Rocky Stinson

Prior to TWU, Stinson was the head coach at Bryan College, where he started the program. He built the team from a six-win first season to a 31-win campaign in the fourth season, advancing to the final game of the NAIA National Championship Opening Round.

"It's exciting to take over a program that has a good foundation, and has a young team with a lot of potential," said Stinson. "It's a department that has a plan of not just winning, but making sure students succeed with their academics and in their personal lives."

In 2015, Stinson was voted as the Appalachian Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, as Bryan finished as the regular season as co-champions.

Stinson also served as the AAC Softball Chair for two seasons. He coached at Mid-Continent University for three seasons, winning three NCCAA Mid-East Championships.

The 2016 season saw the Fire repeat as The Sun Conference regular season champions, and returned to the NAIA National Tournament, winning the Davenport Bracket to earn a berth in the NAIA World Series for the first time in just the fourth year of competition. SEU opened the tournament with an upset win over St. Gregory's, then shocked two-time defending champion Auburn Montgomery, before losing to eventual finalists St. Xavier and Oklahoma City to finish in third place. The Fire were ranked fourth in the final NAIA Coaches' Top 25 Poll.

The Fire made its third-straight trip to the NAIA National Championship Opening Round, receiving an at-large bid to the Hattiesburg Bracket. As the No. 3 seed, the Fire defeated Southern Oregon in the first game, and knocked off the host William Carey to advance to the championship game, where they lost twice to Southern Oregon.