Former Ohio State assistant coach Matt Guemmer is making his return to the Mizzou softball program as an assistant coach, per the team. He will oversee the outfield and provide recruiting insight to Mizzou coach Larissa Anderson.

He most recently worked as an assistant coach at Ohio State, helping the Buckeyes achieve a 45-14-1 record. Before that, Guemmer was an assistant from 2023-24 at Rutgers, where his focus was on coaching the outfield and the defense. He also assisted with the offense during that time.

Guemmer served as a student manager for the Tigers before graduating from the university in 2013. He got his first stint as a coach by coaching De Soto High School in De Soto.

“Bringing Matt back to Mizzou is a tremendous addition for our program. He is a Tiger through and through, and his passion for this university, our softball program and the people of Missouri runs deep,” Anderson said in a release. “Matt was part of our program in 2012 and 2013, and since then he has established himself as one of the most respected coaches in the country through successful tenures at Virginia Tech, Rutgers and Ohio State.”

Before his stint in the Big Ten Conference, Guemmer spent 2020-22 with Southeast Missouri.

He advised the outfield, serving as an offensive and defensive coach. Guemmer aided in back-to-back 30-win seasons along with a 2021 Ohio Valley Conference regular-season title.

Guemmer’s first Division I job was at Virginia Tech in 2019, serving as a volunteer assistant coach.