Coach Britanni Houghton
High School:
A graduate of Fort Myers High School in Ft. Myers, FL was the National Federation of State High School Associations record holder for number of strike-outs in a single extra inning game with 33. Britanni also holds records in career strike-outs, stolen bases, batting average and was a member of the 2001 All-State Team.
College:
Played at the University of Florida for two years (2002-2003) before transferring to StetsonUniversity, where she played in the 2004-2005 seasons.
At Florida, Britanni Combined with Amanda Knowles for the first combined no-hitter by two Florida freshmen in the first game of the 2002 season. As a Freshman (2002), she pitched in all but one of the 25 games she appeared in, started in 14 games, five of those starts at pitcher and registered 22 appearances as a reliever and five as a starter for 50.1 innings.
At Stetson, Britanni set Stetson records for single-season batting average (.444) and career batting average (.421). Her 92 hits as a junior were the second-highest total in Atlantic Sun Conference history.
As a right-handed pitcher, Houghton compiled a 1.34 ERA (fourth best in Stetson history) with 325 strikeouts (eighth most) and was just recently placed into the Stetson University Hall of Fame.
Currently, Britanni is a professional pitching & hitting instructor in Ft. Myers and will be joining the staff of FCA this summer helping to lead our softball ministry. |
Coach Laurie Davidson
High School:
Laurie attended St. Pius X Catholic High School in Atlanta, Georgia and was a member of the 1995 “AA” state championship team and the 1998 State Championship runner-up team.
She was voted the Atlanta Journal Constitution- High School Softball- Pitcher of the year in 1998.
College:
Laurie holds the school record at East Carolina University for strikeouts in a single season as well as placing 13th in the nation for wins in a single season. In 2002, Laurie transferred to the University of Georgia where she served as a closer in 25 games, shared in three no hitters, finishing the season with an ERA of .58 and was awarded Most Improved Pitcher by the UGA coaching staff. She was a member of the University of Georgia’s first South Eastern Conference (SEC) Championship team in 2003.
International:
laurie was invited to coach the Western Australia U-19 National Squad in Perth, Australia and was a member of the 2007 Western Australia State Team, which competed for the Guiley’s Shield and National Title. Additionally, Laurie has coordinated camps and clinics to help develop the athletes and further the sport in Australia.
Coaching Experience
Laurie has been a professional pitching instructor for 7+ years and has worked with hundreds of students in across the State of Georgia.
As the assistant coach of the Jefferson High School Lady Dragons, she was awarded the Assistant coach of the Year as Jefferson High School won their third straight region title.
Currently, Laurie is serving in her first year as Head Coach at Woodward Academy in South Atlanta. |
