Outside the Lines has inquired about the records requests about a dozen times but has yet to receive any records. "Auburn University spoke to multiple people at Arizona State to discuss the hire," she said. In eight years at the helm of the Sun Devil program, Myers took seven trips to the Womens College World Series. An SEC spokesman said commissioner Greg Sankey was unavailable for comment Saturday night. Important Site Links. The team's most recent trip culminated with the 2002 national title. In his 10 seasons with the team, Myers compiled a record of 406-192 with two appearances in the Junior College World Series in Grand Junction, Colo. From 1996-2005, he was the head baseball coach where he took the Vaqueros to the Junior College World Series twice, winning the NJCAA National Championship in 2002. Purchase an online subscription to our website for $7.99 a month with automatic renewal or purchase a full year subscription for only $69.99 with automatic renewal. Travel plans for the team, which was scheduled to arrive in Alabama on Monday to begin practicing with their new coaching staff, reportedly have been put on hold. Neither Clint nor Corey Myers have responded to phone messages seeking comment. In 2015, Auburn had its best record in school history and hosted its first Super Regional series. Myers and his wife Katie have two sons, Casey and Corey. View Los Angeles obituaries on Legacy, the most timely and comprehensive collection of local obituaries for Los Angeles, California, updated regularly throughout the day with submissions from . Two days later, Clint Myers announced his retirement from Auburn. His teams also captured seven regional titles and nine ACCAC Conference titles. The Bismarck, N.D., native spent 19 highly successful years coaching Central Arizona Colleges baseball and softball teams. He. I don't agree.". On May 31, a former player, Alexa Nameth, filed a Title IX complaint with the university alleging that "Coach Clint Myers knowingly let his son Corey Myers have relations and pursue relations with multiple members of the team." as the skipper of the softball team. Infielder Emily Spain took what Clint Myers called a "leave of absence" at that time for what Myers said were unspecified health reasons. [9] The Sun Devils subsequently swept the WCWS and defeated the Florida Gators in two games for the 2011 NCAA national championship. His son. Corey Myers had resigned as associate head coach on March 30 of last year after players presented evidence of his improprieties to the athletic department. "So, I have no comment.". We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. In eight years at the helm of the Sun Devil program, Myers took seven trips to the Womens College World Series. A former student-athlete at Arizona State University, Clint Myers returns to his alma mater as the third Head Softball Coach in ASU history. His teams were 427-102 overall, made seven Women's College World Series appearances and won national titles in 2008 and 2011. You can cancel at any time. Veach was an assistant coach this year for the Cleveland Comets, one of the NPF teams featuring Chinese players. The first count brought forth by Nemeth in the 29-page filing alleges Title IX discrimination based upon sex by Auburn and states that she was subjected to unwarranted harassment based upon her sex by Clint and Corey Myers. I appreciate him being willing to say, 'You know what, I can't keep doing both of these. Messages left with Clint Myers were not immediately returned Friday, and Corey Myers declined to comment when reached by Outside the Lines. In the filing, Nemeth alleges that Clint Myers commented on her appearance, while Corey Myers seemed to be grooming her for an unwanted sexual relationship, all of which constituted a hostile environment. From 1984 to 1987, ASU made four straight trips to NCAA Regionals and returned to the Women's College World Series in 1987 where they finished 7th. According to the records provided to Outside the Lines, during Myers' tenure, the program reported three other violations to the NCAA: one for abuse of practice time limits, another for improper use of student managers, and one for providing free tickets to a community college team attending a tournament. He is currently a catcher for the Midland RockHounds, AA Affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. Emails to its president, Dr. Yang Xu, have gone unanswered. The Arizona State Sun Devils softball team represents Arizona State University in NCAA Division I College softball. Corey stepped away from the program for a couple of weeks. And on Friday, one more item will be checked off the list. 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In 2010, the Sun Devils won 44 games and lost to the Florida Gators in the NCAA Gainesville Super Regional, which was the first time in the Clint Myers era the Sun Devils did not make the Women's College World Series. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. "An investigation was promptly launched when allegations were made. All of Myers' success and honors led up to him taking over the baseball program at the start of the 1996 season. Wednesday's abrupt retirement of Auburn softball coach Clint Myers. The company had been creating materials for the team. Estell tweeted her support on Sunday morning. He didnt try to change me. In the Cardinals' organization, Myers played three years at the single, double and triple `A' designations before jumping into the coaching ranks following the 1975 season. The community, and group of fans have been incredible and I have truly appreciated their support. It's a serious matter. The Sun Devils finished with a record of 66-5. The softball team continued to grow throughout the 1970s. "I'm not sure why you're asking that," Clint Myers said. In January 2011, then-ASU athletic director Lisa Love sent Clint Myers a letter noting that Corey was "not to come onto the field or into the facility areas that are open only to coaching staff, student athletes and authorized ASU Athletics staff without the prior written permission of the sport supervisor Corey may not serve in any paid or unpaid capacity in any role with the women's softball program.". PHONE : 724-225-1060 FAX: 724-225-9852. Watch Derrian Gobourne's final bow at the NCAA national championship meet here. The tournament in 2020 will feature six teams. Clint Myers was a coach on an NCAA title winning team at Arizona State, and as head coach at Auburn his teams went a combined 163-34 including two first place finishes in the SEC and two WCWS berths. Nov 22, 2013 by Brentt Eads. While we don't by policy or law comment on personnel issues or issues related to students, any suggestion that Auburn Athletics or university administration didn't take it seriously or didn't act in the best interest of student-athletes is simply false. The Sun Devils again earned a spot in the 2011 Women's College World Series by winning the Tempe Super Regional against Texas A&M. Coach Clint Myers is indisputably one of the top college softball head coaches in the sport today with two National Championships (2008, 2011) in the last six years and seven World Series appearances in the last eight seasons at the helm of Arizona State. On April 27, Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs said he had no knowledge of any investigation into Corey Myers' conduct. I've enjoyed the participation of the Chinese teams. Over the past five months, AL.com attempted to contact more than a dozen former Auburn athletes, coaches and support staffers regarding the circumstances surrounding Corey Myers' resignation. His tenure at Auburn ended amid allegations of pursuing inappropriate relationships with students. Please purchase a subscription to continue reading. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. As much as we may want to give more details, we have been approached by some of the student-athletes involved, directly asking us to protect them because they don't want their names made public. as the head of the softball program, winning six national titles, including a string of five straight from 1988-1992. Most recently, he made his eighth trip to the WCWS, taking Auburn for the first time in program history in 2015. "ESPN has written an important story about our softball team. Because me coming out about a coach being inappropriate, especially the Myers, I probably could've gotten kicked off. Clint Myers is a retired college softball and college baseball coach, who previously served as head coach of the Arizona State Sun Devils softball team and the Auburn Tigers softball team. The Chinese believe they need coaches to help them compete in the Olympics, and I often recommended coaches to them. On the field, Myers got his start playing for Lakewood Senior High School and helped his team to the 1970 California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State Championship. In his two years, the Cardinals posted solid finishes, including the 1975 Connie Mack World Championship and the 1976 runner-up. "It was a team decision.". In game two, the Arizona State clinched the school's first national championship by beating the Aggies 11-0, which was one of the largest defeats in a championship game in the history of the Women's College World Series. Also at the time, according to an NCAA report, Arizona State had the highest number of major infraction cases of any other institution. Auburn went 205-54-1 with four straight postseason appearances under Clint Myers, who was named SEC coach of the year in 2015 after leading the Tigers to their first SEC Tournament championship and first WCWS appearance, feats repeated in 2016. Last week, news broke about the alleged sexual harassment of Auburn softball players during the tenure of head coach Clint Myers, who is said to have allowed his son and assistant coach, Corey Myers, to pursue sexual relations with players on the team. She finished with 493 wins, won three conference championships, and made 13 trips to the postseason, nine of which were Women's College World Series appearances. I will always remember that and that is something that is so special to me, Gobourne said of her head coach. She said she was worried the Chinese women could be "vulnerable. [4] The 1972 and 1973 teams won the Women's College World Series, which at the time was not organized by the NCAA but by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) and the Amateur Softball Association. Then, in 1983, Myers moved on to Eastern Washington for one season as he attained his M.A. In December 2010, it had been slapped with penalties over major infractions incurred by the Arizona State baseball program. Nemeth, a one-time walk-on at Auburn from 2016-17, filed the lawsuit on Sept. 25 with five counts alleging sexual discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title IX. The Sun Devils team won the National Championship in 2008 & 2011. Auburn president Steven Leath told ESPN on Monday that the university is doing a comprehensive review of its softball program after alleged abuse under former coach Clint Myers. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. He was fired with five games left in their season for what the Comets regarded as back-channel activities, but he is expected to join the staff of the Chinese national team if Clint Myers becomes the head coach. Cambridge, who transferred to Arizona State last season, has re-entered the transfer portal and reportedly has the Tigers among his potential . They also earned a school record 18 wins in the Pac-10 on their way to the conference championship. Then, in the spring, some players confronted head coach Clint Myers with phone screenshots of what they described as text messages proving that Corey was engaged in an inappropriate relationship with one of their teammates. Some of the best players in the country became Sun Devils in the early 1970s. The Sun Devils finished off the 2000s making four straight appearances in the Women's College World Series. Low near 50F. "Coach is a great man. It's upsetting that I'm in the position of being at odds with them. The fourth count relates to retaliation against all defendants listed in the filing, while the fifth alleges failure to supervise by all defendants. They finished fourth that year. Nemeth, who was a true freshman last season, is no longer part of the program. She said, 'Don't say anything to anyone,' because I could have gotten in trouble. "We followed this same procedure in matters related to the softball program. It could have been he-said-she-said type thing. Cheri Kempf, commissioner of National Pro Fastpitch, which fields two teams with Chinese players, spoke out against the supposed hiring of the Myerses. Auburns Emily Carosone shakes hands with head coach Clint Myers. "We could not come to terms with the Chinese team, and we're not going to do it," said Russell Melnick, chairman of the parks and recreation board in Opelika. I college softball, Clint Myers announced Wednesday that he is retiring as head coach at Auburn. Find Your League < > PONY Baseball and Softball. In ASU Softball's now 40-plus year history, the sport has only had three coaches. The Vaqueros' also won ACCAC Conference titles on five occasions (1997, 2001-2004) and were crowned NJCAA Region I champions five times as well (1999-02, 2004). "There is a cultural divide, there is a language divide, and they are completely dependent on these men who in the past have abused that power.". Japan and the United States are the only two countries that have qualified. he was not forced to resign as assistant coach until March 30, 2017. To cancel you may contact Customer Service @ 256-235-9253 or email ggray@annistonstar.com. The Sun Devils have made the Women's College World Series in five of his first six seasons. as the head of the softball program, winning six national titles, including a string of five straight from 1988-1992. Softball will return to the Olympics in 2020 after being absent from the Games since 2008. Winner, 2014 Alfred I. duPont Columbia University Award; finalist, 2012 IRE broadcast award; winner, 2011 Gannett Foundation Award for Innovation in Watchdog Journalism; Emmy nominated, 2009. Before his arrival, the Tigers had five players who were tabbed All-Americans in the previous 17 campaigns. Myers has also guided the Sun Devil program to its first ever Pac-10 Conference championship in 2008. Several weeks ago, Veach joined Corey and Casey Myers on a recruiting trip to China, according to multiple sources. 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From there, he made his way back to ASU for one year as he guided the junior varsity team to a 35-9 record while assisting Jim Brock with the varsity squad that placed third at the College World Series. "At all times, Auburn University will protect its students, obey privacy laws, and deal with anyone on staff who violates our high standards.". On Friday, though, Auburn athletic department spokeswoman Cassie Arner said officials with Auburn did speak to Arizona State compliance and administrative staffers, as well as representatives from the NCAA, before hiring the Myerses. The Myers family's return to the sport would add another contentious chapter to the career of a coach who won two national championships at Arizona State and came within a game of a national championship at Auburn. Clint Myers, former head coach of the Sun Devils, guided the team to the Women's College World . Your current subscription does not provide access to this content. One of the former Arizona State administrators as well as a former member of the support staff said that there was no indication or reports from players during Myers' tenure in Tempe that Corey Myers had engaged in any type of inappropriate behavior. Promotional Rates were found for your code. She finished her career with the Sun Devils with 563 wins, surpassing Mary Littlewood for the most wins in school history, and two Women's College World Series appearances. VALLEY SPORTS OFFICE 6911 Laurelgrove Ave., North Hollywood, CA 91605 Phone: (818) 765-0284 Fax: (818) 764-5794 E-mail: Softball.MuniSports@lacity.org Softball Staff Information Name Title John Knight Senior Recreation Director / Softball Director Daniel Hernandez Recreation Coordinator Our softball program offers an excellent recreational opportunity for the adults of the City of Los Angeles . However, in the years following the 1991 season, the Sun Devils softball team began to slide slightly. "She broke down for us appropriate, inappropriate places for him to be. The team shut out Stony Brook and Hawaii twice to earn a spot in Super Regionals. Earlier, Auburn parks and recreation director Becky Richardson said that the city of Auburn decided "not to move forward with a contract at this time.". A coach at various levels in both softball and baseball, Myers comes to Tempe by way of 19 highly successful years at Central Arizona College, where he compiled an overall record of 887-235. After his playing days, Myers began coaching in the Connie Mack Baseball League as the skipper of the Long Beach Cardinals from 1975-1976. Auburn softball coach Clint Myers announced his retirement on Aug. 23, 2017. That issue was addressed in the letter Love sent to Clint Myers, which stated that without prior approval, no active student athlete might live in any property owned by an ASU athletics employee or family member or be employed by them. 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