Brian Daley begins his fourth season as the head softball coach at Edward Waters University in 2022.
In his return to the program in 2021, Daley led Edward Waters to a 19-11 record and came to within one game of leading the Lady Tigers to their third appearance at the NAIA National Softball Tournament. Under Daley's leadership in 2021, freshman pitcher Milani Sablan became the first Lady Tiger in the modern era to record a perfect game, and became the first player to record 100+ strikeouts in a season. Sablan and Ivey Moreland received All-Conference honors as well as HBCU Softball All-American nods.
Daley came back to Edward Waters last season after a brief stint as the head coach at Penn State-Greater Allegheny in 2019.
In Daley's first stint as head coach, the Beloit, Ohio native led the Lady Tigers to an 18-22 mark and was one game shy of qualifying for the NAIA Opening Round for what would have been the second consecutive season
As an assistant in 2017 under former Head Coach and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Stanley Cromartie, he helped guide the Lady Tigers to 27 wins, a runner-up finish in the Association of Independent Institutions (A. I. I.) Softball Championships, and the programs first-ever appearance in the NAIA Softball Opening Round. Under his guidance the Edward Waters Softball team raised its team batting average over 90 points from the 2015 season. The Lady Tigers look to continue their progress as they embark on their 2018 season under Coach Daley’s leadership.
Prior to his first tour of duty at Edward Waters, Daley was the Varsity Head Softball Coach at Nathan B. Forrest/Westside High School from 2013-2015, where he led the Lady Rebels/Lady Woverines to 36 wins.
In addition to coaching at the High School level, Daley has coached with Jacksonville Storm and Pittsburgh Spirit fast pitch organizations and is also a member of the National Fast Pitch Coaches Association.
Away from the diamond, Daley is a retired detective from the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police and as Non-Commissioned Officer from United States Army Reserves. He holds a Master’s Degree in Leadership from Mountain State University and Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Point Park University. Daley is currently working on a second Master’s Degree from Texas Women’s College in Kinesiology with a focus in Coaching.Â
