Courtney Martinez is in her second season as an assistant coach at CSU Bakersfield. She coaches hitting and fielding for the Roadrunners.
During the 2013-14 season, Martinez coached freshman infielder Karsyn Guzman who was second in the Western Athletic Conference in assists (115). She also helped the eye of Amy Ricciardi who ranked 25th in the nation for toughest batters to strike out with only seven strikeouts in 172 plate appearances.
Martinez joined the Roadrunners as an assistant coach from Azusa Pacific where from 2012-13 she assisted in all recruiting aspects of the Cougars' program. She specialized in infield and hitting instruction for Azusa Pacific. Martinez also served as an athletic compliance assistant and as the assistant supervisor for the Azusa Pacific Student Athlete Advisory Committee.
During the 2011 season, Martinez also served as a volunteer assistant at Azusa Pacific. A 2009 graduate of Cal State Fullerton, Martinez started 217-of-224 games during her four-year career with the Titans. She helped lead Fullerton to the 2007 NCAA Tournament in which the Titans advanced to the Super Regionals. A second team All-Conference selection as a senior, Martinez ranks in the top-10 at Cal State Fullerton in triples, sac flies, sacrifice hits, and fielding assists.
Martinez began her coaching career as a volunteer assistant at Cal State Fullerton in 2010 before playing professionally in the Italian Federation Softball League in 2011.
"Courtney brings a very solid and strong coaching philosophy for such a young coach," head coach Crissy Buck-Ziegler said. "How she coaches on the field is important, but it is what she brings to our program from a mental developmental stand point that was most impressive for me. I believe she is going to be a great asset to our program, especially as we venture into the WAC."
