Monica Adams

Biography

Monica Wright is heading into her sixth season as a member of the Panthers coaching staff in 2026. Wright works with UNI’s pitchers to improve in the circle over their collegiate career. In her first five seasons with the Panthers, Wright has coached two MVC Pitchers of the Year, three All-MVC First Team pitchers, an NFCA All-District Third Team pitcher, and a MVC Championship Elite 17 winner. In five season’s under Wright’s direction, UNI has lowered its ERA, increased strikeouts, and lowered opponent batting averages. Wright's pitchers at UNI have been nationally ranked by the NCAA in several categories including ERA, hits allowed per game, strikeout-to-walk ratio, strikeouts, and strikeouts per seven innings. The Panthers have also led the MVC in strikeouts and strikeouts per game over Wright's time as pitching coach with UNI. _______________________ UNI head softball coach Ryan Jacobs Wednesday announced the addition of veteran pitching coach Monica Wright to his staff. Wright brings over a decade of coaching and elite playing experience to the position and returns to the place where she began her college career. "We are excited for Monica to return to the place she chose out of high school," Jacobs said. "She is a student of the game and works very hard to keep building her knowledge base, which she uses to help herself grow and get the most out of her players. She has a great sense of the Missouri Valley Conference, which is a huge part of the reason we brought her on."