Noah Roberts is in his fifth year (2026-27) on the Wildcat softball coaching staff. He served the 2023 season as a graduate assistant coach and moved up to full-time assistant coach for the 2024 season serving as pitching coach.
The 2026 season saw the Wildcats post the second-most wins in school history - 42-14 - while finishing third in the NSIC with a 21-9 league mark. Roberts coached Wildcat pitchers to a pair of no-hitters and 11 shutouts during the 2026 season with a stingy team ERA of 2.07.
Roberts helped coach the Wildcats to the best turnaround in NCAA Division II softball in the 2025 season, going 31-24 overall and eighth place in the NSIC with a 14-13 league mark. WSC had a 30-win season for the first time since 2016 and won a game in the NSIC Tournament (4-3 over Southwest Minnesota State) for the first time since the 2015 season.
Roberts is a former Wildcat baseball player who spent three years in a WSC uniform. He led the 'Cats in the COVID-shortened 2020 season with a .447 batting average with five doubles and eight RBI in just 11 games. Roberts was a three-year starter for the Wildcats starting games at third base, first base, second base and designated hitter.
A native of Wichita, Kansas, Roberts began his collegiate career at Hesston College in Kansas before coming to Wayne State. He earned a bachelors degree from Wayne State in sport management and obtained a masters degree in May, 2023 in sport/organizational management.
Updated 7/16/26
