Grace Glidewell

Bio

Grace Gidwell began her tenure as head coach of the Taylor softball program in June of 2025.

Glidewell spent the 2024-2025 season as an assistant coach at NAIA institution, Carolina University, after completing a decorated playing career that included time at North Carolina State, UNC Charlotte and Carolina.

Prior to beginning her coaching career at Carolina, Glidewell played to first-team all-region honors as a graduate-senior at Carolina after leading the NCCAA with 14 home runs. Glidewell finished her 2024 season with a .391 average, an .899 slugging percentage and 35 extra-base hits.

Glidewell spent a red-shirt season and an injury-shortened campaign with NC State to begin her collegiate career, before serving as a utility player with UNC Charlotte during the 2022 and 2023 seasons.

In addition to her one year as an assistant at Carolina where she helped the Bruins to a 26-18 clip, Glidewell has offered individual instructional lessons since 2020 and worked with Tread Athletics as a Strength and Conditioning Coach from 2021 through 2023.

Glidewell comes from a coaching family and has familiarity with Taylor and the Crossroads League, as her parents Jay and Heather Johnson led the softball program at Grace College from 2010 through 2016.

Glidewell earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing from UNC Charlotte in 2023 and a master’s in business administration from Carolina in 2025.

Glidewell is married to her husband, Matt, who will serve as an assistant coach and strength coordinator for the Taylor softball program.