Codee Yeske (pronounced YES-key) enters her third season as an Austin Peay assistant coach after joining the inaugural staff of head coach Kassie Stanfill in 2019. She now serves as hitting coach as well as working with the team’s outfielders.
Yeske came to Austin Peay after serving on the coaching staff of Kristy Norton at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, following a year as associate head coach for the Carolina Mojo 14U club team. In addition to her coaching responsibilities, Yeske completed administrative tasks, including travel, budget and fundraising.
Prior to her time with the club team, Yeske spent eight months as associate head coach for the Carolina Elite 14U club squad and worked with the team’s outfielders and hitters.
Yeske competed on the USA Baseball Women’s National Team as part of the 36-member Trial Team in 2015 and 2016. She earned a gold medal at the Pan-American Qualifying Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Collegiately, she played her sophomore through senior years at the University of South Carolina, after beginning her college career at Presbyterian.
In her three seasons with the Gamecocks the team posted an overall record of 93-79, which included back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Regionals (Austin Regional, 2013), (Tallahassee Regional, 2014).
Yeske earned Southeastern Conference Player of the Week honors (5/5/14), SEC Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2014), and she holds the distinction of scoring the first South Carolina run and hitting the first USC home run at Carolina Stadium at Beckham Field (3/15/13). She also hit the first grand slam by a South Carolina player at the stadium (4/24/13).
At Presbyterian in 2011, she helped lead the Blue Hose to a 28-20-1 overall record. She was selected Big South Conference Player of the Week on May 9 and named First-Team All-Big South Conference.
Yeske is currently working on a master’s degree in Leadership.
