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Mercer University

1400 Coleman Ave Macon, GA 31207
Division 1 Georgia Southeast
Private Small National competitor
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Lindsay Fico

Lindsay Fico was named the Head Softball Coach on June 30, 2021.


Fico is a teacher of the game and has been involved in coaching since the conclusion of her playing days at the University of Florida and has been the head coach at Santa Fe College for the last three seasons.


During the 2021 season, Fico led the Saints to a 31-16 record and the school’s 16th all-time appearance in the FCSAA State Tournament, their first since 2017. The Saints went 20-1 when playing on their home field, which included a Mid-Florida Conference Tournament Championship. Following the season, the team garnered six Mid-Florida Conference Awards. The awards continued to roll in as Santa Fe had three players earn FCSAA All-State/All-NJCAA Region 8 honors when pitcher Taylor Barrett joined catcher Neely Peterson and infielder Grace Prom on the second team. Infielder Story Giebeig was selected to the FCSAA State All-Tournament Team.


In 2020, which was cut short, the Saints finished the year with a record of 16-14. Fico’s team improved in every offensive category from the previous year and scored 159 runs in 30 games, hitting 18 home runs and batting .274 on the season.


In Fico's first season, the Saints finished the season with a 23-28 record. Santa Fe improved its position in the conference, nearly doubling its conference victories to 11. The Saints fell to FSCJ in postseason play landing them in fourth place in a very competitive Mid-Florida Conference. Fico’s team also made strides in the classroom. The 2019 team GPA improved to a 3.0 and all eight sophomores graduated with their associate’s degree. The Saints had 10 Mid-Florida Scholar-Athletes, eight NJCAA All-Academic honorees and 10 athletes named to the FCSAA All-Academic Team.


Fico started her coaching career by giving individual lessons upon graduating from Florida in 2006, which was the catalyst that led to coaching. Along with giving individual lessons for the last 13 years, Fico has spearheaded many softball clinics and camps over the years within the greater Gainesville area.


She coached a Santa Fe Inferno travel team for six years before being hired at Santa Fe College. During her time leading the Inferno, Fico helped propel her team to be one of the best in the state. They competed at the highest level, and she helped many players reach their goal of playing college softball through the relationships she has built within the coaching community.


Her first head coaching experience came in 2014 with a Santa Fe All-Star team hoping to make a run in the Babe Ruth World Series. She started with the team as a hitting coach, but that quickly progressed, and they finished third amongst more than 30 teams across the nation.


A 2006 graduate from the University of Florida, Fico earned her Bachelor of Science in Public Relations. Fico (formerly Norfleet) played in 206 games for the Gators. She was primarily an infielder under Coach Tim Walton. Her versatility and willingness to do whatever was needed for the team also made her a favorite among her teammates, and she was elected a co-captain of the 2006 team.


Fico is married to Damon Fico, who was her high school sweetheart. They have one child Damon “DC” Fico Jr.

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Courtney Gettins

Courtney Gettins joined the softball staff as an assistant coach on August 20, 2021.


“Courtney has played and coached at a high level, and both of those things will be a huge asset to our program,” said head coach Lindsay Fico. “She knows what it takes to be the best. Her work ethic is tremendous, but it’s her ability to communicate with pitchers and constantly get the most out of them when they’re in the circle that I love most. She brings a winning attitude and championship mentality to Mercer, and I can’t wait to see her contributions.”


Gettins began her collegiate career at Florida Southwestern where she was a two-time National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) First Team All-American and National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-American. The 2016 NJCAA Division I National Pitcher of the Year went 35-1 with a 1.46 earned run average as a sophomore and was a stellar 39-6 with a 1.45 ERA in her first collegiate season.


After 74 wins in two JUCO seasons, she signed with one of the most storied NCAA Division I softball programs, the University of Alabama Crimson Tide. As a junior in 2018, Gettins threw a five-inning no-hitter in her ‘Bama debut, shutting down the Lamar Cardinals to become the first pitcher in Crimson Tide history to toss a no-no in her debut. She posted a 14-5 record and 2.46 ERA in 26 outings. The following year, she went 6-2 with a 3.80 ERA, bringing her career win-loss record with the Crimson Tide to 20-7. She boasted a career 2.90 ERA.


A native of Hastings, New Zealand, she played in two U-19 World Championships and three Open Women’s World Series.


Gettins began her coaching career at Jacksonville University as a graduate assistant and helped the Dolphins go 15-11 before COVID-19 canceled the remainder of the 2020 campaign. She spent 2021 season as the volunteer assistant coach at Texas and helped the Longhorns reach an NCAA Super Regional in Stillwater, Okla. The Longhorns went 43-14 overall but dropped a best-of-three series to Oklahoma State in the super regional.


At Texas, she mentored second baseman Janae Jefferson, a Third Team NFCA All-American who was just the third Longhorn in program history to earn the prestigious accolade.


Gettins graduated from Alabama in 2019 with a bachelor's degree in human environmental sciences.

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Cara Parker

Lindsay Fico announced the addition of Cara Parker as an assistant coach on August 4, 2021.


“I am very excited to welcome Cara to the Mercer softball family,” said Fico. “She was instrumental in our growth and success at Santa Fe the last three seasons and will no doubt continue that trend here at Mercer. She is familiar with the state of Georgia having grown up in Valdosta and attending high school at Lowndes High. Her attention to detail and fun-loving approach to coaching will be exactly what we need to hit the ground running."


“I am extremely excited to join the Mercer coaching staff,” added Parker. “Working alongside Lindsay for the last three seasons has been an amazing opportunity. We share many of the same coaching philosophies, as well as our overall goal to make sure every student-athlete has an enjoyable playing experience."


Collegiate Coaching Experience

2021-Present – Mercer University (Assistant Coach)

2019-2021 – Santa Fe College (Assistant Coach)

2021

Helped the Saints reach the FCSAA State Tournament for the 16th time in program history and the first time since 2017

Saints concluded the season with a 31-16 record and went 20-1 at home

Won the Mid-Florida Conference Tournament Championship

Six Saints received all-conference honors

Trio of players – Taylor Barrett, Neely Peterson and Grace Prom – earned FCSAA All-State/All-NJCAA Region XIII accolades.

2020

Helped the Saints go 16-14 overall. The Saints hit .247 in 2020 and scored 159 runs.

2019

Joined Fico at Santa Fe prior to the 2019 season and helped the Saints win 23 games. Santa Fe finished the season fourth in the Mid-Florida Conference.

Collegiate Playing Experience

2014-17 - Appalachian State University

Made an immediate impact, earning All-SoCon Freshman Team honors in 2014

Breakout season came as a junior when she hit .346 (54-of-156) and smacked 12 home runs while driving in 45 runs.

For her career, she hit .291 (161-of-554) and blasted 38 home runs. She drove in 118 batters and drew 70 walks.

Finds herself in the Appalachian State record books in numerous categories pertaining to career records. Parker currently is third in runs batted in (118), home runs (38), slugging percentage (.569) and total bases (315). She is tied for seventh with 106 runs scored and sits ninth with 161 hits.

Education

Appalachian State University, 2017 (Bachelor of Science in Education)

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