Bio

Stacy Johnson has been at the helm of the Red Barons softball program since 1998 where she has led her teams to an overall record of 762-275 and nine NJCAA College World Series appearances.  Through 29 seasons she has been named Region III Coach of the Year eleven times (2000, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2026), MSAC Conference Coach of the Year fifteen times (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2026) and NJCAA North A District Coach of the Year five times (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026).  

Over the course of nearly three decades, Johnson has coached 66 NFCA All-Americans, 47 NJCAA All-Americans, 19 MSAC Player of the Year recipients, 11 Region III Player of the Year recipients, four Region III Female Athlete of the Year recipients, 8 NFCA Rawling Golden Glove Award recipients, coached three NJCAA National Players of the Year, 1 NJCAA National Pitcher of the Year, and has sent 38 players to further their playing careers on scholarships. Her teams have participated in eighteen Region III Finals, having been crowned Champions nine times.   Johnson prides her program on the foundation of a "sisterhood" and focusses on building habits that will help her players win in life after softball by becoming strong, independant and confident women.

A graduate of Elmira Southside, Johnson was a three-sport athlete throughout her high school athletic career. She went on to play collegiate softball at Corning CC and then at Ithaca College where she ranks 10^th in career strikeouts and 12^th in career wins among Bombers pitchers, despite having only played for two seasons. She has since been inducted to the Elmira Southside High School Hall of Fame, Chemung County Sports Hall of Fame, Corning-Painted Post Sports Hall of Fame, SUNY Corning Community College Athletics Hall of Fame and Ithaca College Athletics Hall of Fame.

Johnson is currently Commissioner of the MSAC Conference as well as the Region III Softball Coaches Association President, and is the NFCA D3 Coaches Association President.  She holds a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Ithaca College and a master’s degree in management from Keuka College. Having joined the Red Baron family in 1995 when she was named Head Coach of the women’s basketball program, she has since held multiple positions within Red Barons Athletics, including Director of Athletics from 2009-2017. She now serves the CCC campus community as Assistant Dean of Student Services, overseeing Athletics, Student Life, Residence Life, Mental Health Services, Student Basic Needs and Student Conduct.