Clarke County native Tori Dew recently achieved her 100th career win in her third year as head softball coach at Jones College.
So far, her team’s winning record for the three years she has been head coach is 108-27. She is proud of that accomplishment and the level of dedication and excellence that her players show each time they are on the field.
“It was an honor and tremendous opportunity to experience 100 career wins at Jones,” declared Dew. “There have been a lot of great players that have allowed for the success.”
She knows just how much effort the girls put in each day, and she credits her success to their consistent training.
“Our players prepare for games in a detailed and intentional manner,” expressed Dew. “Our players get the chance to compete against some of the best players in the country each day at practice. This helps elevate their skills and level of competition. We as a program spend a great deal of time discussing and preparing for the opponents we will see.”
Attaining her 100th career win is only one of the great achievements that has been made since she became the head coach in 2023. She has also reached the following milestones as head coach:
• She was the 2025 and 2024 NJCAA Region 23 Coach of the Year and coached her girls to a 91-25 record in only two seasons, managed them to consecutive NJCAA World Series trips and region titles, and managed back-to-back MACCC runner-up finishes.
• Jones was 52-10 overall and 21-5 in the MACCC last season and finished as national runner-up for the sixth time in the program’s history. Her team reached the number one spot in the polls for the first time since 2019 and held that spot for a month.
• Under her guidance, Jones has consistently ranked in the Top 10 in the country in home runs, extra-base hits, runs scored, and slugging percentage.
• Last season, her team hit 93 home runs, sixth-most in the country, after a school-record of 97 the year prior. With her players, MACCC Player of the Year Makynlie Jones led the nation in RBIs (103) while her 26 home runs were second in NJCAA Division II, and Jayden Sawyer set a school record with 29 long balls her freshman year.
• Eight of her hitters have garnered NFCA All-American honors in the past four seasons alone: Makynlie Jones, Jayden Sawyer, Emily Mizelle (x2), Kat Smith, Nia Luckett, Lauren Lindsey (x2), Aaliyah Dixon, and Lindsay Henson.
All the success she has seen in the softball program so far is only the beginning. She intends to continue striving for success and helping the program become even greater in the years to come.
“My plans for the future are to continue giving back to this sport,” proclaimed Dew. “Jones is a special place to continue the tradition of winnings and growing great people.”
