What people are saying.

  • "Coach Zuercher fueled my love and passion for softball at a young age. I was just six years old when I first started playing for Coach! She allowed me to have fun with the sport while also pushing me to grow into the player I am today. I am so thankful to have played at such a young age for such a loving, passionate coach. Coach Zuercher will always have a special spot in my heart."

    -Kami Kortokrax

    Ohio State Softball

    Bishop Hartley Softball Alumna (2021)

  • "Meghan is a remarkable individual who embodies loyalty and integrity. She is passionate about and dedicated to her responsibilities. Coach Z will give your daughter roots to be confident, poised, and assured in her abilities. Her leadership style is uniquely inclusive and collaborative, making each member of the team feel valued and supported. I am fortunate to have been coached by Coach Zuercher. I have no doubt she will continue to make a positive impact with whomever she encounters."

    -Anna Kirk Hamilton

    Head Coach, Capital University Softball

    Ohio State Softball Alumna (2017)

    Bishop Hartley Softball Alumna (2013)

  • "Coach was there during my heavy recruitment years and was supportive to the point she even attended some unofficial visits with me and my family. When I played at Louisville, Coach Z would travel to games with her young family to watch me play. Coach Z invested in me even before I played for her at Hartley, and she continues to show her support for me as a person now that my playing days are done. She is unmatched in her development of young female athletes, teaching the game of softball, and giving her players the tools it will take to be successful at a D1 level."

    -Sidney Melton Baltes

    University of Louisville Softball Alumna (2019)

    Bishop Hartley Softball Alumna (2014)

  • Coach had such a big impact on me as an athlete and as a person. She always emphasized mental toughness and adjusting to adversity, and she was an example of those things to us in all moments. I am so lucky to have had her as my coach. She was deeply entrenched in our development and maturation on and off the field, and she is still in my corner almost twenty years after meeting me."

    -Lexi van Ooyen

    Lehigh Softball Alumna (2020)

    Bishop Hartley Softball Alumna (2016)

  • "Coach Zuercher played an integral role in my development from age nine through college. She is a positive, encouraging, and passionate coach and mentor who emphasizes the importance of hard work, dedication, and self-efficacy in sports and in life. She practices what she preaches and encourages her athletes to use sport to become the best versions of themselves. I wouldn't have had the success I had, on or off the field, without her guidance and support for ten formative years of my life."

    -Maria Cegledy

    Kent State Softball Alumna (2020)

    Bishop Hartley Softball Alumna (2016)

  • "Coach Zuercher's guidance was and still is a great instrument to my continued success. She inspires her players, and she was a solid role-model for me. The skills and lessons she taught me are evident in my daily life, as a wife, mother, and coach."

    -Cassie Plageman Naumann

    Head Coach, Bowling Green HS

    BGSU Softball Alumna (2018)

    Bishop Hartley Softball Alumna (2014)

  • "Coach Z helped shape me as an athlete, student, and person. Her coaching and guidance has made a lasting impact on my life to this day. She saw potential in me that I did not even see in myself and changed the trajectory of my life."

    -Justine Morrison Smith

    Professional, USSSA Women’s Major

    USSSA Hall of Fame and All-World Team

    Bishop Hartley Softball Alumna (2016)

  • Coach Zuercher consistently invested in me and the rest of the team. She saw potential in us before we often could, and she created an environment that fostered growth through hard work and encouragement. Coach Z helped me succeed in the classroom, grow in my faith, and prepare for the future. Even today as a nurse in the military, I still utilize the work ethic, consistency, and resiliency that coach Z helped to cultivate many years ago. "

    Nicole Weldon

    University of Pennsylvania (2018)

    Lieutenant, United States Navy

    Bishop Hartley Softball Alumna (2013)

  • "Kami would not be half the player she is today if it weren't for Coach Meghan Zuercher, who was Kami's coach for many summers when she was younger. Meghan blazed a path for Kami. Meghan was instrumental in teaching Kami not only the basics of softball but, more importantly, how to be aggressive, dedicated, and passionate on the field of play. The love of the game shines brightly in Coach Zuercher, and Kami is fortunate that some of that was passed on to her early by Coach Zuercher."

    -Randy and Mindy Kortokrax

    Parents of OSU shortstop Kami Kortokrax

    Kami is Bishop Hartley Softball Alumna (2021)