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Coach Buckingham.JPG        Todd Buckingham, Head Coach -

Buckingham enters his second season with the Grenadiers after successfully leading the inaugural team to a KIAC Tournament Championship and 26 wins overall.  This past season marked a milestone for Buckingham as he earned 100th career win as a collegiate softball coach. 

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Buckingham came to IU Southeast from Bluefield State College, an NCAA Division II college in Bluefield, West Virginia. Buckingham coached for five seasons at Bluefield State and set the career record for softball coaching victories. He also led the program to its first winning record, and accrued the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) Softball Coach of the Year Award in 2005.  Prior to coaching at Bluefield State, Buckingham worked several camps and clinics, including at the Tri-State Softball Academy.

 

Buckingham received a bachelor’s degree in biology education from Olivet Nazarene University in 1998 while playing baseball for the Tigers.  He then moved back to Indiana, where he taught Science at South Central Junior/Senior High School in Elizabeth in 1998 and then taught Science & Math at St. Joseph School in Corydon from 1999 to 2001.  While at South Central he coached boys’ tennis and junior varsity boys’ basketball.  During his tenure at St. Joseph, Buckingham helped establish a drama department and a basketball program for 7th and 8th graders. Buckingham is a native of Corydon, Indiana, and a 1994 graduate of Corydon Central High School. 

He is married to Angie Buckingham, who also coaches at IU Southeast, serving as assistant volleyball coach.  The couple has two Labrador Retrievers, Abe and Myles.




Coach Martin.JPGPerry Martin, Assistant Coach –

 

Coach Martin has been coaching fast pitch softball for 12 years. He has coached at every level from little league to high school. Before coming to IU Southeast Coach Martin was assisting the Butler Traditional High School softball team. He is a graduate of Butler Traditional High School in Louisville, Kentucky. He has been married for 23 years with his wife Angie. The couple has three girls, 11, 15, and 19 years of age.