.
“[Loza] has been one of the hardest-working people we have had come through this program, and I am thrilled to be able to keep her on staff,” Ricketts said. “Data collection and technology usage are growing rapidly in our game, and Alyssa will be a great asset to collecting, managing and streamlining our data to better assist the coaches when it comes to player development.”
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