Ms. Angie Dean Dean is now entering her 11 th season as head coach for the Patriots, finishing the 2007 season 24-31 overall and third in the Mid-South Conference Before being named Head Coach, Dean was the assistant coach under Julie Hill for two seasons at the Cumberlands. Prior to that, Dean coached both volleyball and softball at Maryville High School in Maryville, Tennessee. Dean has also been a part of the volleyball coaching staff at the Cumberlands. Graduated from Cumberland College (now Cumberlands) in 1990 with a degree in Secondary Education, Dean had a stellar career as an Indian (now Patriot). From the plate, Dean averaged .384. During her four year tenure, her teams overall record was 97-40. She was named All-KWIC (Kentucky Women’s Intercollegiate Conference) in ’87-’89 and All-KIAC (Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) in 1998. The 1989 32-4 team, Dean’s senior season, was named KIAC and KWIC champions. Dean came to Cumberlands from Karns High School in Knoxville, Tennessee where she was a four year varsity starter. Coach Dean gives all her effort to building the skills and confidence of her young team, she stresses to them the importance of education: "I want to make sure each of my players gets a quality education, and I want to do all I can to help make their time at the University of the Cumberlands a positive part of their lives."
Phone: 606.539.4178 Ms. Julie Morton Julie Morton is entering her first year as a Graduate Assistant Softball Coach. She hails from Knoxville, TN and is the daughter of Mike and Sharon Morton. She now resides in Williamsburg, KY and is currently working on her Master’s Degree in Elementary Education. Morton was graduated from Halls High School in 2001where she received several awards as an athlete including, All-KIL, All-District, All-Region, and All-State. After graduating, she made her way to Cumberlands after being signed by Head Softball Coach Angie Dean. She played under Dean’s instruction during her time as a Patriot and was named to the First Team All-Conference and First Team All-Region. Morton was graduated from Cumberlands in 2006 with a B.S. in General Education and a minor in Psychology. From there, she has volunteered and helped with the softball team in various capacities while she took opportunities to gain experience in teaching by serving as a Substitute Teacher at Williamsburg Independent Schools. At the start of the 2007-2008 school year Morton took on a heavy load. She began her Master’s program, became an assistant coach, continued working as a Substitute Teacher, and took a position at UC Sports Information. Assistant Coach Morton commented, “The best thing about coaching is having the opportunity to be a positive Christian role model in students’ lives while sharing and teaching a sport that is so important in my life”. Phone: 606-539-4178
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Tournament. Six players were named to All-Conference teams, six players were named to the Academic All-Conference team, and nine records were broken in the ’07 campaign.
