KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — Gibbs High School softball coach Carol Mitchell was selected by the National Federation of State High School Associations as the national coach of the year for softball.
Mitchell took over her alma mater’s softball program in 1994, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations. Over the last 32 years, Mitchell led one of the most decorated softball programs in Tennessee history.
She has a head coaching record of 1,103-321 and won seven state championships, including a three-peat from 1998 to 2000 and back-to-back titles in 2024 and 2025…