SHANE BOUMAN, Owner

Shane is the owner of Champions Circle Fastpitch, LLC and was named the Head Softball Coach at Northwestern College in Orange City, IA in August 2018. He has spent the past 15+ years as both a head and assistant NCAA Division I Softball coach.

In 2024, Bouman led the Northwestern College Raider Softball team to its most successful season in program history, boasting a school record 50 wins and an overall record of 50-7. The Raiders were the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Regular Season and Tournament Champions. The Raiders’ season ended in the Sioux Center, IA NAIA Regional Championship, another program best. Bouman was named GPAC Coach of the Year and six Raiders were named All-GPAC, including two All-Regional selections and one All-American.

The 2023 season was the most successful Raider Softball season to-date, including a program-record 47 wins. The Raiders won the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) regular season title and was runner-up at the GPAC Conference Tournament. The season ended at the NAIA Klamath Falls Regional, home to the No. 1 overall-ranked team and 2023 national runner-up, Oregon Tech. Bouman was named GPAC Conference Coach of the Year. The Raiders also had the GPAC Player of the Year, 2 All-American selections and seven All-GPAC selections.

Prior to Northwestern College, Bouman was the head coach at Indiana State University. During his tenure, the program broke 40 school records in five seasons including the first winning season in 22 years. In 2015, the Sycamores garnered many firsts such as a Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Championship, an automatic NCAA Tournament bid, and NCAA Tournament victory all while compiling the 2015 MVC Player of the Year and MVC Tournament MVP. Bouman coached ten All- MVC Players and two All-Region selections while leading the Sycamores.

He began his coaching career at his alma mater, South Dakota State, where he collected most wins in program history while breaking 24 school records. He continued as an Assistant at The University of Iowa, serving primarily as the Hawkeyes pitching coach. Under Bouman’s guidance, the pitching staff ranked top 10 in the country in ERA, strikeouts, and wins. The Hawkeyes set six pitching records under Bouman’s guidance and earned two NCAA Tournament at- large bids in his three years, while also gaining eight Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honors, two All-Region Pitcher honors and a 1st team All-American.

Following an impressive career as a collegiate quarterback at South Dakota State, Shane spent numerous years as one of the most decorated men’s fastpitch pitcher’s, competing all over the world. He was a four time Men’s Fastpitch All-American and a five time National Champion with three Top-5 ISC World Softball Tourney finishes.

Champions Circle Fastpitch looks forward to sharing our coaching and playing experience to help your student-athletes, coaches, and program reach the next level.