Abbeville High grad named softball coach at Hendrix College

The former Abbeville High and Delcambre High softball coach, Mark Suire, was recently named the new head coach at Hendrix College located in Conway, Arkansas.
For the last six years, Suire has been the head softball coach at Centenary University where he won more than 100 softball games.
“We are excited to announce that I have accepted the head softball Coaching position at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas,” Suire wrote on his Facebook page. “I will forever be grateful to Centenary College for the opportunity to build the program there for the last six years. I am proud of all that we were able to accomplish in that time.
“I now look forward to the challenges that await in leading the Warrior program. I’m thankful for the opportunity that our family has been given.”
He is coming off one of the most successful seasons Centenary has had. He led the team to the SCAC Championship game.
Suire, an Abbeville High grad, is replacing long-time Hendrix softball coach Amy Weaver, who has been the softball coach at Hendrix for 19 years (2003-2021).
Weaver will continue to be the athletic director at Hendrix.
Hendrix is a Division III in the NCAA and plays in the Southern Athletic Association.
Last year Centenary, under Coach Suire, beat Hendrix twice (7-1) and (9-1).
Hendrix plays most of their softball games against schools in Mississippi,Tennessee, Kentucky and Georgia.
In Weaver’s final year, the Warriors posted a 6-15 record.
Hendrix College has an enrollment of 1,200 students.