Whitney Davis Showalter

Former Hokie standout Whitney Davis Showalter is currently in her sixth season on the Virginia Tech softball coaching staff as the director of softball operations. Showalter plays a key role in all phases of the Virginia Tech softball program as she serves and leads the coaching staff in multiple areas, including donor relations, alumni relations, recruiting visits, team travel and equipment. She is also the liaison between the program and the business office, facilities, marketing, strategic communications and the student-athlete development departments.

Showalter has been instrumental in the creation and direction of large-scale events such as alumni weekends, meet and greets and the annual Leadoff Banquet with donors. Another event developed by Showalter is the program’s annual Hit-A-Thon, a home run derby style service project that serves as a team fundraiser and a community engagement event.

She plans all aspects of team travel from hotels, flights and buses, as well as team meals and per diem. Showalter also serves as the financial manager for the program in respects to team budget for travel, recruiting and apparel. Showalter spearheads the partnership between TeamWorks, a communications and operations database, and the Hokie softball program. As the marketing liaison, she works with the marketing department to successfully plan promotions for all home games at Tech Softball Park. She also runs yearly postgame clinics that have seen almost 400 kids over three years. Showalter also played a vital role in hosting the 2015 ACC Softball Tournament at Tech Softball Park, as well as an integral player in the creation of Virginia Tech softball’s new Indoor Batting Facility.

Off the field, Showalter was re-elected for a second term as the softball representative in the Virginia Tech Monogram Club. The Monogram Club is an exclusive 21-person board made up of former Virginia Tech student-athletes that seek to honor and engage former and current letterwinners through networking and fellowship events, in order to celebrate the traditions and promote the value of the Virginia Tech student-athlete experience. She serves on the Women’s Initiative Committee for Virginia Tech Athletics and has been a volunteer photographer for the department in the past. Showalter also serves as a Membership Ambassador for Women Leaders in College Sports, formerly known as NACWAA, and completed their Institute for Administrative Advancement in 2017. She also volunteers with the First Impressions Team at her church, Blue Ridge Church, in Christiansburg, Virginia.

Showalter has plenty of ties to the softball program as both a former player and coach. In two seasons as the volunteer assistant coach, she helped pave the way for successful 2012 and 2013 campaigns, ones that saw the Hokies reach the NCAA Regional finals both times. Both years she was on the staff, the coaching staff earned NFCA Northeast Region Coaching Staff of the Year honors.

A native of Tazewell, Virginia, Showalter batted .318 in her final season and started 189 games for her career. She tallied 24 doubles and 49 RBIs wearing the maroon and orange. Showalter committed just two errors in 122 chances and had 10 outfield assists during her career. She is a member of the 2007 & 2008 back-to-back ACC Championship teams and also competed in the 2008 Women’s College World Series. Showalter was inducted into her alma mater's, Tazewell High School, Hall of Fame in 2014 along with Tech Women’s golf Head Coach Carol Green Robertson.

Showalter graduated in 2011 with a degree in psychology and a minor in sociology from Virginia Tech and completed her master's in education, curriculum and instruction from VT in 2013. In 2019 she earned an MBA in Virginia Tech’s Pamplin Business School.

She was previously employed at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine and also spent time in the broadcast booth, calling several Virginia Tech games for ESPN3, as well as the entire 2014 NCAA Division II National Tournament for the NCAA.com.

Showalter resides in Blacksburg with her husband, David, who is the Assistant Vice President for Student Financial Services at VCOM.