Valpo softball head coach Mike Armitage announced a pair of newcomers to the Beacons' coaching staff entering the 2027 season. Jesse Delorit will join the program as an assistant coach, while Sydra Seville will come to campus as a graduate assistant.
 
Delorit most recently coached for two seasons alongside Armitage at MSU Moorhead as an assistant coach. In his second season in 2023, Delorit helped the Dragons to a 22-win improvement over the previous season and the program's first winning season in 16 years. The 2023 MSUM team set program single-season records for runs scored, RBIs and on-base percentage.
 
Prior to his time at MSUM, Delorit was on staff for seven seasons as an assistant coach at Bethel [Minn.]. Working primarily with the program's outfielders and catchers, Delorit guided four All-Conference selections at those positions. He was a member of the coaching staff which led the 2015 Royals to the MIAC regular season championship. Delorit also has experience coaching at the high school level at Bloomington Jefferson H.S. and Eagan H.S.
 
Delorit played men's fastpitch softball for 24 years as a catcher at the major level, including time with Team USA. He was a member of teams which won an ISC World Championship, two ASA Men's Major titles and five NAFA championships. Individually, Delorit was an All-American, a ISC All-World Team selection, earned multiple NAFA First Team honors and was named to the 20^th Anniversary NAFA All-Tournament Team.
 


Seville was a standout on the diamond for the Creighton softball program from 2022 through 2025. After earning Second Team All-BIG EAST accolades as a junior, Seville was a First Team All-BIG EAST selection and a NFCA First Team All-Great Lakes Region honoree as a senior as she broke the program's single-season hits record with 80 hits and set a BIG EAST record with 44 hits in league play. She closed her career tied for seventh in program history with a .333 batting average.
 
Following her graduation, Seville spent the 2026 season as an assistant coach at North Central, helping the program to a 22-win season. She also has previously coached with the Sparks Softball club. Seville is currently playing for the St. Louis Gateway Gold.