Ohio Wesleyan University Athletics

Cassie Cunningham is in her 20th season as head softball coach at Ohio Wesleyan University.

The Battling Bishops went 11-27 during the 2025 season, finishing sixth in the North Coast Athletic Conference standings.

The 2023 Bishops placed third in the NCAC standings and made their first NCAC tournament appearance since the 2016 season.

In 2016, the Bishops went 16-21, finished fourth in the NCAC standings, defeated conference champion DePauw in the NCAC tournament, and went on to a third-place tournament finish.

The 2014 Bishops compiled a 23-18 record, finishing fourth in the NCAC, and went on to finish third in the NCAC tournament.

In 2011, the Bishops finished with a 23-14 record, finishing 1 game out in the NCAC championship race. Cunningham was named NCAC Coach of the Year by her colleagues, the second time she has received that honor.

The 2010 Bishops shared the NCAC championship, the Battling Bishops' first conference crown since 2005, and posted an overall record of 24-15. Ohio Wesleyan's 24 victories matched the second-highest season total in school history.

In 2009, the Battling Bishops tied for fourth place in the NCAC and upended conference champion Denison in the NCAC tournament before finishing with a record of 24-16-1.

The 2008 Bishops finished second in the NCAC title chase, one game away from Ohio Wesleyan’s third conference championship. Cunningham was named NCAC Coach of the Year in recognition of the Bishops’ accomplishments.

In 2007, her first season as a collegiate head coach, Cunningham inherited a roster with only 11 healthy players and guided the Bishops to a competitive 14-17-1 finish.

Cunningham came to Ohio Wesleyan from Capital University, where she was an assistant coach for 6 seasons.

While at Capital, Cunningham worked primarily with the Crusader outfielders, short game and baserunning. She helped guide Capital to an Ohio Athletic Conference championship and an NCAA Division III Central Regional runner-up finish in 2002, accomplishments that earned the Capital staff recognition as the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Regional Coaching Staff of the Year that season.

Cunningham is a 2000 graduate of Capital, where she enjoyed a stellar playing career. She earned both All-America and Academic All-America® honors, receiving All-America laurels during all 4 seasons and earning first-team Academic All-America® honors her senior year. A centerfielder while at Capital, Cunningham set a Crusader season record with her .542 batting average in 1998, and her career batting average of .488 also set a Capital record. She also set Capital season and career records for at bats, hits, runs and stolen bases.

She is a native of Hilliard, Ohio.

Cunningham's Career Coaching Record