Central Michigan University Softball

McCall Salmon was named to head the Central Michigan softball program in June 2019. Salmon had major shoes to fill in taking over for the legendary Margo Jon...

Hensley, a 2022 graduate of Ball State, is very familiar with finding success in the Mid-American Conference softball landscape. For the 2023 season, Hensley...

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Justin Faur serves as the director of facilities and event operations for Central Michigan athletics, a position to which he was appointed in October, 2022. Faur serves as the gameday administrator for women's basketball, gymnastics and softball and supervises a staff of more than 60 student workers. He assists in the scheduling of practices and events in the Kulhavi Events Center and is responsible for work orders and facility maintenance requests. He is a member of several department committees and organizations, including the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee and Cultivating Chips. Faur joined CMU athletics as an undergrad in 2017 and performed several roles as a student worker before serving as a graduate assistant beginning in August, 2019. Among the many events in which Faur has served as a coordinator are the Mid-American Conference wrestling, lacrosse, indoor track & field, and gymnastics championships, along with the Michigan High School Athletic Association State Cheer Championships. He was selected to the NCAA's Emerging Leaders Seminar and served on the selection committee for ELS and the Career in Sports Forum. He is also a member of the Collegiate Event and Facility Management Association. Faur, a Redford native, earned his bachelor of applied arts with a major in sport management from CMU in 2019 and his master of arts in sport administration in 2021.

Sara Driesenga Sara Driesenga, who was promoted to Associate Head Coach in June of 2025, before starting her seventh season with the Chippewas. Driesenga serves as the pitching coach for Central Michigan. Driesenga was named a member of the Chippewas’ coaching staff, headed by McCall Salmon, that took over after the 2019 season with the retirement of legendary coach Margo Jonker. In the abbreviated 2020 season, Driesenga and fellow assistant Brittni Merchant joined Salmon in leading the Chippewas to a 6-13 finish, including wins in four of their final six games. In year two, Driesenga helped CMU to 18 Mid-American Conference victories, including nine wins in its last 11 games. She mentored freshman pitcher Grace Lehto as she emerged as Central Michigan's ace. Lehto led the team with 11 victories and 107 strikeouts in 122.0 innings. Year three held even more success for Driesenga's Chippewa pitchers. Lehto posted a 3.14 ERA throwing 21 complete games, earning 16 victories. Lehto struck out 156 opponents and made 34 apperances, good for 7th best in program history. Kaitlyn Bean eared 7 victories through 8 complete games as well for the Chippewas. In 2023, Lehto started to truly flourish under the direction of Driesenga. Lehto recorded 195 strikeouts, which earns her the 8th spot in the record book. She made another 34 appearances, threw 19 complete games and totaled 186.2 innings pitched. In the outing against Army on March 15th, 2023, Lehto struck out 15. Lehto also threw the

Tangela Cheatham was appointed as Central Michigan Athletics' deputy athletic director for administration and senior woman administrator in July 2022. Cheatham serves as a member of the department's executive leadership team and oversees all facets of CMU's comprehensive student-athlete and institutional support services, including admissions, compliance, financial aid, academic programs, student-athlete development, oversight of internal operations and administrative functions. She also serves as the sport administrator for women's basketball, men's golf, and softball. As senior woman administrator, a designation created by the NCAA in 1981, Cheatham is responsible for promoting representation of women in departmental leadership and management. Before Cheatham came to CMU, she served as the associate athletics director of administration at the United States Military Academy West Point and held administrative roles at West Virginia, overseeing student-athlete enhancement and inclusive excellence. She also served as a career specialist and academic coordinator in the athletics department at Iowa. A Detroit native, Cheatham earned a bachelor of business administration and bachelor of arts with a major in sport management from Michigan and a master's of education in higher education from Oklahoma. She completed an internship with the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.