BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU head softball coach Tyra Perry announced Tuesday that Kirin Kumar has joined the Lady Topper coaching staff as an assistant coach. Kumar previously coached at North Carolina and Tulsa and played collegiately at Georgia Tech.
"We are excited to add Kirin Kumar to our coaching staff," said Perry. "She has experienced softball at a very high level. Coach Kumar will bring a lot of knowledge and enthusiasm to our program."
Kumar coached last season at North Carolina, assisting with the infielders as well as hitting. The Tar Heels finished second in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 15-8 record, their highest ACC finish since 2008. North Carolina also reached the championship game of the ACC Tournament for the first time in 10 years, wrapping up a 34-21 season.
"I am very excited to work at WKU because it's an excellent school and atmosphere," Kumar said. "I've heard wonderful things about Coach Perry and am honored to be working with her to bring WKU softball to new heights."
Prior to coaching in Chapel Hill, Kumar was an assistant at Tulsa from 2005-2010. During her stint with the Golden Hurricane, Kumar was in the dugout for Tulsa's first Conference USA regular season and tournament titles in 2006 as well as the program's first NCAA Regional appearance. Tulsa received an NCAA Regional at-large bid in 2008, and won the Conference USA regular season and tournament championship in 2009. During that season, the Golden Hurricane set 10 program records and reached the final of the NCAA Regional hosted by Oklahoma. Tulsa finished that season 40-17.
Kumar graduated from Georgia Tech in May of 2005 with a Bachelor of Science degree in business management. As a player, she was part of the Yellow Jackets' first ACC regular-season and tournament championships in 2002 and their first NCAA Regional, reaching the final game of that regional. Georgia Tech made the NCAA Tournament in each of her four seasons, winning the ACC Championship in her senior season of 2005. Kumar was named to the ACC All-Tournament Team in 2005, hitting .500 in the tournament. She played in 251 games in her career at Georgia Tech, with her senior class graduating as the winningest class in program history.
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