Pistole returns 'home' to Raiders softball

After a year with the University of San Diego, Jessica Pistole, who helped lead the SOU Softball team to their first national championship, is returning as the head coach for the Raiders.

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Last night, newswatch 12 broke the news that former s-o-u softball head coach jessica pistole is back as the head coach.

It's a decision that coach pistole did not take likely after did not take coach pistole did not take likely after spending the last 10 months as the head coach at the university of san diego.

In the end, it was about being back with her family.

(take jess key) jessica pistole says, "it felt like it was absolutely the right thing for our family as difficult as a decision like that is and always will be.

And so we're just super thankful for the opportunity and do hold all the emotions of being invested in, you know, something here and transitioning that.

But once the dust settles, um, yeah, i mean, honestly, we're just extremely grateful to be able to come extremely grateful to honestly, we're just um, yeah, i mean, once the dust settles, transitioningthat.

But something here and invested in, you know, emotions of being do hold all t the opportunity and just super thankful for will be.

D so we're like that is andways) ssica pistole says, "it feltke t thing for our family asfficult r the opportunity and do hold all the emotions of being invested in, you know, something here and transitioning that.

But once the st settles, um, yeah, i mean, nestly, we're just extremelygra" with the shortened season this year, pistole will get a chance to help the raiders defend their national title.

In her five previous seasons with s-o-u, pistole amassed 219 wins, the most in program history.

She's also a three time cascade