Deb Torman, Head Coach DTorman@otterbein.edu 614-823-3506 Head coach Deb Torman begins her tenth year at Otterbein College. The most successful coach in the history of Otterbein softball, Torman has averaged 18 wins per season over the last nine years. She guided the Cardinals to a school-record 25 wins and a second-place finish in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC), also a school record, in 2002. Otterbein won a school-record 13 OAC games under Torman and finished second in the OAC Tournament in 2001. Last season, the Cardinals finished at 23-17, 9-9 in the OAC. A 1995 graduate of Alma College, Torman, ATC, earned her bachelor of arts degree in sports medicine. She was an all-region and all-conference second baseman with the Scots. Upon completing her master’s degree in education at Bowling Green State University in 1997, coach Torman began her career at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio, where she served as the assistant softball coach from 1995-97. From there she went on to MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Illinois, where she served as the head softball coach, head athletic trainer, senior women’s administrator and instructor of health and physical education. She and her husband, Scott, and daughter, Jordan, 3, reside in Sunbury.
Tracey Cultice, Assistant Coach Tracey Cultice begins her fourth season as an assistant coach at Otterbein. While coaching, Cultice completed her certification for physical education in 2005 and is working towards her masters of education at Ashland University. Cultice graduated from Otterbein in 2001 with a degree in athletic training and sports and wellness management. While at Otterbein, she was a three-year letterwinner in both softball and soccer. Cultice comes back to her alma mater after serving as an assistant coach for the Bishop Watterson High School varsity softball team. Cultice lives in Worthington and is teaching physical education at St. Brendan Elementary School in Hilliard.
Ashley Ball, Assistant Coach Ashley Ball begins her first season as a graduate assistant at Otterbein. Ball earned her bachelor’s degree in physical education from Kent State University in 2006. At Kent State, she was a three-year starter at second base for the Golden Flashes softball team, helping lead the team to two Mid-American Conference (MAC) championships in 2004 and 2006, and a MAC Tournament championship in 2006. As a senior, Ball earned All-MAC, Academic All-MAC and all-region honors. Ball served as head softball coach for the junior varsity team at Thomas Worthington (OH) High School in 2007. She is a hitting instructor at Grand Slam USA in Columbus. Ball is working towards her master’s degree in education from Otterbein. She lives in Westerville.