East Texas Baptist University Athletics

Janae Shirley enters her 18th season at East Texas Baptist University and has been the Senior Woman Administrator for several years. She has led the softball program to national heights winning the two NCAA Division III National Championship in 2024 and 2010. She has guided ETBU to 14 NCAA Tournaments and three national championship tournaments, winning seven American Southwest Conference championships, and claiming their first-ever Super Regional Championship in 2014. In December 2016, she took her team on an international mission trip to Costa Rica in the inaugural Tiger Athletic Mission Experience. ETBU served and witnessed to the people of Costa Rica and played the Costa Rican national team twice.

She is married to ETBU alumnus, Guy, who played one season of baseball at ETBU.  They have been married since the summer 2007 and have two boys, Carter and Major. She has earned both her Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree from ETBU.