BROWNSVILLE, Ky. — Former NAIA All-American outfielder Alex Jane Massey (Clemmons) was recently named the new head coach at Edmonson County High School, officials released on their athletics social media accounts.
Massey, a three-time All MSC performer and a 2010 All-American, played at Campbellsville from 2009-2011 and is a former player and assistant for Edmonson County.
"I am so excited to be back on the field that holds so many amazing memories!" Massey said in a news release. "I plan to bring a tremendous level of enthusiasm to our softball program and build a program with girls full of respect and love for the game!!"
Edmonson County went 9-15 and fell to Whitesville Trinity in the District 12 semifinals in 2019 under Bridgett Poteet. The 2020 season was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
"Alex Jane will no doubt do an exceptional job leading Edmonson County High School softball," said Campbellsville head coach Shannon Wathen. "Her passion and commitment to both student-athletes and her alma mater will have an immediate impact on the program."
"We are thrilled to name Alex Jane as our next head softball coach," Edmonson County athletic director Kyle Pierce said in the release. "She brings so much softball experience to our program from playing at a high level in both her high school and college career, but she also was our top assistant for three years. She played and coached on teams that many consider the best in our softball program's history. She is extremely competitive and we are confident our softball program will quickly mirror her winning attitude."
Massey started playing varsity softball as an eighth grader at Edmonson County and held the record for most home runs in a season before it was later broken by Paige Carnes while Massey was an assistant. Massey was named to the all-district team each year from 2004-07, and played in the East-West All-Star Game in 2006 and '07.
She went on to play collegiately at Western Kentucky from 2007-08 before transferring to Campbellsville. While with the Lady Tigers, she was a career .377 hitter with 43 home runs and 138 RBI. She still is in the Top 10 for career and single season records 28 different times including first in career stolen bases (63), second in slugging percentage (.697), and third in home runs (43). In a single-season, Clemmons is tied for first with 17 homers in 2011 and holds three of the Top 5 marks in single-season stolen bases with 28, 20, and 15, respectively in 2009-2011.
Massey was an assistant at Edmonson County from 2012-14. The Lady Cats went 54-33 during that time, winning the District 12 title and finishing runner-up in the All "A" State Tournament and the Region 3 Tournament the same year.
