Head Coach Nicole Fiddler

The head coach of the Honey Badgers 14u - Fiddler, Nicole Fiddler is also the President and Founder of the Honey Badgers Fastpitch Softball organization. A teacher by day and a coach in her spare time, Nicole knew in 2nd grade that she was born to work with others and one day be both a teacher and coach. She doubles as both a High School softball coach and travel softball coach having served as the Chaney High School Assistant Varsity Coach, Cardinal Mooney High School Head JV Coach, Varsity Pitching Coach and the Varsity Assistant Coach, and the Lowellville High School Assistant Varsity Coach in the past. Currently she is the Austintown High School Assistant Varsity Coach, and the Austintown Fitch staff was recognized as the Regional Staff of the Year in 2023 after winning the Ohio Division I State Title.

In travel softball, Coach Fiddler has also been the Honey Badgers 12u and 10u Head Coach, the Ohio Warriors 12u Assistant Coach/Pitching Coach and the X-Factor 10u Assistant Softball/Pitching Coach.

During her playing days, Nicole's travel team, Valley Sting, qualified for numerous Nationals and had a great run throughout the tournament.  She played softball for 12 years and was a member of Boardman High School's 1999 State Runner-Up team, and she taught individual pitching lessons and coached throughout college.