LeMaire came to the program from Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla., where she served as assistant coach for two years. She worked primarily with the pitching staff, outfielders and hitting. In her first year at Lynn (2007), the pitching staff posted a 5.83 ERA. LeMaire's guidance helped dramatically improve that number to 2.69 for the 2008 season.

Prior to her stint at Lynn, LeMaire served as a graduate assistant coach at the University of North Dakota for two years. With the Fighting Sioux, LeMaire worked with the development of the pitchers, outfielders, and hitters, while assisting in recruiting, budget management and fundraising. She also taught physical education courses while working towards the completion of a master's degree.

LeMaire put together a solid playing career at Quincy (Ill.) University, an affiliate of NCAA Division II. During her senior year, she was named the team's Most Valuable Offensive Player while setting a single-season school record in home runs. She earned Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division II All-Region Second Team honors and All-Great Lakes Valley Conference Second Team honors. She also had much success as a pitcher winning 29 games in her career. She was the recipient of Quincy's Brother Clete Van Ackeren Award for Academic and Athletic Achievement in 2004.

A native of Basco, Ill., LeMaire earned a bachelor's degree in Physical Education from Quincy University in 2004 and earned a master's degree in Kinesiology from the University of North Dakota in 2007.

To contact coach LeMaire, email her at jrlemaire@fhsu.edu, or call at (785) 628-5885.

On the field, Kinberger (formerly Brunt) assists in all areas of the Lady Tigers softball program, focusing mainly on the development of catchers and infielders. Off the field, her duties include assisting in team management, recruiting, scouting, fundraising, and alumni relations.

Kinberger came to Fort Hays from Saint Leo University in Saint Leo, Florida, where she spent one year as a graduate assistant following a solid four-year playing career as the Lions’ catcher. Her graduate assistant duties included recruiting, scouting, tutoring student-athletes, organizing community service, and field maintenance. During her year as a graduate assistant, the Lions finished 37-15, tying for second place in the Sunshine State Conference. They finished third in the South Region rankings, and 19th in the NFCA Division II poll.

As a player, Kinberger was part of two teams that qualified for the NCAA Division II South Regional, earning all-conference honors all four years and Second Team All-South Region in 2006. In addition to those honors, she was the recipient of the 2006 Women in Sports Sodexho Scholarship; 2007 Sunshine State Conference Female Sportsmanship Award; 2005-2006 SLU Female Scholar Athlete of the Year Award; 2005-2006 SLU Community Award; 2004-2005 SLU Personal Development Award; and was a four time NFCA All-American Scholar Athlete. Kinberger was a career .291 hitter; finishing third all-time in Lions softball history with career home runs (12) and fourth all-time in career doubles (40).

Kinberger was the Head Coach in the summer of 2007 for Team FLA 16U and moved up to Head Coach of Team FLA 18U Gold in the summer of 2008.

A native of Clearwater, Fla., Kinberger earned a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Saint Leo University in 2007 and earned a master's degree in Health and Human Performance from Fort Hays State University in 2009. She resides with her husband, Billy, in Hays.

To contact coach Kinberger, email her at eebrunt@fhsu.edu, or call at (785) 628-4687.