Monte Sherrill, the 2014 NFCA National High School Coach of the Year, announced today that he is resigning as the softball coach at Alexander Central in Taylorsville, N.C. to take the head coaching job at Pfeiffer University in Misenheimer, N.C. located about an hour and a half way.

Sherrill was the coach at Alexander Central for 22 years and Central Cabarus (Concord, N.C.) for four years prior to that.

His overall coaching record is 753-60, which is an astounding .926 win percentage and his teams have 10 state championships at the 4A level – eight coming at Alexander Central — including the 2014 team which went undefeated at 33-0 and was honored as the USA Today and NFCA National Champions.

“I am so excited to start this new chapter in my life and come back to my college roots,” Coach Sherrill told FloSoftball this morning.

“I am thankful to Coach Bob Reasso, Coach Jack Ingram and Pfeiffer University for the opportunity to lead the softball program.  We will be a program built on the Coach Joe Ferebee (legendary baseball coach at Pfeiffer) tradition of solid defense and pitching along with great hitting.  We will play a fast and aggressive style of college softball.  Our team will be proud to represent Pfeiffer University.”

The legendary coach says he will shoot for the same lofty goals at the college level that he achieved in the high school ranks for over a quarter century.

“”As a high school coach, the only goal was to win the State Championship and I see no reason to change moving to the college level. I love to teach the game and I love to see the game played at a high level. My goal would be to have our squad to compete for a National Championship in a short period!”

---

Monte Sherrill Coaching Accomplishments

• Overall Record 753-60 (.926%… recognized by the NFHS as highest active winning percentage in the nation)
• 10 State AAAA Softball Championships –
• Alexander Central  Softball-Head Coach – 8 State AAAA Titles
• Central Cabarrus- 2004  & 2005 State AAAA Champs
• 2005 National HS Coach of the Year – NFCA
• 2010 Inaugural Class of the NCSCA Hall of Fame
• 2014 NFCA National High School Champions  35-0 Record
• 2014 National HS Coach of the Year – NFCA
• 2014 National Coach of the Year – National HS Coaches Association
• 2014 National Coach of the Year – MaxPreps
• 26/26 Consecutive Conference Championships,
• North Carolina 4A State Champions (1991, ’93, ’95, ’96, 2004, ’05, ’09, ’11, ’13, ’14)
• State Finals in 1999, 2000, 2001
• 12 of the last 22 teams have been in the State Finals
• Nationally Ranked in NFCA /USA Today H.S. poll 14 times
• USA Today final National Rankings: No. 1 (2014), No. 2 (2006), No. 3 (2005), No. 4 (2013, 2011, 2009), No. 7 (2004), No. 11 (2012), No. 12 (2007), No. 21 (2010)
• Recent national rankings by FloSoftball (previously Full Count Softball and Student Sports Softball): No. 3 (2014), No. 6 (2012), No. 7 (2013)
• 25 seasons with 23 or more win seasons (N.C. only allows 23 regular season games)
• 22 Conference Tournament Championships,
• Regular season conference winning streak from April 1996 to April 2010 (15 years)
• Coached 61 players that have received softball scholarships including daughters Bailey (2014 graduate) and Vada (2015)
• Players have been awarded 10 State MVPs, 24 Conference Players of the Year and 28 High School All-American recognition
• 15 straight years of “North Carolina Scholar Team Status”
• No. 1 weighted GPA (4.31) in the nation according to NFCA (2012)
• No. 2 weighted GPA (4.29) in the nation according to NFCA (2013)