FAYETTEVILLE — Courtney Scott Deifel has been hired as Arkansas' head softball coach.
Scott Deifel was head coach at Maryland in 2015, finishing with a 27-27 record. She replaces Mike Larabee, who resigned after the Razorbacks went 1-23 in SEC games this year.
Larabee was 149-181 in six seasons and took Arkansas to the NCAA Tournament twice. Scott Deifel will be the fourth head coach in Arkansas' program history.
“Courtney’s coaching pedigree, her success as a student-athlete and her ability to transform and cultivate a winning culture as a head coach are qualities we are looking to instill in our program," Arkansas athletics director Jeff Long said in a statement. "She’s a proven winner and competitor and that was on full display last year during her team’s remarkable turnaround.
"I was extremely impressed with her competitiveness and desire to lead our program against the best softball programs in the country."
Scott Deifel was an all-America catcher at California, where she played from 2000-03. The Golden Bears advanced to the Women's College World Series all four seasons and won the national championship her junior season.
She was a graduate assistant at Oklahoma and has been an assistant coach at Maryland and Louisville.