#212: Tyra Perry, Head Coach, University of Illinois.  Perry, who is in her first year as head coach of the Fighting Illini currently has the team sitting at (12-7) on the season and has quality wins against Florida State, North Carolina and Tulsa.  Illinois next game will be March 15th at 2PM and will be a (DH) against IUPUI as well as the home opener at Eichelberger Field.  Tyra Perry was hired as the University of Illinois' second-ever head coach in June, 2015. She spent the previous 15 seasons as a NCAA Division I softball head coach, totaling 409 career victories as the head coach at Ball State, Western Kentucky, and Birmingham Southern. Illini Twitter, Coach Perry Twitter, Illini Facebook, Illini IG, TCRS Twitter, TCRS Facebook.