February 17, 2025
Former Eustis Softball Coach Brittany Beall Notches First NCAA D1 Softball Victory with FAMU
By Kyle Coppola
Former Eustis Softball Coach Brittany Beall Notches First NCAA D1 Softball Victory with FAMU
February 17, 2025 – Eustis, FL — Brittany Beall, the former coach of Eustis High School baseball, has accomplished a significant milestone in her coaching career by securing her first NCAA Division 1 softball victory. The win came with an impressive 9-1 triumph over Howard University.
(Brittany Beall holds the State Championship trophy after she and her team won the second state title in four years earlier in 2024. Photo Credit – Joe Ott Photography Fan Zone.)
Beall’s coaching prowess has already built a formidable legacy at Eustis High School, where under her leadership, the Panthers clinched multiple district titles and won the state championship in 2021 and 2024. With an impressive record of 244 wins and just 69 losses, her tenure at Eustis High had been characterized simply by dominance on the field.
“She’s been a pillar in our community,” said Matthew Burgess, the Eustis High athletic director. “Her commitment to developing young women as athletes and leaders has been extraordinary. She brought the school state championships, but more than that, she has changed lives. What she has done for our community is incredible.”
(Eustis High graduate Ciara Maple had a hand in the win. Maple had 2 hits and an RBI during the 9-1 victory. It was also Ciara Maple’s first career win as an FAMU Rattler.)
Beall’s coaching journey at Eustis included leading the Panthers to the state championship game in 2017, where they finished as runners-up. Beall’s amazing decade long success of dominating at the high school level got her the chance to lead FAMU last year.
FAMU will be a team to watch in the coming years as Beall continues to enhance the program. Jamison JTownsend had 2 RBI’s in the game along with Brianna Duggins. Eustis High graduate Ciara Maple also contributed heavily with 2 hits and an RBI.
Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
