Kendra Kirkhoff

Biography

Kirkhoff will be in her third season with the program in 2026. She specializes in coaching and developing the pitchers along with Associate Head Coach Chanda Bell. In 2025, Kirkhoff helped lead the Hoosiers to a 34-20 record and their third-straight NCAA Tournament appearance, where they played in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional. She helped Brianna Copeland achieve her second All-American honor of her career, as Copeland was named an NFCA Third Team All-American. She also developed new pitchers to the staff into the rotation with strong debut seasons for Taylor Hess and Jasmine Reyes, who each charted 20-plus appearances in the circle. In year one, with Kirkhoff's help, Indiana reached back-to-back NCAA Regionals, 40-win seasons and Big Ten Tournament Final appearances. The Hoosiers went 40-20 on the year with a 12-11 conference mark, reached the final of the Big Ten Tournament and earned a spot in the NCAA Columbia Regional in 2024. Kendra Kirkhoff joined Indiana’s staff as an assistant coach in July 2023. She joins the staff after serving as an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina Greensboro for the past two seasons. While at UNCG, the Spartans were the 2022 Southern Conference Regular Season Champions and in 2023 claimed both the regular season and tournament Championship while advancing to the NCAA tournament. Kirkhoff helped mentor the Southern Conference Pitcher of the Year. Prior to her time at UNCG, Kirkhoff held a three-year stint as an assistant coach