Staff Directory

Alli Hissam

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
Phone:
(731) 881-7608

Alli Hissam joined the UT Martin Softball staff for the 2027 season and works primarily with hitters and infielders.

Hissam played for the Skyhawks in 2024 and 2025 and returns to Bettye Giles field after spending one season as the assistant coach at former Ohio Valley Conference rival Tennessee Tech.

While at Tennessee Tech, Hissam also worked primarily with the hitters, coaching three All-OVC honorees, including Jailynn Paderez, who was just one of 10 OVC players to finish the 2026 season batting over .360.

Before her time in Cookeville, Hissam spent two seasons with the Skyhawks, during which she earned All-OVC and All-Newcomer honors. Before coming to Martin, Hissam was a standout at West Virginia Wesleyan, where she racked up All-Conference, All-Region and All-American honors.

Hissam graduated from West Virginia Wesleyan in 2023 with a degree in exercise science and earned a master's from UT Martin in 2025 in sport coaching and performance.