Mary Thompson named
Ellsworth College Head Softball Coach

Mary Thompson

• Mary Thompson is the founder of the I-Club.  A native of Iowa.  She has a 17 year old daughter named Paige.  She has over 20 years of playing experience and over 25 years of coaching experience.
   
• Mary attended Lincoln High School in Des Moines where she was inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.  She was a 4x All-Conference pitcher and a 4x All-State pitcher.  Still holding a state record of least amount of hits allowed in one season.
       
• Mary played on several ASA travel ball teams growing up.  She has made it to 4 ASA National tournaments including Binghamton NY, Freeport TX, Freeport TX again and Las Cruces NM placing 7th in the Nation.  She also played for the Reames women's fastpitch team for approximately 12 years.  
       
• Mary played in college at Central Arizona Community College 1984 where she helped pitch them to a National Championship.  Went on to receive a full-ride scholarship to the University of Oklahoma where she won All Big 8 honors.
    
• Her passion is helping kids reach their potential.  "I want all the players that want to go to college on a softball scholarship to have that opportunity." 

Coached by USA Olympic Coach 
Mike Candrea

2002 & 2003 Lincoln HS Assistant
2004 Hoover HS Head Coach
2005 Ankeny HS Head Coach

Oct. 2005 Founded I-Club
Iowa Softball Club

I-Club has placed 30 players in the past 3 years into college on scholarships.  We currently have three 18U teams and one 14U/16U team.

Mary is an private instructor working out of 
Waukee, Iowa at All Star Strike Zone 
 performing group and individual lessons 
in both pitching and hitting.

2008  Central Springs High School setting school record with 18+ home runs this season and top in their conference.
2007 Adel High School set record for most home runs in a season with 26.  Improved overall team batting average.  Went to state tourney.
2007 Winterset High School set school record for most home runs in a season with 28.  Individual home run record with 9 by Macie Silliman.  Improved overall team batting average.

Some of the past students are: 
Missey Allen - Dowling
(Now Perry Head Coach)
Marcy Potts (Roff) - Lincoln
(Current Head Coach at Dana College)
Kristin Birocci - Lincoln
(Currently at Drake University)
Stephanie Ackerson - Dowling
(Currently at Univ. of Iowa)
Shannon Michaelson - East
(Currently at Grandview College)
Kasey Schlafke - Dallas Center Grimes
(Southern Illinois Edwardsville)