LANCE MCMAHON - ASSISTANT COACH
Lance McMahon joined the Alabama Softball coaching staff in the fall of 2022.
"We are very excited to welcome Lance to the Alabama softball family," UA Head Coach Patrick Murphy said. "He has done great things at Illinois and we look forward to having him work with our pitchers. His experiences in Champaign and at LSU, Mizzou and the NPF have more than prepared him for this position."
McMahon arrives in Tuscaloosa following six seasons at the University of Illinois. The Illini pitching staff recorded sub 3.00 team ERAs in each of the last three seasons, culminating in a 2.50 campaign in 2022, its lowest team ERA since 2010. The pitchers also struck out a single season record 428 batters in 2022, beating the previous record that had stood since 2001. The Illini ranked in the top three in the Big 10 in ERA, saves, strikeouts, batting average against and shutouts.
Prior to his time at Illinois, McMahon was a graduate assistant at LSU, helping the Tigers to a pair of Women's College World Series appearances. He began his collegiate softball career as a student manager as his alma mater, the University of Missouri, from 2010-13 where the Tigers earned a Big 12 Championship and an appearance at the Women's College World Series.
In addition to his collegiate experience, McMahon was the pitching coach for the Chicago Bandits in the National Pro Fastpitch League in the summer of 2019, winning the NPF regular season title and earning 2019 Coaching Staff of the Year honors alongside head coach Lauren Lappin and assistant Amber Flores. He also was the pitching coach for the Wichita Mustangs organization (2014-15) and a volunteer assistant at Knox County High School (2010-14).
Lance McMahon Resume
- University of Illinois – Assistant Coach – 2017-22
- Chicago Bandits (National Pro Fastpitch) – Assistant Coach – Summer 2019
- LSU – Graduate Assistant – 2014-16
- Wichita Mustangs – Pitching Coach – 2014-15
- Knox County High School – Volunteer Assistant – 2010-14
- Missouri – Student Manager – 2010-13