Date: May 18, 2025
Would Recommend
Coach Barley’s career in Division 2 at 3 colleges that were not only rebuilding programs but had limited resources: 1. Freshman of the year, First team all Region and increased batting avg. 2. Player of the year, Pitcher of the year, First Team All American, Regional Player of the Year, multiple school records broken, 3 All Region players, including development of a powerhouse SS. 3. Player of the Year (back to back in 2 different conferences) broken d2 conference batting avg, multiple all region players. I’ve followed Coach Barley’s career since the beginning and this doesn’t even state the program records she’s helped break in other divisions she’s coached at. The ultimate student of the game. Watching her coach through the years, her demeanor with her athletes haven’t changed! She treats everyone with respect and treats her players like young adults capable of making their own decisions. Any school would be lucky to have her on their team because she is a difference maker. Coach Barley should be more demanding and honestly meaner in my opinion but I don’t think the level of athlete is capable of handling that type of coaching. I think she should move to a level that has more athletes with the understanding of the complexity of the sport and the willingness to relentlessly work! But she’s a wild card, she loves coaching players and making them better!