I know there will be tears with the family and the grandkids there. It's upsetting that I'm in the position of being at odds with them. With the maroon and gold, Myers was a member of the CWS National Runner-up in both 1972 and 1973 before being drafted in the third round of the Major League Baseball (MLB) draft by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1973. The review is ongoing. Im really excited about this and that my family is here and I have a chance to share this with them.. PHONE : 724-225-1060 FAX: 724-225-9852. "While the law requires us to protect the privacy of our students, tying our hands about what can be said publicly, there is a reason changes took place with the coaching staff. Under his guidance, the Sun Devils averaged 53 wins per season, including 60-plus wins twice. Maurice Greene shows you how to start the recovery process using a foam roll and a softball. The NJCAA National Coach of the Year in 2002, Myers' teams won the Western District twice (1999, 2002) and finished runner-up three other times (2000, 2001 and 2004). He really thinks that Corey is the best," the former administrator said. Who was making sure they were OK? Myers, along with Texas A&M head coach Jo Evans and Montclair State head coach Anita Kubicka, will be inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame at the NFCA National Convention in Atlanta. Clint Myers to be inducted into NFCA Hall of Fame on Friday. Casey played and starred for the Sun Devils, winning the Pacific-10 Conference baseball Player of the Year honor in both 2000 and 2001. Before arriving to Auburn in 2014, Myers coached Arizona State to national titles in 2008 and 2011, and made the trip to the WCWS seven times in eight years. His first season in 2006 saw the Sun Devils win a then school record 53 games and make a trip to Oklahoma City for the Women's College World Series. Greenberg, Clint Myers and Corey Myers did not respond to messages from AL.com on Saturday. "They're placed in another world," Gibbs said. "It takes a few people to ruin the reputation of a great school and coach," Estell wrote. Veach has not responded to ESPN's requests for comment. ", There were similar concerns, one former ASU official told Outside the Lines, about the attitude of Clint Myers, who had come to Arizona State after several years as a successful junior college coach accustomed to an environment in which he had autonomy. They played their home games at Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished first with a 18-3 record. Several players refused to board the team's bus to go to Georgia that night with the player involved in the messages with Corey Myers. After Auburn hired him, Clint Myers thanked the university for the "opportunity to coach with my family.". "I didn't entertain it," said Bass, who initially requested anonymity but agreed to let AL.com use her name on Saturday. Myers posted a 406-192 record (.678 winning pct.) "(They are) three freshmen that we think, in the '23 class, we'll look back on and say, 'Man, we got us three really good ones,' Freeze said. The lawsuit outlines many of the previously reported allegations against Corey and Clint Myers from their time at Auburn, which was described as cultivating a culture of manipulation and exploitation (that) was toxic and lacked institutional control, according to the lawsuit. You have permission to edit this article. Buy newspaper front pages, posters and more. "In each instance of a personnel issue or question, Auburn Athletics works in conjunction with the university's administration, following all established guidelines and in compliance with NCAA and SEC regulations when applicable, to investigate, learn the facts and take appropriate action. In the filing, Nemeth alleges that Clint Myers commented on her appearance, while Corey Myers seemed to be grooming her for an unwanted sexual relationship, all of which constituted a hostile environment. Travel plans for the team, which was scheduled to arrive in Alabama on Monday to begin practicing with their new coaching staff, reportedly have been put on hold. 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The team competes in the Pac-12 Conference, and plays its home games at Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. Contact PONY; Email List; View Rulebooks; It's a serious matter. During his tenure, Arizona State averaged 53 wins per season and won 60-plus wins twice. "How disrespectful was that to his student athletes on the team? The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. I am disgusted w/ my former teammates for this. The transition to a Division I institution governed by Pac-12 and NCAA rules led to clashes with his supervisors, assistant coaches and other staff, according to former ASU colleagues. However, that lasted just two weeks after Clint Myers and another coach "asked select members of the team to 'go fight for Corey' with the athletic department," Fagan told ESPN. Please purchase a subscription to continue reading. Also at the time, according to an NCAA report, Arizona State had the highest number of major infraction cases of any other institution. Check. On the field, Myers got his start playing for Lakewood Senior High School and helped his team to the 1970 California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State Championship. The Sun Devils finished with a record of 66-5. Clint Myers was a coach on an NCAA title winning team at Arizona State, and as head coach at Auburn his teams went a combined 163-34 including two first place finishes in the SEC and two WCWS berths. Corey was the 4th overall pick in the 1999 Major League Baseball draft, and is currently a catcher/infielder for the Salt Lake Bees, AAA Affiliate of the Angels. As much as we may want to give more details, we have been approached by some of the student-athletes involved, directly asking us to protect them because they don't want their names made public. Auburn president Steven Leath told ESPN on Monday that the university is doing a comprehensive review of its softball program after alleged abuse under former coach Clint Myers. The Chinese believe they need coaches to help them compete in the Olympics, and I often recommended coaches to them. Low near 50F. He has made enormous contributions to the game of fast pitch softball, and it is gratifying to see the game he loves so much give back to him with this prestigious and well-deserved honor.". At one point, Corey Myers allowed one of the players to temporarily live with his family at their house, an arrangement that a former ASU administrator described as "not a good practice." Corey stepped away from the program for a couple of weeks. Prior to Arizona State, Myers spent 19 successful years coaching Central Arizona College's baseball and softball teams. "They're bringing in a chef, and Corey has found a Japanese steakhouse that's not open at lunch where the chef is going to prepare their food," bureau official Cindy Pugh said earlier this week. Watch Derrian Gobourne's final bow at the NCAA national championship meet here. He is currently a catcher for the Midland RockHounds, AA Affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. Former head coach Clint Myers, his son and former assistant coach Corey Myers, former Auburn presidents Jay Gogue and Steven Leath, and Auburn University are all named as defendants in the. Then, in 1983, Myers moved on to Eastern Washington for one season as he attained his M.A. Myers was inducted into the NJCAA Softball Hall of Fame in 1998 and the Arizona Softball Foundation Hall of Fame in 2001. The Tigers went 49-12 overall and 17-7 in SEC play and finished last season ranked No. The investigation concluded that Corey Myers had violated school policy by pursuing inappropriate sexual relationships with more than one student. The Bismarck, N.D., native spent 19 highly successful years coaching Central Arizona Colleges baseball and softball teams. Each online subscription gives you full access to all of our newspaper websites and mobile applications. All of these women at one time during their playing careers were selected as Amateur Softball Association All-Americans. Myers and his wife Katie have two sons, Casey and Corey. The school has hired the Birmingham, Alabama, law firm of Lightfoot, Franklin & White to investigate the program. By both practice and in compliance with federal privacy laws, Auburn doesn't disclose details of personnel matters.". Bass said she was "not welcome back to play" after the 2016 season and is now at Louisville. He guided the Sun Devils to national titles in 2008 and 2011, and made the trip to WCWS in Oklahoma City seven times in eight years. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. Since arriving in 2013, Myers compiled a record of 205-54-1. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. ", "They are coming to this country to pursue their Olympic dream, and they're dependent on [each] Myers," she said. They joined the Intermountain Conference in 1975. From there, he made his way back to ASU for one year as he guided the junior varsity team to a 35-9 record while assisting Jim Brock with the varsity squad that placed third at the College World Series. After his playing days, Myers began coaching in the Connie Mack Baseball League as the skipper of the Long Beach Cardinals from 1975-1976. According to ESPN, five players said during that March 30 meeting Auburn executive associate athletic director and senior women's administrator Meredith Jenkins told the players they were risking arrest for taking the text messages from their teammate's phone and ordered them to delete the messages. The company had been creating materials for the team. A few of Myers' accolades include: . I appreciate the opportunity to coach at Auburn and am proud of our successes. According to the records provided to Outside the Lines, he acted as a designated volunteer coach -- temporarily replacing his brother Casey -- during the postseason starting in May 10, 2007, and on May 26, 2008, during which Arizona State won the Women's College World Series. "Who was the advocate for the student athletes? The foundation for ongoing success is here because of Coach Myers love of Auburn and his desire to see this program reach a level of success that it had never seen before.. The filing states that Clint Myers let that affair slide, noting that Wagner is now married to that former player. I will always remember that and that is something that is so special to me, Gobourne said of her head coach. Following a loss to Hofstra in the 2005 NCAA Tournament, Wells announced her retirement. From 1996-2005, he was the head baseball coach where he took the Vaqueros to the Junior College World Series twice, winning the NJCAA National Championship in 2002. The Arizona State Sun Devils softball team represents Arizona State University in NCAA Division I College softball. In eight years at the helm of the Sun Devil program, Myers took seven trips to the Womens College World Series. The Myers family's return to the sport would add another contentious chapter to the career of a coach who won two national championships at Arizona State and came within a game of a national championship at Auburn. China won its lone medal, a silver, at the 1996 Olympics. In his 10 seasons with the team, Myers compiled a record of 406-192 with two appearances in the Junior College World Series in Grand Junction, Colo. He was fired with five games left in their season for what the Comets regarded as back-channel activities, but he is expected to join the staff of the Chinese national team if Clint Myers becomes the head coach. Alabama state law does not include a deadline by which state agencies must respond to records requests. After the CWS, Myers coached at Casa Grande Union High School for three seasons and led the team to league championships in 1977, 1978 and 1979. She finished with 493 wins, won three conference championships, and made 13 trips to the postseason, nine of which were Women's College World Series appearances. It goes on to state that Auburn allowed and condoned the sexual harassment to continue for an extended period of time, which constitutes a reckless indifference to Nemeths federally protected rights. 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