MONTGOMERY, Ala. | The Alabama State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced the hiring of Todd Bradley to lead the softball program Thursday.

Bradley comes to Alabama State from Fresno State where he served as the team's hitting coach in 2019 and brings with him 19 years of coaching experience – including 15 as a head coach. Bradley helped guide the Bulldogs to their most wins since the 2016 season and a postseason berth in the National Invitational Softball Championship (NISC) in 2019. With 37 wins the 'Dogs recorded their 38th consecutive 30-win season while going 23-5 at home, the most home wins by a Fresno State team since the 2012 season.

Offensively, the Bulldogs led the MW and ranked 18th in NCAA Div. I with a .399 team on-base percentage for the season. The 'Dogs also ranked 23rd in the nation in batting average (.308), a significant improvement over a .289 team batting average during the 2018 season. In 2019 the 'Dogs were the third-highest scoring team in the MW, averaging 5.19 runs per game while scoring four or more runs in 40 games and getting shut out just six times all season. 

Prior to Fresno State, Bradley spent the previous four years as the head coach at Campbell where he compiled 145 wins during that time. He led Campbell to five-year averages of a .289 batting average, .452 slugging percentage, and .368 on-base percentage all while scoring 290 runs per season.  His teams had success driving the ball, averaging 55 home runs and 74 doubles per season. In 2018, Campbell led the Big South and ranked 12th in NCAA Div. I averaging 1.20 home runs per game and the Camels also led their conference and were 27th in Div. I with a .469 slugging percentage.

He was an assistant coach at Campbell starting in 2012 and was promoted to Associate Head Coach before assuming the head coaching role. Prior to joining the Camels, Bradley was the head coach at Incarnate Word for three seasons and was named conference Coach of the Year twice. He was the head coach at Pfeiffer University for three years, leading the program to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2008.

Bradley started the softball program at his alma mater, Western Baptist College (now Corban University) in 2003. He also has experience as an assistant coach at fellow MW school Utah State from 2005-06 (before Utah State joined the MW).

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