Courtney Deifel serves as Head Coach for University of Arkansas's Softball program in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Deifel became the fourth head coach in program history when she was hired on June 11, 2015, and recently completed her 10th season at Arkansas in 2025. In her 10 seasons in Fayetteville, she has orchestrated the Razorbacks’ return to postseason play and guided the program to two SEC regular season championships, one SEC Tournament crown and eight NCAA Tournament appearances, which includes eight consecutive berths from 2017-25.
The Hogs have qualified for the national tournament every year it has been held since 2017. Deifel led the program to its NCAA Tournament Super Regional appearances in 2018, 2021, 2022 and 2025. Since her first season in 2016, the Razorbacks have been ranked 121 times in the NFCA Coaches’ Poll after previously being ranked only once in program history. 15 of the program’s 16 NFCA All-American awards and 78 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete accolades have been accumulated under Deifel since 2016.
