Bio

Stephen Oswald Jr., a Beresford, S.D. native, has been named the 17th head coach of the Dakota Wesleyan University Softball program.

Oswald most recently served as the assistant softball coach at Ohio Dominican University (ODU), a NCAA Division II school, for one year, where he helped develop all levels of on-field play and trained a First Team All-GMAC first baseman, two Second Team All-GMAC outfielders, a Second Team All-GMAC pitcher, and a Second Team All-GMAC shortstop during his tenure.

Prior to his time at ODU, Oswald was an assistant softball coach with his alma mater, Mount Marty University (MMU), from August of 2022 through 2023, and was a graduate assistant for the Lancers' baseball team from 2018 through 2020.  He also has an extensive background in high school and top-end Legion baseball and has experience with local programs.

Oswald graduated from MMU in 2020 with a master's degree in Education in Coaching Leadership and received his bachelor's degree in Sports Management from the University of Indianapolis, which is also where Oswald played baseball.  Coach Oswald is excited to get started and continue the upward trajectory of the program.