Ron Ferrill has been selected as the new Head Coach of the Truman State University Softball program in August of 2022. Ferrill served the past 12 seasons at St. Ambrose (Iowa) University where he complied a record of 321-231-1.
“I am eager to begin this next phase in my coaching career and honored to lead the Truman State Softball program,” said Coach Ferrill. “I want to thank Director of Athletics Jerry Wollmering and the Truman State administration for selecting me for this opportunity and can’t wait to get started helping our team get better.”
“I am excited to have someone like Ron join the Bulldog Family and lead our softball program,” said Wollmering. “His head coaching experience and success at the college and high school levels give him a great perspective in taking over our program with a rich history of success.”
Ferrill won a national championship in his first two years of coaching collegiate softball at Robert Morris University in Springfield, Illinois. He led the Lady Eagles to a second place finish in 2009 and the USCAA Championship in 2010 with a record of 38-12.
He moved to St. Ambrose in 2011 and after his only sub .500 season, guided the Bees to 25 or more victories in the seven seasons leading up to the COVID pandemic of 2020. In 2013, Ferrill led the Bees to their first Midwest Collegiate Conference (MCC) championship as they matched a school record with a 40-15 mark, he was named the MCC Coach of the Year.
Ten players at St. Ambrose earned all-region honors under Coach Ferrill’s tutelage and 41 players were selected to the all-MCC team during his tenure. He also had the league’s freshman of the year in 2016.
In 2015, he began moonlighting as head coach at Assumption (Iowa) High School in Davenport where his teams won four state titles, finished in the top three in the state tournament for seven consecutive years and had an overall record of 293-36-1.
Ferrill is a graduate of Western Illinois University and a veteran serving in the United States Army. He is a native of Dallas City, Illinois.
