| COACHING RESUME |
| 2015 - present (Bethel University) |
| Head Softball Coach |
| 2020-2023 (USSSA Pride) |
| Head Coach |
| 2018-2019 (Scrap Yard Fast Pitch) |
| Assistant Coach |
| 2017 (Texas Charge - NFP) |
| Assistant Coach |
| 2013 - 2014 (Appalachian State University) |
| Volunteer Assistant Coach |
| 2008 - 2013 (Minnesota Impact Softball) |
| Founder / President / Coach of 13U-18U softball club teams |
| 2006 - 2012 (Bloomington Jefferson High School) |
| Head Softball Coach |
| PLAYING EXPERIENCE |
| Concordia University - St. Paul, 2000-03 |
| EDUCATION |
| Concordia University - St. Paul, 2003 |
| B.A. Mathematics Education - Suma Cum Laude |
| University of Missouri, 2015 |
| M.S. Positive Coaching |
| HOMETOWN |
| Fairfield, Iowa |
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Penny Foore enters her 12th year as the Royals head softball coach in 2024-25. In her tenure she has led Bethel to three MIAC regular season championships, two NCAA regional championships and two Super Regional appearances.
Foore was promoted to Assistant Athletic Director in addition to her coaching duties in August 2024. In the role she provides oversight of event management including communication with opponents, event management personnel and ticketing.
AT BETHEL
• 202-116 (.635) all-time record
• NCAA Super Regional appearances in 2022 and 2023
• 2023 NCAA Pella Regional Champions after going 3-0
• 2022 NCAA St. Paul Regional Champions, program's first NCAA tournament appearance
• 2023 MIAC regular season and playoff champions
• 2022 MIAC regular season and playoff champions
• 2015 MIAC regular season champions, the first in the program's history
• 2022, 2023 MIAC Coach of the Year
• Reached Pella Regional finals in 2024
• Program-best .878 (36-5) winning percentage in 2023 while finishing 20-0 in MIAC play
• Program-best 37 wins (37-7 overall) and 20-2 conference mark in 2022
• Program-best winning streak 26 games in 2023, besting 23-game winning streak in 2022
• Holds the top six winning percentages in program history with a 36-5 (.878) in 2023, 37-7 (.841) in 2022, 33-11 (.750) in 2024, 27-10 (.730) in 2021, 25-13 (.658) mark in 2019 and 28-15 (.651) in 2015
• Bethel had its best start in program history going 15-1 to begin the 2019 campaign
• Single-season record 1.03 ERA in 2023.
• Single-season records in stolen bases (132) and team earned run average (1.41), at the time, in 2022
• Set single-season records during the 2019 in batting average (.374), hits (419), doubles (74), slugging percentage (.520), stolen bases (56) and fielding percentage (.960)
• In 2019 recorded single-game records in hits (23 vs. Minnesota Morris on Mar. 22), ties for RBIs (23 vs. UMN-Morris on Mar. 22), tied doubles (6 vs. St. Scholastica on Mar. 4 and vs. UMN-Morris on Mar. 22).
• Led the nation in ERA (1.03) and Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio (10.17) in 2023.
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
• Shortstop Angie Jackson two-time MIAC Player of the Year (2013, 2015)
• Kayla Simacek MIAC Pitcher of the Year (2022, 2023)
• Kayla Simacek NFCA Pitcher of the Year (2023)
• Six NFCA All-American honorees
• Anige Jackson two-time second team honoree (2013, 2014)
• Kayla Simacek three-time first team honoree (2022, 2023, 2024)
• 20 NFCA All-Region honorees
• Allie Fauth first-ever NFCA five-time honoree (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
• Kayla Simacek first-ever NFCA four-time First Team honoree (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• 40 MIAC All-Conference selections
• Allie Fauth five-time honoree (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
• Lexi DeBace four-time honoree (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• Kayla Simacek four-time honoree (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• Shortstop Jamie Axelberg single-season record 50 RBIs in 2019
• Outfielder Lexi DeBace single-season record .485 batting average in 2022
• Outfielder Allie Fauth single-season record 42 stolen bases in 2022 and second-most in 2023 with 35
• Pitcher Kayla Simacek all-time leader in wins (114) and strikeouts (1,193)
• Outfielder Allie Fauth-Kilgore all-time leader in stolen bases (141)
• Infielder Kayla Hokanson all-time leader in runs batted in (133)
• Catcher Caroline Kivisto all-time leader in home runs (30)
• 11 College Sport Communicators Academic All-District honorees
• Allie Fauth three-time honoree (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
• Outfielder Mariah Uphoff Academic All-America Third Team in 2019
• Outfielder Allie Fauth two-time Academic All-America (2022 3rd Team, 2023 1st Team)
OUTSIDE BETHEL
• Served as head coach of USSSA Pride which has produced three NPF Cowles Cup Championships and nine Olympians
• Was the pitching coach for Scrap Yard Fast Pitch in 2018, working with the likes of Monica Abbott, Carley Hoover, Cheridan Hawins, Lauren Haeger, Dallas Escobedo, Kilee Hanson, and Holly Ward
• Became the first NCAA DIII coach to coach in the National Fastpitch Pro League as an assistant with the Texas Charge in the summer of 2017
• Helped NCAA DI Appalachian State to first conference championship in school history in 2013
• Appalachian State broke school record for wins in a season and held the best home record in all of NCAA DI at 18-0 in 2013
• Appalachian State broke records in 11 different hitting categories in tenure as a hitting specialist
• Held a 108-28 career record in six seasons as head coach at Bloomington Jefferson High School (Minnesota)
• Three-time Lake Conference Coach of the Year at Bloomington Jefferson
• Elected as a Minnesota High School AAA All-Star Coach in 2012
TEACHING / BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
• Five years of experience as a math teacher at Shakopee Junior High (Minnesota) and Watauga County Schools (North Carolina)
• Customer Account Training Coordinator at 3M for three years
• Manager of Operations at Players Only Inc., a premier baseball/softball training facility in Eden Prairie, Minnesota
PLAYING CAREER
• Four-year scholar athlete and two-year team captain at Concordia University-St. Paul
• Hit 20 career home runs, fourth all-time at Concordia
• Helped lead Concordia to 2001 NSIC Tournament Championship
• President of CU Student Athletic Advisory Committee
FAMILY
• Married to husband, Roman, a current Bethel assistant softball coach
Last updated: 8/13/2025
| Penny Foore Year-by-Year Coaching Records |
| Year |
School |
Wins |
Losses |
WL% |
Postseason |
| 2015 |
Bethel (MN) |
28 |
15 |
.651 |
MIAC Regular Season Champions |
| 2016 |
Bethel (MN) |
18 |
20 |
.474 |
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| 2017 |
Bethel (MN) |
11 |
22 |
.333 |
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| 2018 |
Bethel (MN) |
14 |
22 |
.389 |
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| 2019 |
Bethel (MN) |
25 |
13 |
.658 |
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| 2020 |
Bethel (MN) |
6 |
2 |
.750 |
*no postseason due to COVID-19 Pandemic |
| 2021 |
Bethel (MN) |
27 |
10 |
.730 |
2nd • MIAC Playoffs |
| 2022 |
Bethel (MN) |
37 |
7 |
.841 |
MIAC Regular Season & Playoff Champions // NCAA Super Regionals |
| 2023 |
Bethel (MN) |
36 |
5 |
.878 |
MIAC Regular Season & Playoff Champions // NCAA Super Regionals |
| 2024 |
Bethel (MN) |
33 |
11 |
.750 |
3rd • MIAC Playoffs // NCAA Regional Finals |
| 2025 |
Bethel (MN) |
19 |
21 |
.475 |
5th • MIAC Playoffs |
| 10 Season Career |
254 |
148 |
.632 |
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WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT COACH FOORE
"Penny brings a competitive edge to the game of softball. She takes the initiative to focus on the development of all her athletes and by doing so, her team is always prepared and ready to compete."
- Sara Moulton, former University of Minnesota standout
