Chappell served as a graduate assistant coach on the staff of AUM head coach Scottie Wilkes Laney for the past two seasons as the NCAA Division II Warhawks went a combined 84-26 on their way to back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Tournament. AUM finished an impressive 43-13 during the '26 season and finished ranked No. 10 in the final National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) coaches poll.
Prior to her time in the dugout with AUM she served as an Assistant Coach with Georgia Highlands College of the NJCAA for one season.
Coach Chappell earned her bachelor's degree while graduating cum laude in International Relations while competing as a member of the softball team at Cottey College in Nevada, Missouri. She would go on to earn her master's degree from AUM in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
