UNC Softball Player Kianna Jones to Become First Female Coach in Coastal Plain Baseball League

Posted May 25, 2022
UNC Softball’s Kianna Jones is set to make history this summer. The Macon Bacon, a baseball team in the Coastal Plain League, announced Wednesday that Jones would be their bench coach for the summer season – and the first female coach in the league’s history. Jones recently completed her first season at UNC after for two seasons at Minnesota. (Chapelboro.com)

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