THE OFFICIAL HOME OF
THE DIABLO DIAMONDS
OUR COACHES
Our coaching staff is focused on teaching our players the individual and team skills that they need to bring them to the next level.
The picture to the right shows our female coaches in a pre-inning outfield meeting from when they were playing together at Cal High.
Katelyn Linford
Organization Coach
Katelyn graduated from San Jose State University with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. She pitched on the SJSU softball team for four years, receiving academic honors each year. During her senior year, she helped lead the San Jose State softball team to a Mountain West championship with a 24-8 record, and received conference, regional, and national honors. During her 5th year at SJSU, she was the undergraduate assistant for the softball team. Katelyn has also been coaching 10U - 18U softball for 8 years.
Joelle McGee
Organization Coach
Joelle attended UC Santa Barbara and earned a double major in Economics and Sociology. Joelle played centerfield at Cal High where she earned All League and All Conference honors. She also has the all-time high batting average at Cal High. Joelle also played travel ball for 18 Gold KG Hitters when they won the Colorado Sparkler National Tournament which has approximately 300 teams. She also has six years of experience coaching 10U -18U softball teams.
Kurt Linford
Organization Coach
Coach Kurt has been involved with softball for the past 16 years both as a parent and a coach. All three of his daughters have played softball from kindergarten or 1st grade into their high school years. He has 10+ years of coaching experience, which includes coaching at the recreation, summer travel ball and A ball levels. Kurt was a board member of the local girls' softball league as an umpire coordinator and chief. He brings a parents perspective to the coaching team and his knowledge from spending countless hours observing lessons and watching his daughter Katelyn play softball at the highest travel ball and collegiate level.
CONTACT
Questions? Feel free to reach out to our Diablo Diamonds Staff.
Diablo Diamonds Fastpitch Inc. Board Members
President: Katelyn Linford
Treasurer: Joelle McGee
Secretary: Kurt Linford