Mia Aldridge was named an assistant softball coach at UE in July of 2025. She previously worked with head coach Bailey Dillender at University of the Cumberlands where she was on the staff since July of 2021. She coordinated the outfield defense while assisting with hitters, pitchers, recruiting, and opponent scouting. One part of the game that Aldridge specializes in is stolen bases. In three of the last four seasons, UC has broken the single-season school record for stolen bases. In her first season with the Patriots in 2022, UC accumulated 108 steals. Two years later, the squad finished with 122 before resetting the record with 124 steals in 2025.
She joined UC after spending five seasons at Campbellsville University where she was a softball student-athlete while working in their sports information department. During her playing career, CU won three conference titles including both the Regular Season and Tournament Championship in 2021. Every complete season Aldridge competed for the Tigers they made the NAIA postseason where they also boasted 35+ win seasons.
in her career she took home First Team MSC honors three times both in the infield and outfield. Aldridge appears in the CU record book 17 times for her top-ten single season and career numbers. Her top-ten rankings include first in career walks (89), first in career fielding percentage (.993), sixth in career runs scored (157), eighth in career doubles (37), eighth in career total bases (309) and eighth in career stolen bases (27).
Aldridge obtained her undergraduate degree at Campbellsville, studying Sport Management. She received her master’s degree in Coaching from Cumberlands and also has an MBA.
