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 26 Eagle Row Atlanta, GA 30322
Division 3 Georgia Southeast
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India Chiles

Emory University Associate Vice President of Campus Life and Clyde Partin Sr., Director of Athletics Keiko Price has announced the appointment of India Chiles as the next head coach of the Emory University Softball program.


In her first season as head coach of the Eagles, Chiles led the team to one of the best finishes since the pandemic. Emory finished the season with a 24-16 record and went 10-10 in conference play while completing their first UAA series sweep in five years. Chiles mentored four student-athletes to All-UAA and NFCA All-Region acclaim including Ellie Zerr who was named a Tucci/NFCA DIII National Rookie of the Year Finalist. Also earning national recognition was Page Nellis who was named to the Tucci/NFCA DIII National Player of the Year Watchlist.


Chiles, a former All-American and SEC Player of the Year with the University of Tennessee, joins the Eagles after serving as the Director of Southeast Championship Training and Head Coach of the Fury Platinum 18u National Team. Chiles has also owned and operated SlapperNation, LLC since 2011, a training company that specializes in teaching slap hitting in a clinic setting.


Regarded as one of the best slappers to ever play the sport, Chiles helped the Lady Vols to four NCAA tournament appearances from 2004-07, including three straight trips to the Women’s College World Series. During her senior season, Chiles became the first Tennessee player to be named the SEC Player of the Year and was tabbed as a First Team All-American as she led the Lady Vols to the WCWS national championship game. Following her collegiate career, Chiles was invited to the USA Softball Olympic National Team tryout in 2007 and would later be selected 19th overall by the Akron Racers of the National Pro Fastpitch.


As she continued to grow SlapperNation, Chiles got her start in coaching at the collegiate level as she returned to her alma mater as an assistant coach primarily working with the slappers and outfielders during the 2018 and 2019 seasons, helping the team to a berth in the Super Regionals each season. Following her second stint on Rocky Top, Chiles joined the club scene with SCT in August of 2020.


In addition to coaching, Chiles spent seven years as a nurse in neonatal ICU units prior to becoming a pharmaceutical representative with Johnson & Johnson. She then would join the BSN Sports team as a national account manager in the club fastpitch market in October of 2019.


She will officially begin her duties with the Eagles on August 25.

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Dawn Gaffin

Dawn Gaffin joins the Emory University softball coaching staff in September 2023 as an assistant coach following an impressive coaching resume in Colorado.


Gaffin spent 38 years coaching softball for Adams County Five Star Schools and spent the last 21 seasons at Legacy High School in Broomfield, Colorado. Under her leadership, the team made 18 appearances in the Colorado State Softball Tournament and garnered nine league titles. She also led the team to 6 state championships during her time there.


Along with her high school experience, Gaffin spent 30 years as a travel ball coach in Colorado. Most recently, she led her team to a Top Gun Championship in 2020 and a runner-up title in 2019. Her team also garnered a fifth place finish at the USA Nationals in 2019 and under her leadership in 2018 her team earned a first place finish at the USSSA National Championships. Back in 2009, her squad was runner-up at the National ASA Championship.


Gaffin earned her bachelor's degree in Teaching with a minor in Coaching at the University of Northern Iowa before earning her first master's degree in Instructional Technology from the University of Colorado. She also earned her Educational Administrative Certification from the University of Phoenix.

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Katie Griffith

Katie Griffith was appointed to the Emory University softball coaching staff prior to the 2024-25 season. Griffith, who has previous coaching stops at Southern Illinois and Webster, will work with the Eagles’ pitching staff in her new role.


Griffith was a standout performer at the University of Georgia from 2004-06, leading the Bulldogs to three NCAA tournaments and one Super Regional appearance. At the time of her graduation, she ranked among the top pitchers in program history in strikeouts, shutouts, wins, complete games, innings pitched, earned run average and opponent batting average. As a freshman, Griffith became the second player in SEC history to throw multiple perfect games in a single season.


Following her playing career, Griffith opened and operated the K Club Training academy before becoming the head coach and physical education teacher at the Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles from 2016-17. She went on to spend one season with the Gateway Grizzlies, a professional baseball team in the Frontier League.


She was named the head coach for Webster University in 2019 and spent five seasons with the Gorloks. During her time with the program, Webster posted an overall record of 78-80 and was 41-25 inside the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference where she was a two-time Coach of the Year. The Gorloks captured the SLIAC tournament title in 2021 to advance to the NCAA tournament.


After her stint with Webster, Griffth spent one season as the pitching coach with Division I’s Southern Illinois University. This past year with the Salukis, SIU achieved one of its best seasons to date, going 44-11 overall and 23-4 in the Missouri Valley Conference, advancing to the finals of the NCAA Regionals and had the fifth-best staff ERA in Division I at 1.82. Southern Illinois was named the MVC’s Coaching Staff of the Year. She also guided the development of Maddia Groff in the circle, helping Groff become the MVC Pitcher and Freshman of the Year, as well as SIU’s fourth-ever NFCA All-American and first since 2001.


Griffith is a native of Conyers, Georgia and attended Heritage High School. She was the 2001 Georgia Pitcher of the Year while leading the team to the GHSA AAAA state championship in both 2000 and 2003. Griffith is a protégé of Tom House, world-renowned expert in the biomechanics of the throwing motion, former Atlanta Braves pitcher and co-founder of the National Pitching Association.

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