Olivia Burns begins the 2023-2024 season as the assistant softball coach at East Central Community College.

Coach Burns came to Decatur, MS from Mississippi Delta Community College as the Head Softball Coach. She played at Delta State University, where she was a Pitcher on the Lady Statesmen Softball Team from 2020-2022. She was named Pitcher of the Week several times throughout her career and was named Top Newcomer of the Year for the 2019-20 season.

Coach Burns, a native of Coffeeville, MS, had a highly decorated playing career at Itawamba Community College prior to Delta State University where she was a two-time NFCA All-American, two-time NJCAA All-Region, two-time MACJC Player of the Week, MACJAC All-State First Team and was MACJC Pitcher of the Year. She set the all-time wins record at ICC (46, while also setting school records in strikeouts (273), ERA (1.74), and wins in a single season with 27. She finished her Sophomore campaign with a 27-6 record (fourth in the nation), a 1.81 ERA (twelfth in the nation), and struck out 168 batters (tenth in the nation). She prepped at Grenada High School in Grenada, MS, where she was the all-time strikeouts leader (568). She also earned honors as team MVP from 2014-2017, 1st team all-district 2014-2017, and Team Captain in 2017.

Burns earned a bachelor’s degree in health, physical education and recreation in December of 2021 and a master’s degree in sports and human performance in May of 2023.