Valpo softball head coach Mike Armitage announced today that Addy Jarvis has joined the Beacons program as an assistant coach. Coming off of a decorated collegiate career, Jarvis will serve as the program’s pitching coach.

“What I like about Addy is her passion for the game and her proven track record of winning softball,” Armitage said. “I believe her transition from player to coach will go very smoothly. Addy is a coach who will invest in our student-athletes, both as softball players and as people. Addy will help our program be one our University and community can be proud of.”

Jarvis spent her final season of collegiate softball at Miami (Ohio) in 2024, earning First Team All-MAC honors in the circle. She posted a 19-2 record over 30 appearances, breaking the program’s individual single-season winning percentage record. Jarvis helped the RedHawks claim MAC regular season and tournament titles, throwing a one-hit shutout against Ball State in the championship game of the tournament. She also tossed a shutout against Dayton in the NCAA Tournament.

“I am so grateful to Coach Armitage for the opportunity to be a Beacon,” Jarvis said. “I look forward to helping this program grow and compete in the Missouri Valley Conference this upcoming season alongside such an accomplished head coach.”

Prior to Miami, Jarvis spent four years at Illinois, playing three seasons for the Fighting Illini. She appeared in 58 games over those three seasons, starting on 29 occasions, and racked up 18 victories, including a win in the Big Ten Tournament over Wisconsin in 2023. Jarvis began her collegiate career in 2019 at Youngstown State, where she was the Horizon League Freshman of the Year and a Second Team All-League honoree as she went 12-11 with a 2.58 ERA and a program single-season record 218 strikeouts.

Jarvis has coached the last three summers as an assistant coach for Thunder Elite Premier – Steiner and will bring international playing experience to the Beacons’ coaching staff as well. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Molecular and Cellular Biology and went on to complete her Master of Science in Management.