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Vann Stuedeman (born September 11, 1972) is the current head coach of the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs softball team, which represents Mississippi State University in the Southeastern Conference. She has led the Lady Bulldogs to NCAA Tournament appearances in each of her first four years as head coach.
Stuedeman was previously the pitching coach at Alabama, where she helped lead the Crimson Tide to six Women's College World Series appearances and an NCAA Tournament appearance each year.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi State (Southeastern Conference) (2012–present) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Mississippi State | 33–24 | 12–16 | 7th | NCAA Regional (0–2) | ||||
| 2013 | Mississippi State | 32–24 | 8–16 | 10th | NCAA Regional (1–2) | ||||
| 2014 | Mississippi State | 39–21 | 10–14 | 10th | NCAA Regional (1–2) | ||||
| 2015 | Mississippi State | 36–21 | 10–14 | 9th | NCAA Regional (1–2) | ||||
| 2016 | Mississippi State | 26–31 | 3–21 | 12th | |||||
| Mississippi State: | 166–121 (.578) | 43–81 (.347) | |||||||
| Total: | 166–121 (.578) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
Personal
Stuedeman is a 1990 graduate of Vestavia Hills High School in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. She earned a Bachelor of Accounting degree from Huntingdon College in 1994 and a Master's in Elementary Education from the University of West Alabama in 1996. Both she and here sister, Lorraine “Les” Stuedeman, played softball at Huntingdon and are members of The Huntingdon College Athletic Hall of Fame.