Softball Coaching Staff

Larry Babcock — Head Coach

Larry Babcock enters his first season at South Suburban College. Prior to coming to South Suburban, Larry was the Head Softball Coach at Morgan Twp. High School in Valparaiso, IN, where he led the program to their best season in three years. Larry also served as the Interim Head Coach at Prairie State College in 2006.

Besides softball, Larry is the Associate Head Women’s Volleyball coach at Indiana University Northwest where he is responsible for recruiting and scheduling for the lady Redhawks team. He also coaches volleyball with the Dunes Volleyball Club in Rolling Prairie, IN.

Prior to his coaching, Coach Babcock has officiated sports the last 18 years at various levels of football, basketball, baseball, and softball. He currently referees NCAA Division III football in the CCIW, NAC, and Mid-West Conferences. He also officiates NAIA basketball in the CCAC.

During the spring, he umpired professional baseball in the Northern League of Professional Baseball, and NCAA Baseball at the Division I, II, and III levels.

He has also umpired collegiate softball for six years. Working mostly in NCAA Division 1, he has worked games in the Missouri Valley, Mid-Continent Conference (Now Summit League), C-USA, Big East, MAC, Horizon conferences. He has also umpired non-conference games in the Big Ten conference.

Larry is a graduate of Wheeler High School in Indiana, where he played varsity volleyball, basketball, baseball, and golf.

Mike Bridgeman — Assistant Coach

Coach Bridgeman brings over 18 years of coaching experience to the Lady Bulldogs dugout. He started coaching Lansing Little League baseball when he was 14-years old. At the age of 22, he started playing and coaching competitive 12" inch softball.

In 1993, Mike started coaching girl's softball in Lansing (1993-2003), and Munster, IN from 2000-2005.

Coach Bridgeman led the Munster Magic 10u Travel team to take the Indiana State Championship in 2004.

Mr. Bridgeman has also piloted the 2003 Lansing Heat 16u Travel team, the Indiana Impulse 12u Travel team (2005-2007), and the Indiana Velocity 14u Travel team (2007-2008).

He has spent the last three years coaching at Andrean High School in Merrillville, IN, where the girl's softball team were state runners-up in 2008 and 2011.

Coach Bridgemen is a lifelong resident of Lansing, Illinois. He is married and has four daughters and one grandson.

Ashlee Alumbaugh — Assistant Coach

Ashlee Alumbaugh is entering her first season as an assistant coach with the Lady Bulldogs.

Ashlee attended South Suburban College and played right field for the 2011 Lady Bulldogs. She had a batting average of .317 and led the team in triples.