Softball Head Coach Chrissy Schoonmaker stepped down from her position after accepting an offer to coach at the University of Houston, officials announced Tuesday.
Schoonmaker compiled a 113–92 overall record and went 56–46 in conference play over four seasons, with a conference title in her first year, back-to-back down years in 2023 and 2024 and a push for the regular-season crown this past season. Athletics will immediately begin conducting a national search for the next head coach, according to the press release announcing her departure.
“I would like to thank George Washington University, along with our extraordinary student-athletes, coaching staffs and support staff for their contributions during my tenure here,” Schoonmaker said in the release.
The Atlantic-10 conference named Schoonmaker Coach of the Year in her debut 2022 season with the Revs after they went 21-3 in conference play and took the regular season conference crown. This year, the Revs exited the A-10 tournament early after securing the fourth seed, concluding their season on May 8th.
This year’s team broke the program record for most strikeouts with 322 and most shutouts with 14.
Schoonmaker’s resignation comes less than a month after A-10 Pitcher of the Year, Anna Reed’s graduation, which will leave the team’s next coach to replace her major pitching production. A-10 first team outfielder and last season’s batting average leader, junior Ashley Corpuz, will return next season.
Schoonmaker previously served on the staff of Houston’s 2014 regional run. She has been an assistant coach at Harvard University, Texas Tech University, the University of Connecticut and the University of South Carolina.
“I look forward to making an impact on the lives of our student-athletes and building this program into a contender in both the Big 12 and on the national scene,” Schoonmaker said in a Houston athletics release.
Houston finished their 2025 season 22-25 and 4-18 in the Big 12, last in the conference. Former head coach Kristin Vesely had served in the role for nine seasons when Houston officials announced they would not be renewing her contract on May 13.
