Steve Singleton! Texas AC. Former Bay Area boy. 100000 percent homerun hire.

Never in a million years did I think we could afford him.

Steve Singleton is the new head coach at Cal. He spent the last six years on staff at Texas, earning D1Softball Assistant Coach of the Year honors in 2024 and helping lead the Longhorns to a national title in 2025.https://t.co/0Fko65bSo5

— D1Softball (@D1Softball) August 4, 2025

wow...!!!...
pretty impressive hire. Nice resume for a young guy.
Hope he can keep the recruits that were committed and attract more transfers...

Dynamic coach hired!
New stadium coming!

The future looks exceptionally bright for the Bears!!!


Steve Singleton Named Cal Softball Head Coach - California Golden Bears Athletics

Nice, let's see how he fills out his coaching staff. Oakland - Bishop O'Dowd guy too

Time to hit the recruiting trail

Cal hires former MLB player and six-year Texas assistant softball coach, Steve Singleton, as their new HC. Texas was one of the top softball programs in the country. Singleton is from Northern California and played as a prep at Bishop O'Dowd.

Steve Singleton - Softball Coach - University of Texas Athletics

GO BEARS!

He was promoted from Assistant to Associate Head Coach for the former national champions and 2024 national championship runner-ups.

He led hitting development for a team that ranked in the top 10 across most offensive categories and played a key role in recruiting, helping the program secure multiple top classes including multiple #1-ranked players. So, uh… not bad!


Tabbed the Assistant Coach of the Year by D1Softball, Singleton was a key component in Reese Atwood's ascend towards the top of five single-season batting records as well as leading the team in 11 different statistical categories. Atwood, who was a four-time Big 12 Player of the Week and three-time NFCA DI Player of the Week, was named the Big 12 Player of the Year, USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 3 Finalist, D1Softball National Player of the Year, Softball America National Player of the Year and a consensus (D1Softball, Softball America, NFCA) First Team All-American. Over the course of Texas' 65-game schedule, the Longhorns set 13 team single-season records that Singleton had a hand in. As a result of taking the regular season series against then-No. 1 Oklahoma, winning the Big 12 Conference regular season championship and appearing in the Women's College World Series (WCWS) Championship Series, Singleton and the rest of UT's four-member softball coaching staff were selected as the 2024 ATEC/NFCA Division I Central Regional Coaching Staff of the Year. Singleton also worked with true freshman Katie Stewart to set a new first-year Longhorn RBI record, marking the second consecutive season the record was broken.

Singleton was instrumental in the offensive productivity of the Longhorns' five-member freshmen class that ultimately were all named to the All-Big 12 Freshman Team following the conclusion of the 2023 regular season. Redshirt-freshman Ashton Maloney ended the season by leading all qualified Longhorn offensive student-athletes with a .382 batting average (58 hits in 152 official plate appearances), while true freshman Viviana Martinez set a program record for most runs batted in (RBI) by a first-year Longhorn after totaling a team-high 52 in 188 at bats. The fifth-year head coach also worked with freshman Reese Atwood, who led the program with 11 home runs throughout the 2023 season as well as becoming the first student-athlete in program history to be credited with walk-off at bats in three consecutive games.

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Steve Singleton! Texas AC. Former Bay Area boy. 100000 percent homerun hire.

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I'll admit it, I was not thinking we would pull off what seems like a major hire. I fell prey to the gloom and doom. Regardless of what happens, at least we took a shot at a proven commodity with an excellent pedigree. Go get em Coach. Here come the Bears!

Listened to Steve Singleton's interview... Takeaways below:


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The softball community seems a bit surprised Cal made such a strong hire....considered to be a "huge statement" and investment in softball. The hosts said, "They really put their money where their mouth is." Singleton was reportedly in talks for many other head coaching positions in the South.

He's primed for success with a brand-new stadium and a plethora of recruiting talent in Northern California. However, as the hosts pointed out, Cal lost a lot of talent, so expectations need to be set for the first year. That said, long term, the hosts called it "a phenomenal hire."

Coach Singleton said this was a perfect fit. The ADs worked with him to make things work for his family. He's excited to bring his wife and sons back to the Bay Area...his whole family is bought in. His sons were especially excited and even told him, "You have to take this role." His vision aligned with Cal's leadership. The timing was great for him, as he wanted to come home. He sees California as a great recruiting hotbed and believes this is a championship-caliber program. He spoke passionately about the Bay Area and California, saying they helped "create him." He's currently working on building out his staff.

His big focus over the next few weeks (especially with the quick turnaround before September 1): He's going to take the next month to really get to know his group and is open to additions if needed. He plans to hit the ground running with 2027 recruiting and thinks it's an easy sell. He also believes some current players will surprise people-especially since expectations are low for this first year, which he likes. The build will be challenging but fun.

Great conversation on the new stadium: TLDR-it's going to be a major recruiting tool. Features include a large video board, beautiful press box, brand-new amenities, and lots of open areas where he'll have input on the design and flow. There will be indoor cages and turf for rainy days. It's expected to be state of the art.

Staff: When asked about qualities he's looking for, he said he has a lot of people in mind and has landed on a couple but doesn't want to spoil any announcements yet. He mentioned having "a couple of calls out to some really quality people." He's excited to get his staff into the community "rocking the navy and gold."

Schedule: Still trying to finalize a few games, but most of it is set. He gave big credit to interim coach Jen Deering. Around 50-52 games are already scheduled. Cal will play in both the Judy Garman Classic and Mary Nutter. He joked that without a home field this year, the team will get very close-knit. The only concerning note is that there doesn't seem to be a set home field for the 2026 season yet. The team will mostly stay on the West Coast to avoid burnout, aside from one trip to the ACC.

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