Softball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
Lilli Piper joined the Illinois Softball staff in June 2026 as an assistant coach. Piper will assist with the offense and oversee the infielders and catchers.
Piper spent the last four seasons under Hall as an assistant at Ohio University, where she helped coach eight National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Region selections, 14 All-Mid American Conference (MAC) selections, and more than 40 Academic All-MAC honorees.
Prior to her stint at Ohio, she spent one season on staff at Michigan State as a volunteer assistant, where she worked primarily with the infield.
During her collegiate playing career, Piper built a decorated resume, playing her freshman season at Akron (2016), before finishing her career at Ohio State (2017-19). Piper is just the second Buckeye in program history to earn All-American honors three times in her career, named to the NFCA third team in 2017, and the second team in 2018 and 2019.
She was also a three-time NFCA first team All-Region selection and unanimous first team All-Big Ten from 2017-19. In 2018, she was recognized as a top 25 finalist for the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award.
A native of Norton, Ohio, Piper graduated from Ohio State in 2019 with her degree in human ecology and education.
