Central Arkansas Sugar Bears softball

The Central Arkansas Sugar Bears softball team represents the University of Central Arkansas, located in Conway, Arkansas. The Sugar Bears are a member of the ASUN Conference and participate in NCAA Division I college softball. The team is currently led by head coach David Kuhn and plays home games at Farris Field.

For all University of Central Arkansas sports, see Central Arkansas Bears and Sugar Bears.
Central Arkansas Sugar Bears
2021 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears softball team
UniversityUniversity of Central Arkansas
Head coachDavid Kuhn (7th season)
ConferenceASUN
LocationConway, AR
Home stadiumFarris Field (Capacity: 500)
NicknameSugar Bears
ColorsPurple and gray[1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
2015, 2023
Conference Tournament championships
Southland
2015
ASUN
2023

History

The Central Arkansas Sugar Bears inaugural softball season was in 1996. From 1996 to 2006, the Sugar Bears competed in the Gulf South Conference at the NCAA Division II level. In 2007, the university moved to NCAA Division I play with the university's move to the Southland Conference. Three coaches have led the Sugar Bears. Natalie Shock coached the team in all but the final year of the Division II period as well as the second year at the Division I level. The team compiled and overall record of 207–296 and a conference record of 109–127 during Shock's eleven-year tenure. Steve Kissel coached the Sugar Bears for their last year in the Gulf South Conference and their first year as a Southland Conference member. His teams compiled an overall record of 28–76 and 15–48 record in conference play. David Kuhn, the Sugar Bears current head coach, has led the team for seven seasons. As of the conclusion of the 2015 season, the team has compiled a 209–189 overall record and a 95–88 record in conference play.[2]

In 2015, the Sugar Bears won their first conference tournament championship and received the Southland Conference auto-bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I softball tournament. The team competed in their first NCAA tournament at the Norman Regional.[3]

Year-by-year results

Source:[4][5][2]

Season Conference Coach Overall Conference Notes
Games Win Loss Tie Games Win Loss Tie
NCAA Year-by-Year Results
1996 Gulf South Natalie Shock 28 14 14 0 14 7 7 0 3rd (West)
1997 Gulf South Natalie Shock 39 12 27 0 16 6 10 0 4th (West)
1998 Gulf South Natalie Shock 48 20 28 0 16 8 8 0 3rd (West)
1999 Gulf South Natalie Shock 45 26 19 0 22 14 8 0 3rd (West)
2000 Gulf South Natalie Shock 50 29 21 0 24 17 7 0 3rd (West)
2001 Gulf South Natalie Shock 52 21 31 0 20 10 10 0 4th (West)
2002 Gulf South Natalie Shock 57 26 31 0 20 11 9 0 4th (West)
2003 Gulf South Natalie Shock 44 17 27 0 26 12 14 0 4th (West)
2004 Gulf South Natalie Shock 44 17 27 0 21 9 12 0 5th (West)
2005 Gulf South Natalie Shock 47 19 28 0 28 11 17 0 5th (West)
2006 Gulf South Steve Kissel 56 12 34 0 33 9 24 0 7th (West)
Team
Overall – Division II		 500 213 287 0 240 114 126 0
2007 Southland Steve Kissel 58 16 42 0 30 6 24 0 10th
2008 Southland Natalie Shock 49 6 43 0 29 4 25 0 11th
2009 Southland David Kuhn 55 24 31 0 29 14 15 0 7th
2010 Southland David Kuhn 56 25 31 0 29 13 16 0 8th
2011 Southland David Kuhn 56 26 30 0 30 12 18 0 8th
2012 Southland David Kuhn 58 36 32 0 20 8 12 0 3rd
2013 Southland David Kuhn 58 38 38 0 25 15 10 0 4th
2014 Southland David Kuhn 59 25 34 0 26 13 13 0 6th
2015 Southland David Kuhn 56 35 21 0 24 16 8 0 3rd (East)
SLC Tournament Champion
NCAA Tournament, 1st Round
2016 Southland David Kuhn 57 35 22 0 27 16 11 0 4th (East)
2017 Southland David Kuhn 59 25 34 0 27 14 13 0 4th (East)
2018 Southland David Kuhn 56 29 27 0 27 16 11 0 4th (East)
2019 Southland David Kuhn 54 26 28 0 27 12 15 0 8th
2020 Southland David Kuhn 27 18 9 0 3 3 0 0 Season cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Southland David Kuhn 52 34 18 0 27 21 6 0 2nd
Team
Overall – Division I		 810 366 444 0 380 183 197 0
Team
Overall – Program History		 1,310 579 731 0 620 297 323 0

Post season appearances

Conference Tournaments

Sources:[6]

YearConferenceRecord %Notes
Conference softball tournament Results
2012 Southland 0–2 .000
2013 Southland 2–2 .500
2014 Southland 1–2 .333
2015[7] Southland 4–0 1.000 Tournament Champion
Total 7–6 .538 4 Appearances

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Sugar Bears have appeared in one NCAA Division I Tournament Their record is 0–2.

YearRoundOpponentResult/Score
NCAA Division I Tournament Results
2015[8]First Game
Second Game		Oklahoma
Lehigh		L 0–8
L 0–3

Awards
NFCA Golden Shoe Award
  • Jenna Wildeman (2021)

References
  1. UCA Standards Guide (PDF). September 28, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  2. "Softball Coaching Records". UCA Athletics. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  3. "UCA falls to Oklahoma in NCAA tournament". THV11, a Gannett Company. May 15, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2015. The Central Arkansas softball team took the field for its first-ever NCAA Division I Softball Championship game on Friday afternoon, facing off against Norman Regional Host Oklahoma.
  4. "Archived Team-By-Team Final Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  5. "Softball Coaching Records". University of Central Arkansas Athletic Department. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  6. "Southland Conference 2015 Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. pp. 31–38. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  7. "2015 Southland Conference softball tournament" (PDF). Southland Conference. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  8. "2015 NCAA softball tournament Schedule, Results". espnW.com. May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
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