David Williams, Head Coach

Coach Williams was named as the new head softball coach at Mars Hill College on August 17, 2005.

In his four seasons at Mars Hill he has seen the growth and development of the program. The 2009 Season saw the Lions finish in second place in the highly competitive South Atlantic Conference, the highest finish in school history.  As a result of this finish, six players earned All-Conference Honors, in addition to one being named South Atlantic Conference Player of the Year. Two players earned All-Region accolades.    

During the 2008 Season the Lions won a school record 39 games en route to the SAC Conference Championship Game. This eclipsed the previous school record of 34 set in the 2007 campaign when Williams was named the 2007 South Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year. While competing in the 2008 season the Lions broke 12 single season team records and tied another. Some were records that had been previously broken in 2006 and 2007.  2007 saw the Lions break 10 single season team records, rebreaking six of the eight single season team records broken in 2006, Williams first season at the helm. That amasses to a total of fourteen single season team marks that have been set since Williams’ arrival. In addition to the team records, several players have set single season and career records while competing in the 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 seasons.

2008 was the highlighted by several players earning post season awards.  One player was First Team All-American; three players were named All-Region, three All-Conference, four All-Tournament, two ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District, in addition to one being named South Atlantic Scholar Athlete of the Year and one South Atlantic Conference Freshman of the Year. 
Williams came to Mars Hill from Western Guilford High School in Greensboro, NC where he served as the head varsity softball coach for three years. During his stint at Western Guilford, Williams also coached and was president of the North Carolina Sundevils 18 and under softball traveling team for two seasons.

A native of Greensboro, Williams received his degree in Management from Guilford College in 2000. Williams is single and resides in nearby Asheville.