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UNLV gets new softball coach

Thursday, June 26, 2003 | 10:16 a.m.

UNLV hired former Stanford associate head coach Lonni Alameda as its new softball coach Wednesday, and she will be formally introduced today at a 2 p.m. press conference.

Alameda replaces Shan McDonald, who was fired last month. The Rebels went 511-469 during McDonald's 17-year tenure.

During Alameda's eight seasons at Stanford, the Cardinal was 320-179-1 and advanced to the postseason the past six years. She mostly worked with the Stanford pitchers, and she helped produce three All-Americans.

At Oklahoma, where she received a communications degree, Alameda played first and third base, twice earning second-team All-Big Eight Conference honors. She also played on the Sooners' volleyball team.

Upon graduating from El Dorado Hills (Calif.) Oak Ridge High, Alameda, 33, played for Athletes in Action in Italy. She has played professional softball in Holland and helped coach the national team of Aruba.

Neither Eric Tolliver, the Rebels' associate athletic director who is the sports administrator for softball, nor Alameda was available for comment.

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