Sharon Palma enters her first season as assistant coach of the FIU softball program.
Palma comes to FIU after spending the 2013 season on the IUPUI staff where she was the Jaguars’ pitching coach. There she was responsible for pitchers and catchers, recruiting, and fundraising. Palma spent the 2012 season at Michigan State where she served as the volunteer assistant for the Spartans. As the volunteer coach for MSU, Palma primarily worked with the pitchers and catchers.
Palma was a three-year letterwinner for Wright State from 2008-10 and helped the Raiders to Horizon League Tournament titles in 2008 and 2010. She was named the 2008 Horizon League Tournament MVP and earned a spot on the 2009 All-League Second team, the 2008 All-League Newcomer Team and the 2008 League All-Tournament Team.
In the Raider record books, Palma is currently in second place for pitching appearances (120), player starts (93) and player wins (46). She is also tied for first with most wins in a season (19, 2009), is third all-time for innings pitched (504.0) and player strikeouts (360), and ninth in all-time shutouts (4).
After graduation, Palma played for the Akron Racers and in the summer of 2012 she played for the Carolina Diamonds of the National Pro Fastpitch league.
A native on Grand Rapids, Mich., Palma graduated from Wright State University with a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education.
