Berry College

Meredith Mills has been named the next Head Softball Coach for Berry College as of August 2024.

Mills joins the Vikings after serving three seasons with the Pride at Greensboro College, where she was named the head softball coach in 2021.

In her first season as head coach, Mills led the Vikings to a 33-13 record and a 13-2 mark in the SAA. Mills also led the Vikings to their fourth consecutive SAA Regular Season Championship and finished the job by leading them to an SAA Tournament Title win. Mills led eleven All-SAA players, including Hannah Gore, who was also SAA Pitcher of the Year. She also coached three NFCA All-Region performers and an NFCA All-American in Ava Fouts. Mills also led the Vikings to an NCAA Tournament win over Transylvania.

Last season she led the Pride to 28 wins and a conference championship appearance. In her first season with the Pride, Mills led the squad to a 26-13 record and finished second in the USA Southeast Division earning them a spot in the Conference Tournament. She then turned around and led the team to a historical season in her second year at the helm. The Pride finished the 2023 season with a program-best overall record of 33-10. Mills led the Pride to host the first round of the conference tournament, where they finished first in their pod. The team had a brief regional ranking and National recognition.

Before joining Greensboro, Mills spent six years at her alma mater, North Carolina Wesleyan University as an assistant coach.

While at N.C. Wesleyan, Mills assisted in leading the team to its first USA South regular season title since 1996 and helped lead them to an East Division Title in 2021.

Mills has coached a Conference Pitcher of the Year, All-Region First-Team and Second-Team selections, and Academic All-District student-athletes.

During her time with the Battling Bishops, she spent two years as a softball instructor at the Competitive Edge Academy. Before returning to her alma mater, she had a successful two-year stint as Sports Director for the Twin Rivers YMCA in New Bern.

Mills is a 2013 Wesleyan graduate with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. As an undergraduate, Mills was a four-year letter winner in softball.

As a player, she twice garnered USA South First Team All-Conference honors at first base as well as team MVP for the Bishops two years in a row. Mills went on to serve one season as a student assistant softball coach for head coach Brackett while completing her degree.

Along with her softball duties, Mills served as the Assistant Sports Information Director for Greensboro College Athletics.