Coach Henrie is pleased to announce that Shanna David will become the Eagles new head coach for the lady Eagles softball team. Coach David will take the place of Coach Justice who step down after last season to spend more time with her family. Coach David becomes the second head coach in the Lady Eagle softball history. This will be her first stint as a head coach in softball. Coach David graduated and played for Cumberland University. Coach David pitched three years for Cumberland and recently has been giving private lessons at Showtime Sports in Franklin, Tennessee. Coach David is married to Paul David for the past seven years and they have three children; 6 year old boy Ryan and twin 5 month old girls Catherine and Alexandra. Coach David's husband is a Blackhawk helicopter pilot for the National Guard. When asked about her hiring as Independence's second head softball coach, "I'm so excited to be given the opportunity to coach softball at Independence. I can't wait til February when we can get on the field and start having some fun!" Coach David's goals for the upcoming season include be above a 500 record and help the players accomplish their individual goals. "We are going to have a great year."

Coach David can be reached at shannamdavid@yahoo.com