Dragons Head Coach
Jeff Nickerson
Phone: 419-448-3337
Email: nickersonjp@tiffin.edu
Jeff Nickerson enters his second season as Head Coach of the Dragons.
Nickerson, who has a career mark of 190-153, posted a 23-25 record in his debut season in 2009. He has previous coaching head coaching experience at Presbyterian College in South Carolina and Ohio Northern University.
During his three-year tenure at Presbyterian College, he compiled an overall mark of 108 wins against 69 losses, including a 24-18 record within the South Atlantic Conference (SAC). Nickerson led the Lady Blue Hose to a school record 48 wins during his first year, guiding the program to its first-ever SAC Tournament Championship and their first appearance in the NCAA Division II Regional Tournament in 2004 where they fell in the Regional Championship. He earned SAC and National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) South Atlantic Region Coach of the Year honors in 2004, while coaching nine all-conference players, including the 2005 SAC Freshman of the Year and an NFCA All-South Atlantic Region player in 2006.
During his time at Ohio Northern, Nickerson built the softball program from one with a losing season his first year to recording two straight 20-win seasons in 2002 and 2003. He got his start at ONU as an assistant coach during the 2000 season before being named interim head coach in 2001. He assumed the full-time position after the 2001 season. He also was an assistant softball coach at Capital University and Cortland State University in New York.
Nickerson graduated cum laude from Cortland State University in Cortland, New York with a Bachelors of Science degree in Physical Education in 1998. He earned his Masters in Developmental Kinesiology with an emphasis in Physical Education in 2001 from Bowling Green University in Bowling Green, Ohio. He and his wife, Mindy, and children Chelsea, Jordan, and Keagen reside in Ada, Ohio.
 Asst. Coach De De Justice
Phone: 419-448-3378
Email: justicedm@tiffin.edu
De De Justice enters her second year as Assistant Softball Coach at Tiffin University. Justice most recently coached with Rockford Lutheran in Illinois while also posting coaching stints at North Delta in Mississippi and with the Dixie Darlins from 2006-2007. She was a four-year starting catcher/right fielder at the University of Mississippi, where she earned her degree in 2005. While at Mississippi De De posted several offensive career and single season records including home runs, walks, runs, RBI, slugging percentage, and on-base percentage and was also a two-year captain. She played professionally with the Rockford Thunder in the National Pro Fastpitch League in 2007 and also played internationally in the Netherlands with the Gryphons in 2008.
 Asst. Coach Jessica Sallinger
Jessica Sallinger enters her second year as Assistant Softball Coach at Tiffin University. Sallinger looks to bring her pitching expertise to the Dragons coaching staff. Sallinger most recently competed with the Chicago Bandits in the National Pro Fastpitch league, collecting two wins and a save in the 2008 Championship series. Prior to that, Sallinger was a standout pitcher at Georgie Tech, twice earning All-American honors and three times earning ACC Pitcher of the Year. She is the all-time ACC leader in strikeouts and wins, and holds numerous Georgia Tech records over her career from 2002-2005.
 Asst. Coach Sarah Haynes
Sarah Haynes enters her second year as Assistant Softball Coach at Tiffin University. Haynes plans on bringing her success as a softball player at Ohio Northern University to the Dragons. Haynes finished her career as the career doubles leader and top 6 all-time in hits and RBI. She was a four-year letterwinner who batted .312 for her career over 160 games and posted an on-base percentage of .353.
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Asst. Coach Amanda Ritzler
