SIUE

Tegan Cortelletti joined the SIUE softball program as an assistant coach in August 2026.

Cortelletti joins the Cougars’ coaching staff after previously serving as an assistant at Boise State and Bowling Green.

She will focus much of her attention on outfielders and slap hitters, having been an accomplished competitor in that realm as an undergraduate at Ohio State.

Playing five seasons at Ohio State from 2019 to 2023, she completed her collegiate career with a .394 batting average, which ranked her fifth in the Big Ten and 11^th-best all-time at Ohio State in a single season. Over the span of 180 games that included 118 starting assignments as a Buckeye, she recorded a .451 career on-base percentage.

Cortelletti was a three-time member of the Academic All-Big Ten Conference Team and a two-time NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete.

A native of Hilliard, Ohio, Cortelletti earned her bachelor’s degree in criminology and criminal justice from Ohio State in 2023 as well as a master’s degree in sport coaching from Ohio State in 2024.