Sally Snover finished her fourth season as the lead assistant coach and hitting instructor for the Yeowomen in 2020.
In her first season in 2017, the Oberlin offense rewrote the record book, setting then team-highs for batting average (.306), runs (183), hits (339) walks (81) and hit by pitches (26).
In 2019 the Yeowomen hitters set new school records in batting average (.330) and runs (184) while mentoring the North Coast Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Year and NCAC First-Team selection Cat Moruzzi. The freshman turned in a historical season by finishing second in the conference in batting average at .444 while producing 55 hits to set single-season school records in each category.
For three seasons, Snover also mentored Emma Downing '19 who departed the program as the all-time leader in batting average (.374) and runs (115). She is second in school history in home runs (13) and total hits (158) while ranking fifth all-time in NCAA Division III history with 54 hit-by-pitches.
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Snover came to Oberlin from Washington (Md.) College where she played and coached. After graduating in 2012 with a B.A. in psychology, Snover stayed at Washington to serve as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the softball program. Snover helped guide the Shorewomen to the Centennial Conference Tournament three out of four years and the first softball conference championship in school history in 2013, which earned the school its first-ever NCAA Tournament berth. In her final year on staff, Snover helped mentor the Shorewomen to a regular season title.
As a player, Snover served as team captain all four years for the Shorewomen, earning All-Centennial Conference honors as a sophomore. A mainstay at third base, she started all 152 games over her four-year career. She finished her playing career with 121 hits, 72 RBI, 823 runs and 48 walks, leaving as one of the most productive players in the history of Washington softball. She still owns the single season record for walks with 26 in 2011 and ranks in the top ten in four career categories including fifth in career walks and seventh in career at-bats (429).
Snover was named to the Centennial Conference Sportsmanship Team twice as both a junior and senior and was a Centennial Conference academic honor roll selection three times.
