Melissa Negrete (Pitching)

  • Melissa is a former Pitcher at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and Millard South High School

  • She was All State in 2005 leading the team to their first ever softball State Championship

  • Nebraska Gatorade Softball Player of the Year 2005

  • NCAA Region All-Tournament Team 2007 helping her team to advance to the Division II Women’s College World Series

  • NFCA “Girls Got Game” Scholar-Athlete Award 2009

  • 2 time assistant coach for Millard South during State Championship seasons

Myla Beckstrom (Hitting)

  • A former player at Iowa Western and Millard North

  • Earned Second Team All-Regional (2021 and 2022) 

  • 2nd Place career holder for 28 HBP at Iowa Western

  • Currently plays at Bellevue University 

  • Played last season of select softball at Nebraska Gold-Schaefer (2020)

  • Assist coaches Thunder 9u-Beckstrom (Current) 

Clint Hoelscher (Hitting/Slapping)

  • Currently Varsity Assistant Coach at Papillion LaVista High School (2006 to Present)

  • Assisted Papillion LaVista to 4 Class A State Softball Championships (2006, 2007, 2010, 2017)

  • Hitting Coach at Papillion LaVista (2010-present)

  • Assistant Coach of NE Premeir Gold 12 (Present)

  • Gold level Coach of NE Quakes Prime (2015-2018)

  • NE Quakes Head Coach (2009-2015)

Cole Gruber (Hitting)

  • CoSIDA Division I Academic All American of the Year

  • 2016 UNO Male Athlete of the Year

  • 2015-2016 Summit League 1st Team All-Conference

  • 2015-2016 Summit League Academic All-League Team

  • 2015 Academic All American Division I 2nd Team

  • Current Record holder of stolen bases at UNO (105)

  • Drafted in the 27th Round by the Oakland Athletics