Softball
2015 Coach of the Year
Ashley Barber-Strunk
Sherwood High School
Sandy Spring,
Maryland Impact Statement
Coach Barber-Strunk led her softball team to its fourth straight Maryland 4A state title in 2015.
Biography
In two years as the school head softball coach, Ashley Barber-Strunk has continued the winning ways at Sherwood. This past season Barber-Strunk led the school to its fourth straight Maryland 4A state title. The school will also take an 83-game win streak into the 2015-16 season. Barber-Strunk is a perfect 41-0 has a head coach. At the time of her winning the NHSCA 2015 COY award, Sherwood is ranked #5 in the nation by MaxPreps. Barber-Strunk is the second Maryland coach to be named the NHSCA National Softball Coach of the Year. Robert Earl Radford of Northern High School won the award in 2013.