Scott Wachholz will be entering his first year as a graduate assistant softball coach during the 2011-12 school year.  He will assist with the day-to-day operations with the softball program with an emphasis on recruiting, the strength and conditioning program and working with the corner infielders and bunting.

Wachholz arrives in Columbus after serving the last two and a half years as the assistant director of athletic performance at Hitters Sportplex in Middleton, Wisconsin where he worked alongside two former Division I strength and conditioning coaches. For the past year, he worked with the Sun Prairie High School as their strength and
conditioning coach as well as a softball coaching consultant.

The West Allis, WI native had a four-year stint as the head coach of the Pride of the Midwest, a U16 travel softball team. He got his start as a softball coach as a student assistant at the University of Wisconsin during the 2006 – 2008 seasons.

Wachholz earned his bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science and Psychology in 2010. He plans to pursue a master’s degree in Organizational Leadership with a concentration in Human Resources