J.D. McCurdy, Head Coach (Seventh Season, Bridgewater)

J.D. McCurdy enters his seventh season at the helm of the EMU softball program in 2010. In the season before he arrived, the Lady Royals went 5-20. In his first year in 2004, McCurdy guided EMU to an 11-22 record and followed that in 2005 with a 17-14 mark. It was the team's first winning record since 1992. In 2006, the Lady Royals improved further, breaking 18 program records, and picking up the team's first ODAC Tournament win since 1992. McCurdy was also named the 2007 ODAC Co-Coach of the Year. This past season the Lady Royals made an improbable run into the ODAC Tournament as they reached the Championship series for the first time since 1992.

McCurdy played collegiate baseball at Bridgewater College as both a pitcher and first baseman. He also played two years in the Valley Baseball League and 13 years in the Rockingham County Baseball League. He graduated from BC with a Bachelor of Science in Health and Physical Education.

McCurdy began coaching softball at Turner Ashby High School as the assistant varsity coach and head junior varsity coach in 1998-99, guiding the Knights to a 36-3 JV record. He took over the varsity head coaching position in 2000 and began a run of four consecutive Valley District Titles. He won Valley District Coach of the Year all four years, accumulated a 90-6-1 overall record, and took his 2000 squad to the state championship game.

He enjoys watching student-athletes develop and grow. McCurdy tells his players to "Practice with the same intensity that you play with on game day." He has owned J.D. McCurdy Insurance Agency, Inc. in Bridgewater for 27 years. He lives in Bridgewater with wife Diane and daughters Arin, Jody, and Brittany.

Micah Pugh, Assistant Coach (Fourth Season)

Pugh enters her fourth season as an assistant coach under McCurdy. In her first season as an assistant, Pugh helped to lead the Lady Royals to the most wins in the programs history with the team finishing fifth in the conference.

Pugh is a graduate of Turner Ashby High School in Bridgewater, Va.

Rick Fox, Assistant Coach (First Season)