Cal Softball Announces Coaching Staff Additions

Gibson Whorton, Corona, Rex-Singleton join program

SB8/21/2025 12:22 PM | By: Cal Athletics

Gibson Whorton, Corona, Rex-Singleton Join Program

California softball head coach Steve Singleton announced Thursday the addition of three coaches to his staff as he begins his tenure as the leader of the Golden Bears.
 
“I couldn’t be more excited to announce the hiring of Danielle Gibson Whorton, Camille Corona and Chelsea Rex-Singleton,” Singleton stated. “The three of them combine to bring a ton of energy, passion, knowledge and experience to the game. We hired three incredible people, and I believe the people you have make the biggest difference. I’m truly excited to see what they’ll do here at Cal.”
 
Danielle Gibson Whorton (Hitting Coach)
Gibson Whorton, a two-time all-American and professional softball player, will join the program after spending two seasons at Arkansas as an assistant coach. She helped guide the Razorbacks to an 81-32 overall record with back-to-back NCAA appearances while coaching four NFCA All-Americans, 13 NFCA All-Region honorees and the 2025 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year. Prior to that, Gibson Whorton spent a season as a volunteer coach at Georgia, where she helped guide the Bulldogs to four All-SEC honors, four NFCA All-Region accolades and two NFCA All-American selections.
 

As a player, Gibson Whorton is currently playing professionally for the Bandits in the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (ASUL) after being initially selected in the Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball College Draft in the spring of 2022. Collegiately, she had a stellar career at both Arkansas and Arizona State. She appeared in a total of 248 games and totaled a career batting average of .366 with 60 home runs and 220 RBIs. As a Razorback (2019-22), Gibson Whorton led the program to back-to-back regular season SEC championships (2021 & 2022), including the SEC Tournament title in 2022. Overall, she earned a slew of honors throughout her career, including an NFCA Freshman of the Year finalist, two NFCA All-American accolades, four NFCA All-Region honors, six all-conference selections, and a finalist for both the Honda Sport Award and the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 10 Finalist.
 
Camille Corona (Assistant Coach)
Corona joins the…