Campbell softball head coach Trena Prater announced the addition of Nerissa Myers as an assistant coach in August of 2023. Myers joins Prater’s staff as a third assistant coach alongside Erin Arevalo and Megan Hill.
“This hire is a blessing!”, said Prater. “I'm grateful that our director of athletics, Hannah Bazemore, continues to support our softball program and has allowed me to hire my third assistant coach, Nerissa Myers. Coach Myers is one of the best power hitters to ever play at Louisiana was a phenomenal shortstop too. Her experience as an All-American collegiate player, professional player, international player, college coach, travel ball coach and private instructor makes her a very valuable addition to our coaching staff and team.”
Myers was a three-time All-Sun Belt and two-time NFCA All-Region shortstop during her career at Louisiana from 2010-13. As a true-freshman she started 60 games and earned all-tournament honors after helping the Cajuns to an NCAA Super Regionals appearance. In her sophomore season she reached base in 58 of 62 games and scored 77 runs to tie a then-UL and Sun Belt single-season record. Myers was named an All-American her junior season after leading the country with 83 runs scored and totaling a career-best 13 homers, including four grand slams which marked the third-most in NCAA single-season history at the time. Upon graduation she set the Louisiana all-time record for runs scored with 243.
Following her collegiate career, Myers served as a graduate assistant coach at Louisiana in 2015 before serving as a hitting coach at George Washington in 2016. While at George Washington, the Colonials ranked second nationally in triples and in the top 25 of the NCAA in doubles. Myers also coached the Scrap Yard Internationals Travel Team for nearly three years. She recently served two seasons as an assistant coach at Coppin State from 2020-21.
Myers began her professional career in 2013 with the Chicago Bandits of National Pro Fastpitch before playing with the Akron Racers in 2014. Myers was named the NPF Offensive Player of the Year with the Racers after leading the league in RBI (43) and slugging percentage (.599). The following season, Myers once again led the league in RBI while ranking second in slugging, on-base percentage, and home runs. In 2016, Myers was selected to the All-NPF Team once again while ranking first in doubles, second in on-base percentage, third in batting average, fourth in slugging and fifth in runs scored. In her final NPF season in 2017, Myers helped the Scrap Yard Dawgs, a franchise based just outside of Houston, to a league title.
A native of Petal, Miss., Myers later played professionally in Italy before joining the Great Britain National Team in 2018. While overseas, Myers led her squad to the Championship Game of the Europe and Africa Olympic qualifier in 2019.
“I am super excited for the opportunity to learn and work with a bunch of elite coaches and players,” Myers said. “In time I hope to share some of my knowledge to better impact the game we all love.”
Campbell has earned automatic berths to the NCAA Tournament in each of the past three seasons and are set to compete in the CAA after joining the conference in July.
