Softball Coaching Staff

Bart StephensonBart Stephenson, Head Coach

Bart Stephenson enters his third season as head softball coach at Calhoun. Prior to arriving at Calhoun, Stephenson coached football, baseball and softball at the High School Level for 17 years.

After his second season, the Warhawks qualified for postseason play and finished third in the ACCC Tournament while posting a 27-24 record with two all conference tournament players in Emily Cowart and Sydney Hall.

The Lady Warhawks had 22 players on the ACCC Honor Roll and posted a 100% graduation rate. Destinee Hargrove was selected to the SALC Leadership Council and Mallory Lott was named to the Top Ten Students and also received a Presidential Scholarship to the University of Alabama.

Stephenson is a graduate of The University of West Alabama with a degree in Health, Physical Education and Recreation and Athens State with Physical Education certification. In 2008, he was inducted into the Lawrence County Sports Hall of Fame and currently resides in Hillsboro, Alabama.

Coach Stephenson and his wife Karen have 6 children and 10 grandkids.

 

YearsCollegeSportRecord
2020*CalhounWomen’s Softball9-11
2021CalhounWomen’s Softball27-23
2022CalhounWomen’s Softball27-31-1
Overall63-65-1

*Incomplete season due to pandemic


Wade HarrisonWade Harrison, Assistant Coach

Wade Harrison is a native of Lawrence County, Alabama. He is a graduate of Hatton High School and Northwest Junior College of Phil Campbell.

He is retired from International Paper. He has been an assistant coach for Hatton from 2013 -2018. Those six teams won over 220 games including 4 state tournament appearances. A state championship was won in 2017. Wade has volunteered as a softball and baseball coach at Mt.Hope High.

Wade played baseball at Northwest while earning  an Associate Science Degree and also played at the University of North Alabama. He is the founder of the Lawrence County Sports Hall of Fame and served two years as a member of the Lawrence County Board of Education.

He is married to the former Rheta Haggod. They have two children. Son Ryan (Rachel) and granddaughter, Maggie. Daughter Grace (Jake) and granddaughter, Lucy.

He resides in the Flat Rock Community and is a member of the Hatton Church of Christ.


Morgan WeatherwaxMorgan Weatherwax, Assistant Coach

Morgan Weatherwax is a native of Danville, AL. She graduated from Danville High School in 2017. After high school, she played two years of softball at Wallace State Community College. In 2018, Wallace State won the ACCC State Championship and went on to play in the NJCAA National Tournament in St, George, Utah.

After she graduated from Wallace State with a General Studies Degree, she started her Bachelor’s Degree at Athens State University in Elementary Education. Last season, she helped coach at Danville High School. When the season ended, Danville was ranked 2nd in 4A.