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Brandon Elliott
| Title: | Head Softball Coach |
| Phone Number: | 757.455.3307 |
| Email Address: | belliott@vwc.edu |
| College: | Virginia Wesleyan College '03 |
- 2011 and 2012 Old Dominion Athletic Conference Coach of the Year
- Received his Masters degree in Sports Management (2012) from California University of Pennsylvania
- 2003 graduate of Virginia Wesleyan College, earning a degree in communications with a 3.4 GPA; named to VWC's Dean's List seven of eight semesters
- 2003 Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-District second team honoree; three-time All-Academic Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) honoree
- Associate Director of the Jane P. Batten Student Center
- Begins his sixth season as head softball coach for the Marlins in 2012-13
- Has guided the Marlins to a 151-67 record overall, including the 2011 Old Dominion Athletic Conference championship and an NCAA tournament berth
- Has led VWC to the ODAC title game in three of the last five seasons
- Players have earned two All-America, 13 All-Atlantic Region, 13 All-Virginia, and 24 All-ODAC honors
- Tori Higginbotham and Kristina Karagioris named 2012 National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III All-Americ second team honoress
- Players have earned one ODAC Player of the Year honor (Tori Higginbotham '12), three ODAC Pitcher of the Year honors (Brittaney Brown '08, '10, Kristina Karagiorgis '12) and two Rookie of the Year honor (Mackenzie Creech '11, Kristina Karagiorgis '12)
- Players have earned one Virginia Player of the Year award (Tori Higginbotham '12), one Virginia Player of the Year honor (Brittaney Brown '10) and one Virginia Rookie of the Year honor (Mackenzie Creech '11)
- Four-year member of the VWC baseball team; helped lead the Marlins to two ODAC titles; 2003 captain of a team that finished 34-9
- Led the league in stolen bases in 2003
- He and his wife Laura (Mills), a 2005 VWC graduate, reside in Virginia Beach with their 1-year-old son Cooper and their dogs Bailey and Gracie
James Inzana
| Title: | Assistant Softball Coach |
| College: | St. Leo University '03 |
- 2003 graduate of Florida's Saint Leo University with a degree in liberal arts
- Received a degree in education and computer information systems from Liberty University in 2009
- Fourth season as an assistant coach at Virginia Wesleyan in 2012-13 ,working primarily with the pitching staff, infielders and hitters
- Pitchers have earned Old Dominion Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year (Brittaney Brown '10, Kristina Karagiorgis '12) and Rookie of the Year honors (Mackenzie Creech '11, Kristina Karagiorgis '12) in his three seasons as VWC's pitching coach
- Pitchers have earned Virginia Player of the Year (Brittaney Brown '10) and Virginia Rookie of the Year honors (Mackenzie Creech '11)
- Has 20 years of softball coaching experience in Hawaii, California, South Carolina, and Virginia
- Has accumulated more that 600 victories between high school and travel teams; 2003 travel team placed 14th nationally and won the Virginia state championship in 2006
- Former assistant varsity coach, head junior varsity coach, and head middle school coach at Chesapeake's Deep Creek High and Middle Schools from 2001 through 2008
- Retired from active duty in the United State Navy in 2005, after 20 years of service
- He and his wife Tina reside in Chesapeake, Virginia; they have three daughters: Jaimee, Katy, and Lindsey, the latter a member of the VWC softball team
Jim Quinn
| Title: | Assistant Softball Coach |
- Fourth season as a VWC assistant coach in 2012-13
- Works primarily with the catchers and hitters
- Pitchers have earned Old Dominion Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year (Brittaney Brown '10, Kristina Karagiorgis '12) and Rookie of the Year honors (Mackenzie Creech '11, Kristina Karagiorgis '12) in his three seasons
- Pitchers have earned Virginia Player of the Year (Brittaney Brown '10) and Virginia Rookie of the Year honors (Mackenzie Creech '11)
- Worked with Tori Higginbotham, who led the ODAC in batting average, hits and runs batted in in 2012 and was named the ODAC and Virginia Player of the Year, a first team All-Region honoree, and a second team All-American
- Also worked with Kristina Karagiorgis, who was a first team All-Region and second team All-American
- Has coached several highly recognized club softball teams, including the Orion Hunter and the Virginia Lady Eagles
- Currently the head coach of the 18U Virginia Lady Eagles
- He and his wife Diane reside in Chesapeake, Virginia with their two children, Jaclyn, a former VWC softball standout and 2012 graduate, and David
