Former All-American Tina (Mangola) Martinez named Assistant Softball Coach at Ohio Northern

By Tim Glon

ADA — Former ONU All-American Tina (Mangola) Martinez has been named an assistant softball coach at Ohio Northern University.

She is in her second stint as an assistant coach at ONU after being on the staff for the 2012 season, when the Polar Bears made their a trip to the College World Series. She is the only person in ONU history to participate in the College World Series both as a coach and player.

Martinez returns to her alma mater after two years as a high school and middle school teacher in Florida.

She was the head softball coach at Transylvania (Ky.) in 2014, posting a 14-24 record, which was an improvement from the Pioneers' 2013 season.

Martinez was a two-time All-American, a 3-time First Team All-OAC honoree and was a 4-time All-OAC honoree as a Polar Bear.

She currently ranks third all-time at ONU with 38 career home runs, is third with 169 RBI, is fifth with a .414 career batting average and is fifth with 217 base hits from 2007-10.

As a freshman in 2007, Martinez was the triple crown winner in the OAC, leading the league in home runs (12), RBI (49) and batting average (.489).

She is married to Brandon Martinez and has a daughter, Mila, who is 15 months old. She is also the older sister of current ONU head coach Jackie Mangola.