University of Minnesota Athletics
Softball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- stcla090@umn.edu
Roya St. Clair enters her second season as assistant coach heading into 2026 with Minnesota.
During her first season, St. Clair helped guide Minnesota to a Big Ten All-Defensive Team player in Sydney Schwartz as well as a Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree in Nani Valencia.
Prior to Minnesota, St. Clair spent the 2024 season at Texas Tech, where she helped coach a top 20 infield in the nation for double plays per game after recording 25. This included a program-leading three double plays in a game against Baylor (April 6).
While at Texas Tech, the Red Raiders broke the program’s single-season home run record after hitting 74 long balls. Along with this, St. Clair coached the team to a single-season program record in doubles (93) and slugging percentage (.543). All three of the program records had previously stood for at least a decade.
Prior to her time in Lubbock, St. Clair spent three years with WashU, including an NCAA DIII Regional appearance in 2022. The Bears posted a 32-12 record with a pair of wins in the St. Paul Regional and earned five all-conference selections. She was also a member of the WashU staff that was named UAA Coaching Staff of the Year.
Before WashU, the Livonia, Mich. native helped lead Miami (OH) to the 2019 MAC Regular Season Championship. The RedHawks tied for the most league wins in a single season (16) and posted a 35-16 overall record that season.
St. Clair also spent two years in the Big Ten as an assistant coach at Rutgers (2017-18) and one season at Illinois-Chicago, where she helped lead the Flames to a 2016 Horizon League Regular Season Championship. St. Clair’s coaching career began at Memphis as a volunteer assistant before being promoted to a full-time assistant role.
Prior to coaching, St. Clair spent her playing days at Michigan (2007-10) where she led the Wolverines to a trio of Big Ten titles and a 2009 Women’s College World Series appearance. The Big Ten standout earned All-Big Ten honors in both 2009 and 2010.
St. Clair went on to play with the Akron Racers in the National Pro Fastpitch League and Unione Fermana in the A1 Italian league.
