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Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Owls Bring Aboard Shelby Petik as Assistant Coach
8/15/2024 3:32:00 PM | Softball
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Jordan Clark, head coach of the Florida Atlantic softball program, has announced the hiring of Shelby Petik as an assistant coach.
Petik arrives to FAU following three seasons at the helm of Eastern Florida State College, where she most recently led the Titans to their best season in program history with 40 wins. She now joins an Owl program looking to build off a 40+ win season of their own that culminated in an NCAA Regional appearance.
"I'm really excited to welcome Shelby to the Owl family. She comes in with head coaching experience and a record of recruiting and developing talent. She is a proven winner, including leading her team to 40 wins last season. She has deep recruiting connections to south Florida and across the state. She is a big addition to our program, and I am thankful she gets to call Paradise home."
Under Petik's watch at Eastern Florida State, her student-athletes were named All-Conference 20 times, 10 each on the first and second team. Two were named NFCA All-South Region honorees and one was a Gold Glove recipient at center field.
The Titans were number one in the nation in sacrifice hits and top 10 nationally in fielding percentage. The team ranked top five in Region-8 for 14 of 15 team offensive statistical categories.
During this time, Petik also served as head coach for Siesta Key Phinz of the Florida Gulf Coast League.
Previously, Petik was an assistant coach at Presbyterian College, her alma mater, from 2018 to 2021, during which she provided hitting and outfield instruction while also coordinating travel, scheduling, and social media. Petik also served as an assistant for Furman University in 2017.
Petik graduated from Presbyterian in 2015 with a Bachelors of Science in Psychology. During her time, as a student-athlete, broke the program's Division I era career records for doubles, home runs, RBIs, total bases, walks and games played. She received her Masters of Science in Collegiate Athletic Administration from Coker University in 2017.
Petik arrives to FAU following three seasons at the helm of Eastern Florida State College, where she most recently led the Titans to their best season in program history with 40 wins. She now joins an Owl program looking to build off a 40+ win season of their own that culminated in an NCAA Regional appearance.
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Head Coach Jordan Clark"I'm really excited to welcome Shelby to the Owl family. She comes in with head coaching experience and a record of recruiting and developing talent. She is a proven winner, including leading her team to 40 wins last season. She has deep recruiting connections to south Florida and across the state. She is a big addition to our program, and I am thankful she gets to call Paradise home."
PETIK'S RESUME
Petik achieved 85 victories in three seasons as head coach of EFSC. In addition to their 40 wins in 2024, the Titans also made their first NJCAA Region 8 Championship appearance for the first time in program history and recorded their first nationwide ranking, coming in as high as No. 13.Under Petik's watch at Eastern Florida State, her student-athletes were named All-Conference 20 times, 10 each on the first and second team. Two were named NFCA All-South Region honorees and one was a Gold Glove recipient at center field.
The Titans were number one in the nation in sacrifice hits and top 10 nationally in fielding percentage. The team ranked top five in Region-8 for 14 of 15 team offensive statistical categories.
During this time, Petik also served as head coach for Siesta Key Phinz of the Florida Gulf Coast League.
Previously, Petik was an assistant coach at Presbyterian College, her alma mater, from 2018 to 2021, during which she provided hitting and outfield instruction while also coordinating travel, scheduling, and social media. Petik also served as an assistant for Furman University in 2017.
Petik graduated from Presbyterian in 2015 with a Bachelors of Science in Psychology. During her time, as a student-athlete, broke the program's Division I era career records for doubles, home runs, RBIs, total bases, walks and games played. She received her Masters of Science in Collegiate Athletic Administration from Coker University in 2017.
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