Michelle Daddona
Michelle Daddona

Bio

In the 2019-20 academic season, Michelle Daddona begins her 21st season as the head coach of the Riverside City College softball program. Daddona ranks as the Tigers’ all-time winningest softball coach with a 575-444-3 career record. With Daddona at the helm of the program, the Tigers have qualified for the Southern California Regionals 13 times.

The 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013 seasons stand out in her career. In 2013, the Tigers finished second in the state, losing the "if necessary" game to eventual state champion Palomar. In 2012, the Tigers finished third in the state recording what was then the best finish in the program's history. In 2011, Coach Daddona captured the College's first Orange Empire Conference title, one of the toughest conferences in the State. In 2009, she guided the Tigers to the 3C2A State Championship Tournament, their first state finals appearance in softball.

Coach Daddona came to RCC with a wealth of coaching and playing experience. Prior to RCC, she was an assistant softball coach at California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo for three years. During her stint at Cal Poly, Daddona was in charge of player development, internal recruiting, promotions, correspondence, team travel, and concessions as well as camps and clinics.

Daddona's coaching career began in 1993 when she was the assistant varsity basketball coach at her alma mater Walnut High School.

Before becoming a successful coach, Daddona was an excellent player herself.  She has been inducted into the Hall of Fame at Walnut High School, where she received nine varsity letters — softball (4), basketball (3) and volleyball (2). During her career at Walnut HS, Daddona earned four all-league citations: three in softball and one for volleyball. She also earned All-CIF honors three times in softball.

After graduating from Walnut HS, Daddona enrolled at Mt. San Antonio College, where she earned All-South Coast Conference honors in softball before moving on to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

Daddona is single and resides in Walnut with her son, Noah, and daughter, Anaya.

 

Coach Daddona by the Numbers

Year Overall Record Conference Record
2013    
2014 28-13 16-5
2015 11-28 5-16
2016 16-21 8-13
2017 18-22 8-12
2018 25-16 12-9
2019 28-16 13-8
2020 8-13 2-5
2021 -- --
2022 12-30 4-20
2023 15-25 7-14
2024 11-29 3-18
Total 575-444