Averett University Athletics

Carol Oberhelman has served as Averett University's softball head coach since May 2022.

In her first year with the Cougars in 2023, she guided a young roster through its first season as members of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Averett knocked off a top-10 team in her first season when the Cougars beat then-No. 9 Randolph-Macon College. Oberhelman produced one All-ODAC performer with one ODAC Pitcher of the Week selection. Her team also succeeded off the field as three players earned Academic All-District accolades from the College Sports Communicators.

Continuing their transition to the ODAC in 2024, Oberhelman's team qualified for their first conference tournament, reaching double-digit wins within interleague play, marking the program's first team reaching that mark in any conference since 2018. She produced yet another All-ODAC performer, with pitcher Taylor Sullivan landing on the second-team. In the classroom, Oberhelman had two players achieve Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Communicators. 

Oberhelman came to Averett after two seasons as an assistant coach at Muskingum University following a four-year playing career at the University of Lynchburg. In her two seasons coaching at Muskingum, the program went 60-26 with a 40-13 mark in the Ohio Athletic Conference standings.

Prior to beginning her coaching career at Muskingum, Oberhelman played four seasons from 2017-20 at Lynchburg in the ODAC. She appeared in 107 games and was the team’s starting left fielder for the Hornets. She was a member of Lynchburg’s 2018 and 2019 NCAA Regional teams, including the 2019 NCAA Super Regional appearance. Oberhelman also earned Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete accolades in 2019.
 
A native of Washington Township, New Jersey, Oberhelman earned her Bachelor of Science in Health and Physical Education from Lynchburg in 2020. She earned her master's in Adult Education from Muskingum in 2022.
 

CAROL OBERHELMAN'S YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RESULTS
Season	Overall	Conference	Finish	Postseason
2023	9-31	4-16	10th	---
2024	16-24	10-12	7th	Pod Round Appearance
Totals	25-55 (.313)	14-28 (.333)
HEAD COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
• 2 ODAC All-Conference Selections  • 5 Academic All-District Selections  • 2 ODAC Pitchers of the Week  • 1 NCSA All-American

*Last updated on 5/23/2024