Vanessa Shippy-Fletcher

Biography

Vanessa Shippy-Fletcher serves as Oklahoma State’s hitting coach and recruiting coordinator, promotions she received prior to the 2024 season. Prior to that, she was a volunteer assistant for the Cowgirls from 2021-23, focusing primarily on hitting and base running and working closely with the OSU outfielders. In 2024, Shippy-Fletcher led the Cowgirl offense to a near-record breaking season while coaching Caroline Wang to third team NFCA All-America honors and five offensive Cowgirls to NFCA all-region accolades. That season, OSU’s offense finished inside the top three on nine different single-season lists, including hitting the second-most home runs (92) and scoring the second-most runs in program history (363). Shippy-Fletcher’s work with the hitters helped the Cowgirls to a spot in the 2024 Women’s College World Series and she was a member of OSU’s 2024 NFCA Midwest Region Coaching Staff of the Year. In three years as a volunteer assistant, Shippy-Fletcher helped the Cowgirls to three straight appearances in the NCAA Women’s College World Series and helped OSU outfielders to six All-Big 12 and six NFCA All-Region honors. She was particularly effective in aiding younger players in their transition to the major college level, helping Tallen Edwards to NFCA Freshman All-America honors in 2023 just one year after helping sophomore Katelynn Carwile become the first OSU outfielder since Olympian Jaime Foutch in 1996 to earn All-America honors. A star in her playing days, Shippy-