Strong & Anderson Join PC Softball Staff as New Assistant Coaches

Presbyterian College softball head coach David Williams has announced two new assistants to the Blue Hose staff, bringing in Jessica Strong and Korynna Anderson earlier this month.

Strong, a harbinger of success at the NCAA Division II and III levels, has authored 199 victories as a head coach and has worked for five schools over a period of 11 years. Anderson, meanwhile, just wrapped up a fantastic playing tenure at Big South institution Longwood.

JESSICA STRONG

After a decorated career as a student-athlete at Armstrong State (.330 batting average, 95 RBI, 13 homers, and an All-Peach Belt Conference selection), Strong has helped build winning cultures at every turn. Following the 2024 season, she has collected 374 victories as both an assistant and head coach.

With a win percentage of .745 over six seasons as a head coach (Berry College and Seton Hill University), Strong has been a part of four College World Series appearances and eight seasons with at least 30 wins.

Since becoming a head coach in 2019, Strong has directed 38 All-Conference picks, 17 NFCA All-Region players, and six All-America selections.

Her most recent gig was a two-year stint as the head coach for the Berry Vikings, never losing a league game over her whole tenure (35-0). Strong’s combined record there ends at a remarkable 89-14.

Both of her Berry teams accomplished Southern Athletic Association regular season and tournament titles, finishing inside the D-III top ten on both occasions. In 2023, her club went 11-3 in the postseason on their way to a World Series ticket, ranked third in the nation for the final poll.

Prior to Berry, Strong was offered her first head coaching opportunity at D-II Seton Hill, a team who she grabbed 110 wins with from 2019-22.

Strong’s final season with the Griffins was a memorable one, going 16-2 at home and 42-12 altogether. They’d reach the College World Series thanks to a five-game winning streak in the NCAA Tournament, ranking seventh in the country at the season’s end.

Before leading the charge at PSAC power Seton Hill, Strong spent one year with another member of that same league. She gained an assistant appointment at Shippensburg and helped the Raiders to six All-Conference honors and a pair of All-Region nods.

Over the 2016 and 2017 seasons, Strong was a member of D-III Moravian College’s staff as an assistant. While working for the Greyhounds, her unit added up for a 73-12 record in those two years and collected a Landmark Conference mark of 22-2.

Moravian scooped the division championship in Strong’s first season there, going on to be the runner-up at the NCAA Regional bracket.

Beginning her coaching career as an assistant at her alma mater, Jessica coached the Armstrong State Pirates over a two-year window. They snatched 80 W’s in that short span, including a 44-10-1 record in 2013 which led to a mention as NFCA Regional Coaching Staff of the Year.

Armstrong State journeyed to the College World Series in back-to-back campaigns with Strong aiding the cause, kickstarting her coaching career with 10 All-Conference players at her disposal.

Strong received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematical Sciences from Armstrong State in 2009, going on to earn a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from the same institution in 2012.

KORYNNA ANDERSON

Fresh off a robust three-year stint with the Longwood Lancers that featured two All-Big South second team selections and a career average of .266, Anderson arrives in Clinton after playing 150 games (starting all but three) in Farmville.

As a player and regular opponent of the Blue Hose, Anderson slugged .420 from 2022-24 while mostly lining up at third base. Her total numbers at Longwood ended at 117 hits, 64 runs, 24 doubles, 14 homers, and 69 RBI.

Korynna’s Longwood teams accomplished 85 wins (47 in league terrain) and advanced to the Big South Championship game twice.

Anderson was equally excellent away from the diamond, being chosen as Longwood’s representative for the Big South All-Academic team in both 2023 and 2024 while also included on the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District team last spring.

Her first season with the Lancers (2022) entailed 34 victories and a stout record of 18-5 when playing at home. Longwood earned an early win over #25 Wichita State, going on to beat a pair of Power 5 opponents later in the year (Illinois and Virginia).

Anderson’s 2023 performance was statistically her best thanks to a .284 BA and 30 runs-batted-in. Longwood started off the year with a landmark moment for the Big South, knocking off fourth-ranked Florida State.

That wasn’t the only top-ten W that Anderson’s squad picked up that spring, defeating #8 Duke with a 4-3 walk-off in April.

Korynna blasted a grand slam to help the Lancers run-rule St. John’s in the first half of the season, going on to post 14 multi-hit games and grab a hit in seven straight conference encounters.

Anderson capped off that brilliant season by being named to the league’s All-Tournament team, a no-brainer after publishing two home runs and seven RBI in the opening game of the bracket to breeze by Charleston Southern.

She totaled 84 hits in her final two seasons put together, wrapping up her playing tenure in 2024 with another second-team verdict. Her final regular-season effort was a 4-for-4 exploit against Radford in May.

Hailing from California, Anderson came to Longwood after a one-year residence at Orange Coast College. Prior to that, she spent her freshman season at the University of North Carolina where she was a member of the rowing team and was chosen for All-ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Korynna obtained a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Longwood in 2023 and followed that up with an MBA earlier this year.