Softball
Roan, Steph
Steph Roan
- Title:
- Associate Head Coach
- Email:
- sroan@buffalo.edu
- Phone:
- 716-645-6976
Steph Roan is in her second season with the Buffalo softball program after being hired by head coach Mike Ruechel in August of 2021.
“Steph has quality experience as both a head coach and assistant,” said Ruechel. “Her diverse background will help us continue to take our program to the next level. Her passion for player development and recruiting will make an immediate impact on our program.”
Roan comes to Buffalo from the University of Mary, in North Dakota, where she served as the head coach for three seasons. She joined the Marauders after serving as assistant coach at NCAA Division II Fort Lewis College of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) in 2017-18. Before that, she coached at St. Cloud State University, her alma mater and a fellow member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).
The Marauders finished 2020 with a record of 12-9 in a season cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Five Marauders earned NSIC all-academic honors, while Madison Jahner was named a Northern Sun Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction Award recipient.
In Coach Roan's first season at UMary, the Marauders finished the 2019 season with a record of 21-29 overall and 12-18 in NSIC play and saw five student-athletes earn Northern Sun all-academic team honors.
Roan joined the Fort Lewis College staff in July 2017 for her first full-time collegiate coaching position. The St. Charles, IL, native, was involved in all aspects of the Skyhawks program including recruiting, fundraising, player skill development, practice organization and game day duties. In her lone season with FLC in 2018, the Skyhawks improved by 10 wins overall from the previous season while doubling their conference win total from five to 10.
Roan began her collegiate coaching career as a graduate assistant coach at St. Cloud State, serving from 2015-17. Her numerous duties included assisting with practice and game day responsibilities, recruiting, academic success, social media and graphic design. She helped coach an NSIC Gold Glove recipient and the team received nine NSIC All-Academic and two NFCA All-Academic honors. Offensively the squad finished in the top five in on base percentage, hits, walks and runs scored. The Huskies also improved by six wins from her first to the second year, posting 32 wins in 2017 and finishing 5th in the NSIC. Both overall wins and conference finish was a then-best for the Huskies since rejoining the NSIC for the 2008 season.
A utility player and team captain for the Huskies from 2012-2014, Roan started all 78 games she competed in, collecting 55 hits, 29 runs scored, 26 runs batted in, nine doubles, and five homeruns while recording a .944 fielding percentage.
After earning a bachelor’s degree in Elective Studies from SCSU in 2015, Roan received her graduate degree in Academic Administration and Leadership from SCSU in 2017.
“Steph has quality experience as both a head coach and assistant,” said Ruechel. “Her diverse background will help us continue to take our program to the next level. Her passion for player development and recruiting will make an immediate impact on our program.”
Roan comes to Buffalo from the University of Mary, in North Dakota, where she served as the head coach for three seasons. She joined the Marauders after serving as assistant coach at NCAA Division II Fort Lewis College of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) in 2017-18. Before that, she coached at St. Cloud State University, her alma mater and a fellow member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).
The Marauders finished 2020 with a record of 12-9 in a season cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Five Marauders earned NSIC all-academic honors, while Madison Jahner was named a Northern Sun Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction Award recipient.
In Coach Roan's first season at UMary, the Marauders finished the 2019 season with a record of 21-29 overall and 12-18 in NSIC play and saw five student-athletes earn Northern Sun all-academic team honors.
Roan joined the Fort Lewis College staff in July 2017 for her first full-time collegiate coaching position. The St. Charles, IL, native, was involved in all aspects of the Skyhawks program including recruiting, fundraising, player skill development, practice organization and game day duties. In her lone season with FLC in 2018, the Skyhawks improved by 10 wins overall from the previous season while doubling their conference win total from five to 10.
Roan began her collegiate coaching career as a graduate assistant coach at St. Cloud State, serving from 2015-17. Her numerous duties included assisting with practice and game day responsibilities, recruiting, academic success, social media and graphic design. She helped coach an NSIC Gold Glove recipient and the team received nine NSIC All-Academic and two NFCA All-Academic honors. Offensively the squad finished in the top five in on base percentage, hits, walks and runs scored. The Huskies also improved by six wins from her first to the second year, posting 32 wins in 2017 and finishing 5th in the NSIC. Both overall wins and conference finish was a then-best for the Huskies since rejoining the NSIC for the 2008 season.
A utility player and team captain for the Huskies from 2012-2014, Roan started all 78 games she competed in, collecting 55 hits, 29 runs scored, 26 runs batted in, nine doubles, and five homeruns while recording a .944 fielding percentage.
After earning a bachelor’s degree in Elective Studies from SCSU in 2015, Roan received her graduate degree in Academic Administration and Leadership from SCSU in 2017.
UB Softball vs. Akron Double Header (4/30) @ 1pm
Thursday, April 24
UB Softball vs. Canisius Double Header (4/23) @ 1pm
Tuesday, April 22
UB Softball vs. Toledo (4/20) @ 12pm
Monday, April 14
UB Softball vs. Northern Illinois doubleheader (4/12) @ 1pm
Thursday, April 10
