The Wallace State Lady Lions fast pitch softball program is a national champion on the field and in the classroom. The Lady Lions captured the 2008 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I National Championship under head coach Jayne Clem and followed it with a national runner-up finish in 2009, falling one run short of back-to-back crowns.

Over the past two seasons, Wallace State has also compiled a 131-18 record (68-8 in 2008, 63-10 in 2009), captured two Alabama Community College Conference championships, and produced five combined National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) 1st-Team All-Americans.

The Lady Lions were also ACCC champions in 2007, 2005 and 2003.

Wallace State's softball team has excelled academically as well. The team finished with a 3.72 grade point average for the 2008-09 academic year after posting a 3.61 GPA as the 2007-08 NJCAA Academic Team of the Year.

Fast pitch softball at Wallace State dates back to 1997 and has been led by Coach Clem since 1999. Clem is committed to a winning tradition at Wallace State, and that drive is evident in her teams' accomplishments. In Clem's 11 seasons, the Lady Lions have compiled a 488-130 record (.790 winning percentage). Clem has been named ACCC Coach of the Year in 2009, 2008, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2003 and 2002, and she has helped the school win five conference championships along with its 2008 national crown.

Clem, a native of Athens, was also named the Karen L. Sykes Outstanding Coach of the National Tournament in 2008.

Clem and assistant coach Tracy Grindrod were named the NFCA NJCAA Division I Coaching Staff of the Year in 2008.

For more information, contact Coach Clem at 256-352-8355 or email at Jayne.Clem@WallaceState.edu.