Lee Dobbins was named Emory assistant softball coach in July of 2011.

Dobbins owns a vast softball background and spent the 2010-11 campaign as an assistant coach at Division I University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he worked primarily with the pitchers and catchers.  This past year he helped the Lady Mocs to an overall record of 44-14 that set a school single-season record with a winning percentage of .759.  Chattanooga won its 12 Southern Conference regular season championship, 11th SoCon Tournament title and made the program’s eighth NCAA Regional appearance where it advanced to the Tuscaloosa Regional final for the first time in program history.  Under his tutelage, closer Kandice Irwin tied for first in saves in the NCAA with eight in 2011. It was her second straight year atop the country as she posted 11 as a junior.  In addition, SoCon Player of the Year Michelle Fuzzard led the team with an 18-6 won-lost mark in the circle.  It was his third stint with the Mocs, starting as a volunteer assistant in 2005 before returning for the 2006- 2007 school year as the director of softball operations.  In between those stops at UTC, Dobbins served as the head at Lander University during the 2006 season.

“Lee Dobbins will be a tremendous addition to the Emory program,” Siqueiros stated.  “He brings a vast amount of collegiate experience in all facets of the game. His passion for instruction, experience with recruiting, detail towards achieving excellence, and drive to win a national championship fit very nicely into the scope of our program. I'm extremely pleased to welcome Lee as our newly appointed assistant.”

During the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons, Dobbins was an assistant on the Austin Peay State University staff where he handled recruiting along with coaching the pitchers and catchers.  In his first year with the Lady Govs, the team’s ERA dropped from 5.75 to 3.59 while the mounds corps struck out an average of two more batters per game.

Before landing the head coaching spot at Lander, Dobbins gained experience as an assistant at Tusculum from 2003-04.  He broke into the collegiate ranks as a student assistant at Chattanooga State Technical Community College in 1997 and also served at Tennessee from 1999-2000.

“I am thrilled to be a part of the Emory Softball and the university,” Dobbins said of his appointment.  “To be affiliated with not only a solid softball program but a school and athletic department that truly exemplifies and puts the "student" in student-athlete is exciting.  Coach Siqueiros has built a national powerhouse at Emory and the prospect of helping the program take another step toward the top is very appealing. Emory has all the tools to be the top team in all of Division III and with my experience I hope to be able to help make that a reality.”

In addition to coaching, Dobbins also has served as the executive director of the Ace Softball Inc. Fun-In-The-Sun Classic. The Bradenton, Fla. tournament draws college teams from all NCAA Divisions throughout the country during the spring.

Dobbins claims international experience as well, serving as the head coach of the 2006 Athletes International College Goodwill Team from Munich, Germany. Dobbins worked at the National Training Facility in Barcelona, Spain as a video consultant for the Spanish National Softball Team in 2002.

Lee is an active member of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA). He has also served as camp instructor and camp director at several high-level college camps throughout the southeast over the past several years.

Dobbins obtained his bachelor's degree in communications from the University of Tennessee in 2002.