Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Almost seven weeks after Laura Matthews lost her softball program in a cost-cutting move by Wright State, she has a new job.
Belmont University hired the 2008 University of Dayton graduate and former Wittenberg University head coach on Monday to be its new head softball coach.
The new job brings Matthews home to Nashville, Tenn. She attended high school at Franklin Road Academy, which is 10 minutes from the Belmont campus. She called the opportunity an “absolute godsend” and a blessing for her family.
“It’s home,” Matthews said. “My parents, my three sisters and their families are still there. Pretty much my entire family is there.”
Matthews, the 13th head coach in Belmont history, compiled a 128-57-1 record in five seasons at Wittenberg. She coached three seasons at Wright State after being hired on Sept. 21, 2017. Wright State finished 21-32 in 2018 and 22-33 in 2019. Her third season, this past season, was cut short by the coronavirus pandemic.
