Shipley, Wallace Added to Softball Staff

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Head coach Maggie Frezzotti has rounded out her coaching staff for the 2026-27 season with the addition of Western Michigan's Mike Wallace, and former Purdue baseball standout, Harry Shipley. 

Wallace comes to West Lafayette with a wealth of softball knowledge, coaching for more than a decade, from youth softball programs to the collegiate level. In his most recent stop, in his home state of Michigan, Wallace helped to lead the Broncos to breaking five offensive program records, with the second-best batting average in program history (.292). Wallace also aided in the development of three players who earned all-conference honors in 2026.

Prior to Western Michigan, Wallace spent more than two decades in California where he was the District Athletic Director in the Central California area and led the Firecrackers, a national level travel ball organization. Wallace has worked with the 2025 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, NFCA All-Americans, three National Team members, a Gatorade State Player of Year, a State Player of the Year and numerous All-State and All-Region athletes.

Shipley is not new to Purdue. The Fishers, Ind. native was a four-year starting shortstop for the Boilers, missing just one game in his career (222 games-played), from 2015-18. During his time at Purdue, Shipley earned a spot on the Big Ten All-Tournament team in 2018 while also helping his team to a second place finish in the Big Ten and the No. 2 seed at an NCAA Regional. 

Shipley graduated as the Boilermakers’ record holder with 78 career hit by pitch. He also ranks among the program’s all-time leaders in stolen bases (51, 6th), at-bats (749, 7th), walks (100, 13th) and runs scored (138, 14th). He is the only player in program history with 50 steals and 100 walks. 

Shipley stayed with Purdue baseball as an assistant coach from 2019-2021, Shipley joined a new role with the Boilermakers as a Senior Sports Turf Technician where he was responsible for the impeccable maintenance of softball’s Bittinger Stadium.

After a banner year in 2026 where the program broke 11 team records, Frezzotti’s staff is full and poised for another successful campaign.

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