Marcie Green - Softball Coach - Oregon State University Athletics

Marcie Green

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
Marcie.Green@oregonstate.edu

Marcie Green - who leads the pitching - finished her 11th season in 2024 to start her second stint with the Beavers. She ended her first following the Beavers' run to the 2022 Women's College World Series.

The 2024 Beavers arms were led by newcomer, Logan Hulon, who racked up team-bests in strikeouts (94) and complete games (11). Hulon also had a pair of nine-strikeout performances (March 2 vs. San Jose State and March 30 at #8 Washington) last year. In addition to her team-leading seven complete games, Ellie Garcia paced the staff with a pair of saves.

Green helped lead Oregon State to one of the best seasons in program history in 2022, as the Beavers made their second ever trip to the Women’s College World Series and ended the season ranked No. 8 in the nation. For their efforts, Oregon State's staff was named NFCA Pacific Region Coaching Staff of the Year. OSU finished the campaign with a record of 39-22, in a season that included a 17-game winning streak. The Beavers won seven games vs. ranked opponents.Mariah Mazon and Frankie Hammoude both earned All-America honors for their performance on the year..

In her first season at Oregon State, she worked closely with senior right-hander Marina Demore, who was an All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention pick after compiling a 21-13 record to become the first Oregon State pitcher since 2007 to win 20 games. Demore posted a career-best 3.00 ERA and also shattered her previous highs by tallying 19 complete games and six shutouts.

Green also mentored fellow senior Tina Andreana, whose two-hitter at No. 10 California on April 21, 2013 provided Oregon State with its first road shutout of a top-10 team since 2007. During a late April home series against No. 23 Arizona, the duo of Demore and Andreana threw all 22 innings and gave up just three earned runs, leading Oregon State to a trio of 2-1 wins for its first-ever sweep of the Wildcats. The weekend of pitching dominance also produced OSU’s first Pac-12 sweep since 2007 and its first sweep of a ranked foe since taking all three from No. 25 Oregon in 2005.

After working with veteran pitchers in her first year, Green took over a relatively inexperienced staff in 2014. Under her tutelage, senior Amanda Najdek has the best season of her collegiate career, highlighted by pair of victories over No. 5/7 Arizona State, leading to Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week honors. Green and the Beavers posted a number of big wins in the campaign, including Oregon State’s first series win over Stanford since 2007, in a three-game set that saw junior transfer Melanie Dembinski allow just 11 hits in 11 innings of work.

Green took over another inexperienced staff in 2015, with a group of pitchers featuring two transfers and a pair of freshmen. Green coached Beverly Miller to All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention in her debut season at the Division I level, as the junior led the Pac-12 in innings pitched and threw the Beavers’ first no-hitter since 2011. Miller finished the year sixth in the conference in strikeouts. Under Green’s watch, the Beavers earned marquee wins over No. 16 Arizona State, No. 20 Washington and California, as well as a series sweep of Stanford.

In 2016, the staff saw the 30-wins mark for just the second time in Green's tenure, while recording the least losses with 20. Green coached freshman Meehra Nelson to the record books as she tallied seven saves to set a single-season record on her way to earning All-Pac-12 Third team and Pac-12 All-Freshman Team honors. She also was a Top-25 Finalist, Schutt Sports/NFCA Division I Freshman of the Year. The freshman also garnished a trio of in-season awards, being named Pac-12 Freshman and Pitcher of the Week and NFCA Selected Top Performance of the Week. Nelson finished with 211 strikeouts, the seventh-most in a single season.

2017 was a year that no one expected to happen how it did. Senior Taylor Cotton made a miraculous comeback to become the Beavers' ace. Cotton transferred from California after her freshman year and pitch a total of 59 1/3 inning her first two years in the Orange and Black. As a senior she started 29 games in the circle and posted a 2.50 ERA after hurling 165 1/3 innings. She nearly doubled her career strike outs with 142 during the season, including finishing tied for third in the Pac-12 with 36 batters struck out looking.

In 2018, Green developed three pitchers to become a force in the Pac-12. As a whole, Nerissa Eason, Mariah Mazon and Meehra Nelson pitched 30 complete games, including eight complete game shutouts. The three also struck out 295 batters while keeping opponents at a .251 batting average. Mazon and Nelson maintained under a 2.90 ERA through a combined 344.2 innings of work. Under Green's leadership, Mazon was able to pick up Pac-12 All-Conference Third Team and Pac-12 All-Freshman honors.

Green continued the development of Eason, Mazon and Nelson in 2019. Between the three, OSU recorded 289 strike outs through 290 innings of work while pitching 28 complete games and nine shutouts. As a sophomore, Mazon earned Pac-12 Second Team honors and was the first Pitcher of the Week on April 29 that the Beavers have had since Cotton earned the honor in 2017. Also while under Green's tutelage, Mazon earned NFCA Second Team honors for her work in the circle, while Nelson sits No. 5 all-time in OSU history with 481 strike outs.

2020 was a shortened season for the Beavers as the team only pitched a total of 178.0 innings between four players. As a junior, Mazon earned Softball American All-America Third Team honors. Mazon led the pitching corps with 113.0 innings and 130 strikeouts. Under Green's leadership, she also finished in ranked in the following categories in the NCAA: No. 3 solo-shutouts (six), No. 6 saves (four), No. 7 strikeouts and No. 32 ERA (1.18). Mazon capped off her junior year throwing her first two career no-hitters at UNLV and at Houston. Complementing Mazon in the circle was graduate transfer Trystan Melancon. Melancon saw time in 11 games pitching 50.1 innings and struck out 67 batters. She finished the season with a 1.81 ERA and a 5-3 record. Eason and freshman Xiao Gin rounded out the pitching staff. Between the two of them, they pitched 14.2 innings and struck out 12 batters while only allowing 12 hits. Gin picked up her first victory in the Orange and Black aginst UC Riverside and finished with one save.

In 2021, Mariah Mazon once again led the four pitchers with Nerissa Eason, Trystan Melancon and Xiao Gin. Mazon capped off her season with Second Team All-Pacific Region honors after being named First Team All-Pac-12. The junior pitcher surpassed 200 strikeouts (totaling 204) and pitched three no-hitters including one perfect game to open the Beavers' home slate (Mar. 12). To close out OSU's opening day, Trystan Melancon pitched a no-hitter for the second game of the doubleheader against Sacramento State.

Green came to Oregon State after spending the previous nine years as an assistant at her alma mater-Fresno State. She helped the Bulldogs to NCAA Tournament appearances each season, in addition to four WAC championships and two conference tournament titles.

A four-year standout for the Bulldog softball program at pitcher, Green came to Fresno State after serving three years as an assistant coach at the College of Sequoias. COS finished third place at the 2003 state tournament and was part of a coaching staff that was selected as the 2003 National Fastpitch Coaches Association/California Junior College Coaching Staff of the Year.

While COS captured two conference titles (2002 and '03) under her assistance, she also coached her first NFCA All-America pitcher. In addition, Green served as adjunct faculty member who taught a physical education class on Fundamentals of Fast Pitch Softball.

In the Amateur Softball Association arena, Green was as an assistant coach for the Valley ICE Softball Organization for two years and helped the 18-under team reach the national tournament in 2001 and 2002. Also, Green co-directed the Fresno Force Softball Organization (1992-95). As co-head coach she helped the 16-under team to a national title in 1993 while reaching nationals with numerous age groups with the Fresno Force.

Green wrapped up her Bulldog career listed among the school's career top five in virtually every pitching category. The two-time all-Big West honoree guided Fresno State to three Big West Conference titles en-route to four NCAA Regional appearances and three Women's College World Series showings.

The two-time team co-MVP was named all-WCWS as a freshman when the Bulldogs finished as the national runner-up in 1990. With a tournament leading 14 strikeouts at the WCWS, she recorded shutout wins over Arizona and Oklahoma State. The next two years she would be decisive in the circle for the Bulldogs as she won the regional championship games that sent the Bulldogs to the WCWS in 1991 and '92, in which Fresno State finished third both years.

As a Bulldog, Green went 86-26 in the circle with 60 shutouts and 584 strikeouts in 779.1 innings pitched for a 0.66 ERA. In addition, she appeared in 119 games and started 112 while tossing 104 complete games. Throwing four no-hitters and tallying three 20-win seasons, she ranks among the program's top pitchers.

The Visalia, Calif., native, graduated from Fresno State with a bachelor of science in criminology in 1994.