Coaching Staff

Jaimie Hoover | Assistant Coach

Jaimie Hoover was named NCCU softball assistant coach in September of 2021 just after finishing her collegiate playing career at the University of Florida.

Hoover served as a team captain for a Gators softball team that advanced to the NCAA Super Regional and finished the 2021 season ranked in the top-10 of all four major polls.

“For almost a decade, I have watched Jaimie develop into a Power 5 starter,” said NCCU head coach Cat Tarvin. “I had the privilege of coaching her as she prepared for her career at University of Florida. Her expertise and overall intensity towards the game is exactly what the team needs in an assistant coach.”

Hoover was a multiple-time Southeastern Conference (SEC) Academic Honor Roll award winner. She garnered Dean’s List accolades at Florida and was a co-creator of the Black Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

The outfielder from Suwanee, Georgia, played in over 200 games for the Gators, finishing with a .382 career on-base percentage. Hoover had over 37 career extra-base hits while producing 96 RBI, 90 runs and 16 stolen bases. She ranks in the top-10 of UF career records with seven triples.

Hoover graduated from Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree in African American studies.

Kaitlyn Macon | Assistant Coach

Kaitlyn Macon was named an NCCU student assistant softball coach in September of 2021 after being a four-year letter winner for the Eagles from 2018-2021.

Macon played in 92 games over her four seasons with the Eagles Macon posted a career .263 on-base percentage with totals of 15 runs, 14 RBI and three stolen bases as a utility catcher and infielder.

The Harrisburg, North Carolina, resident was awarded the Debra Saunders-White Leadership Award as a senior. Macon also earned MEAC All-Academic Team status in her undergraduate career with the Eagles.

Macon is working on a behavioral and social sciences degree at NCCU.

Nate Russell | Assistant Coach