Head Coach, Jim Fisher

 

This is Jim Fisher’s 2nd season as head softball coach at Delta College.  In 2007 he served as head baseball coach and previous to that he spent seven years as an assistant baseball coach here at Delta College.

 

Prior to Delta College, Fisher spent the 1998-99 school year at Bakersfield College as an infield instructor. Coach Fisher was also an assistant coach for his alma mater, Fresno State, from 1996-98.  During the summers, Fisher coached the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League, Anchorage Bucs of the Alaska League and most recently, the Stockton Senators.

 

As a player, Fisher played baseball at Fresno State from 1994-95.  The 1995 team won the Western Athletic Conference championship.  Prior to Fresno State, Fisher played at Modesto Junior College (1993) and University of Washington (1992).  The 1992 University of Washington team won the Pac-10 North title.

 

Fisher earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Studies, Master’s Degree in Kinesiology from Fresno State, and a Master’s Degree in Special Education from Sacramento State.

Assistant Coach, Sheila McGuire

This season will be her second season as assistant softball coach at Delta College. Prior to coaching at Delta, she served as head coach for eight years at the high school level and has over ten years experience coaching competitive softball.

 

Sheila is a local athlete from Stockton and played at Lincoln High school. She was a four year varsity starter as catcher on the number one team in the state. She competed on various junior Olympic competitive teams successfully finishing in the top three teams in the nation.

  

After high school she played successfully for San Joaquin Delta College 1990-1992 and later earned a softball scholarship to University of the Pacific in Stockton.

At the University of the Pacific, she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Sport Science and Master’s Degree in Education along with teaching credentials.

Assistant Coach, Jessica Quan

Jessica Quan, a 2007 NCAA Woman of the Year Conference Nominee, joins the team this year as an assistant coach for Delta College. Quan comes to Delta College from Bear Creek High School where she was an assistant coach and attended from 1999-2003. This Stockton native also has had the privilege of assistant coaching competitive softball for the California Nitro who made their ASA 18u Nationals debut at the 2006 National tournament in Marietta, Georgia.
          
As a player, Quan was a four-year varsity starter at the shortstop position at Bear Creek High School. During her years at Bear Creek, she earned honors as a four-time all-league SJAA shortstop, two-time All-area first team selection, named the MVP and SJAA Player of the Year as a Senior, as well as Bear Creek’s Athlete of the Year as a Senior. She also competed amongst the best as she played with several junior Olympic competitive teams where she is a two-time fourth place finisher at 18u ASA nationals, and a first place 18u finisher at the first NSA nationals. Educationally, she was awarded Principle’s Honor Roll four times, and was a selected three-time Who’s Who Among American High School Students Scholar.

After high school, Quan continued her student-athletic career as she earned a scholarship to the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut. As a husky, Quan was a four-year starting second baseman. During her attendance at UConn, she not only excelled on the field, she also made an impact in the classroom. She was awarded honors as a 2004 University of Connecticut Dean’s List and Director of Athletes Scholar Athlete Honor Roll recipient, and 2005 Big East Academic All-star. Quan concluded her career at UConn earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English. Quan has also earned an Associate in Arts Degree in Computer and Informational Science and a certificate in Web Development in Applications from Delta College.