In her seven seasons as head coach at Georgia Tech, Sharon Perkins turned the Jackets Softball program into a fixture on the national scene. The three-time ACC Coach of the Year led the Yellow Jackets to the NCAA Tournament in six of seven seasons at Tech and the program's only Super Regional appearance in 2009. She recorded more wins in ACC play than any other coach during that stretch and saw Tech break over a dozen school and ACC records. 

From 2009 to 2012, the Yellow Jackets captured three of four ACC Championships under Perkins leadership

Prior to arriving at Tech, Perkins spent six seasons at the University of Georgia where she helped build a strong program that was ranked in the Top 10 the last four years. The team made five straight NCAA appearances, including a Super Regional berth in 2005, won two Southeastern Conference titles and posted a 313-104 record. Perkins joined the Georgia staff for the 2001 season and was promoted to associate head coach in July of 2004. She previously spent two seasons (1999-2000) as an assistant coach at Southern Mississippi, where the Eagles made consecutive College World Series appearances and finished third in 2000, falling to UCLA 6-0 in the semifinals. Perkins has twice been part of a coaching staff that was honored as the National Fastpitch Coaches' Association (NFCA) regional coaching staff of the year, at Southern Mississippi in 1999 and at Georgia in 2003. 

Perkins was a standout player at Nicholls State, where she was a first-team All-Southland Conference shortstop as well as an Academic All-Conference student-athlete. She was named ENTERGY Corporation's Louisiana Female Athlete of the Year and led the Colonels to their first ever NCAA Regional appearance. In her senior year, Nicholls State climbed to as high as No. 14 in the NFCA/USA Today rankings and finished with a record of 56-9. Perkins batted .357 that season and became one of two athletes in Nicholls State history to play on three Southland Conference championship teams. In September of 2009, Perkins was inducted into the Nicholls State Athletic Hall of Fame.