Alivia Forshey is in her second year as the Associate Head Coach for Miami softball.
In her first year with the RedHawks, Forshey helped lead an offense that hit .305 as a team and led the MAC in home runs (74), runs scored (350) and slugging percentage (.511). Chloe Parks and Shelby Kunkel added All-MAC honors as the RedHawks captured a regular season and a MAC Tournament Championship. The RedHawks would also go on to beat North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament.
Prior to Miami, Forshey spent two seasons with the Missouri softball team. She began her time with the Tigers as a volunteer assistant coach in 2022, working primarily with the hitters and outfielders. Forshey was elevated to Director of Player Development / Director of Camps in July, 2023. Forshey and the Tigers went 48-18 overall, advancing to the SEC title game. Missouri went on to host a Regional and Super Regional this past season and were ranked as high as No. 7 in the country. Forshey was instrumental is helping produce five All-SEC performers during the 2024 campaign as well.
Forshey served as an assistant coach at Toledo during the 2022 season after spending time as an assistant coach at Sioux Falls and a graduate assistant at North Dakota State. During the summer of 2021, Forshey was an assistant coach with the Beverly Bandits travel organization.
“Coach Forshey has a passion for the game, for life, and for people,” said Gardner-Colegate. “Her commitment to continue to learn and grow, mixed with her untiring work ethic, is something that immediately stood out to me. She brings an incredible resume and extensive experience after working with many great coaches and players over her career. Coach Forshey’s competitiveness, as well as her strong background in analytics and statistical breakdown, will have a profound outcome on our achievement and growth as an offense. I cannot wait to see what she brings to our student-athletes.”
She played collegiately at Bowling Green from 2015-18, and was recognized three times as an NFCA Scholar Athlete during her career.
