Coach Yacinich begins his seventh season as the softball coach at Grand View University. Yacinich led the Vikings to their first national tournament appearance in 2006. He is an alumnus of Grand View College and played baseball from 1981-1985. Yacinich's coaching experiences include serving as head softball coach at Urbandale High School in 2001 and 2002. In 2002, the team advanced to the State Tournament in which it placed sixth. Yacinich Jr. also served as an assistant at Valley High School in 1997and 1998. Other accomplishments include his induction into the Iowa Amateur Softball Association Men's Fastpitch Softball Hall of Fame in 2000 after playing in the major-open level from 1986-1996.