Softball Coaches
- Coach Kim Broking
Kim Broking begins her second season as head coach of the Centenary College softball program.
The team had a banner year in Broking’s first season as head coach, setting program records for wins (27) and conference wins (17). The Lady Cyclones earned a berth to the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) Championship as the second-seed. After rain cut the tournament short, Centenary was named the second-place winner along with Immaculata.
But the Cyclones’ season was not over, as they earned the program’s first-ever berth to the ECAC Tournament. Centenary split on the first day of action, but then won two consecutive games the second day to force a one game, winner-take-all match with Misericordia for the championship. Although the Cougars prevailed in a close contest, 3-1, Broking had put Centenary on the map as a prominent softball program.
Broking returned to Centenary after a very successful six year coaching stint (2002-2006, 2008) at Montclair State University. Prior to that, she served as assistant coach at Centenary for one year (2007). While on the staff at MSU, Broking was in charge of all aspects of the team’s pitching staff. She also oversaw the strength and fitness components for the program while coordinating the team’s fundraising events for their annual spring trip. During her tenure the team compiled a record of 207-58.
In 2008 the program won the New Jersey Athletic Conference tournament after going undefeated in conference play, finishing with a record of 18-0. MSU then went on to the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 seed. Broking and her assistants were named the 2008 Regional Coaching Staff of the Year, one of the top honors awarded to a staff. In addition to her coaching experience at the college level, Broking has handled administrative duties such as coordinating student-athlete study halls, assisting with academic advisement and serving as a mentor to the Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC).
During her playing career, Broking was a four-year starter and letterwinner for Montclair State from 1998-2001. In her final season, she batted a team-best .437 as the Red Hawks won 36 games and claimed the ECAC South Division III crown. Broking set a school record with 1,048 career putouts as an infielder, and tied the school standard with 145 career RBI. For her career, she batted .404 with 216 hits and 103 runs scored in 174 games, including 56 doubles, while assisting on 96 outs from her first base position. She went 17-2 as a pitcher, with a 2.91 ERA and 83 strikeouts in 173 innings. A two-time All-NJAC First Team All-Star, Broking was also selected as the 2001 MSU Outstanding Female Athlete, the 2001 ECAC South Region MVP and was named the Dioguardi Scholarship Award winner.
Broking holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Physical Education (2002) and a Master of Arts in Physical Education-Exercise Science (2008), both from Montclair State. She also holds a pair of Coaching Certificates, one from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (Certified Specialist) and the other from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
- Maureen Shockley
Maureen Shockley begins her second season as an assistant coach with the Lady Cyclones softball program. Prior to coming to Centenary, Shockley worked at the Summit Sports Training Center in Pennsylvania, where she organized programs for their trainers to be executed.
She is a native of Magnolia, N.J., and attended Montclair State University from 2004-08. She received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing.
Shockley was a very successful two-sport athlete at Montclair State. She was a three-year starter for the softball team and led the team to one ECAC Southern Region Championship and one NJAC Conference Championship. Her team also went to the finals of the NCAA Regional Tournament.
She was also a two-year starter for the women's soccer program, serving as captain her senior year. She led the team to two NCAA Tournament appearances as well as the program’s only NJAC Conference Championship.
- Megan Tantum
Megan Tantum enters her second season with the Centenary softball staff as an assistant coach. Her coaching duties will include overseeing the pitchers and catchers, as well as working on the team’s overall fitness.
Tantum is originally from Ewing, N.J., and received a Bachelor’s Degree of Arts in Family and Child Studies from Montclair State University in 2007. She was a member of the Dean’s List.
Tantum gained valuable experience working in various softball academies. She works at the Fred Hill Sports Academy in Flemington, N.J., where she provides hitting, catching and fitness instruction both for individuals and groups. She provides individual instruction on both hitting and catching at Fundamentals Softball Instruction and she has coached a U-12 Travel Team in various tournaments.
During her playing career, Tantum was a four-year starting catcher for the Montclair State University softball team. During her time there, she served as a captain, and was named to the NJAC Conference First Team and the NFCA All-East Region Third Team in 2007. That same season the team finished 38-8, capping off the year with a berth in the NCAA Tournament.