Hope Creasy - Softball Coach - Georgia Southern University Athletics

Hope Creasy

Title:
Graduate Assistant Coach

Hope Creasy joined the Georgia Southern Softball coaching staff following a playing career at Radford University

as the Eagles’ Graduate Assistant Coach.

Creasy earned the Big South Conference Woman of the Year award as a senior after completing her career for the Highlanders. In addition to an impressive career on the field, Creasy was very active off the field, including work with Radford’s SAAC, Special Olympics, Habitat for Humanity, Samaritan’s Feet and Locks for Love during her time at Radford.

A two-time First-Team All-Conference selection, Creasy was a four-year letterwinner for the Highlanders and helped Radford capture the a pair of Big South regular-season and Tournament Championships. The Highlanders earned NCAA Tournament berths in 2009 and 2010, reaching the 2010 Athens Regional Final, a first for any Radford athletic program.

Creasy finished her senior season with a .319 batting average, in addition to 12 home runs, 36 RBI and a .613 slugging percentage, and was named Louisville Slugger/NFCA First-Team All-Mid-Atlantic Region. A two-time Big South Player of the Week selection in 2010, Creasy ended her Radford career second in home runs (32), fourth in RBI (133), fifth in total bases (338), seventh in slugging (.514) and eighth in doubles (36). Other career highlights included finishing second in the Big South in hitting (.368) and RBI (39) in 2008, which were the fifth-best totals in school history at the time. She also batted .455 with six doubles and 10 RBI in 15 Conference games that season. As a freshman in 2007, Creasy started every game and earned Second-Team All-State honors from the Virginia Sports Information Directors (Va-SID). She had 33 RBI and scored 28 runs, in addition to ranking second on the team in triples, third in stolen bases and fourth in doubles and slugging percentage.

A native of Christiansburg, Va., Creasy graduated from Christiansburg High School. At Radford, Creasy graduated with her degree in sport administration and a minor in marketing. She is working on her masters degree in sport management and coaching.