Grace French serves as Assistant Coach for San Diego State University's Softball program in San Diego. The San Diego State source profile describes French's current role and recent program context, including that San Diego State head softball coach Stacey Nuveman Deniz announced the hiring of Grace French as an assistant coach on August 11, 2025. With the Bandits, French assisted coach Nuveman Deniz, focusing on scouting reports and film sessions while coaching first base during games.
The same profile adds background on French's coaching path, team results, and player-development record. French spent the 2023-25 seasons at Northwestern as a graduate assistant coach, even earning the roles of pitching coach and director of camps from September through December 2024. During her playing days, French played all five of her collegiate seasons for the Bradley Braves from 2019-23. A native of Benicia, Calif., French is the sister of incoming freshman infielder For the ICDB record, that background gives readers a fuller picture of the experience Grace French brings to the Softball staff.
