Donna J. Papa
Donna Jean Papa (born March 16, 1956) is an American softball coach. With a record of 1,368–805–4, she ranks 7th in wins in the history of college softball. She was the head coach at the University of North Carolina from 1986-2023.[1] She was inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 16, 1956 Waterbury, Connecticut |
| Playing career | |
| 1976–1979 | Connecticut |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Softball | |
| 1980 | UNC Greensboro (assistant) |
| 1981–1983 | St. John's (assistant) |
| 1984–1985 | Susquehanna |
| 1986–2023 | North Carolina |
| Volleyball | |
| 1984–1985 | Susquehanna |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1368–805–4 (.629) (softball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Softball 5 ACC regular season (1996, 1998, 2000, 2008, 2012) 1 ACC tournament (2001) | |
| Awards | |
| Softball 5× ACC Coach of the Year (1996, 1998, 2000, 2008, 2012) National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2012) | |
Coaching career
Head coaching record
Softball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susquehanna (Middle Atlantic Conferences) (1984–1985) | |||||||||
| 1984 | Susquehanna | 13–7 | 3–3 | ||||||
| 1985 | Susquehanna | 16–8 | 7–1 | ||||||
| Susquehanna: | 29–15 (.659) | 10–4 (.714) | |||||||
| North Carolina Tar Heels (Independent) (1986–1991) | |||||||||
| 1986 | North Carolina | 35–13 | |||||||
| 1987 | North Carolina | 36–11 | |||||||
| 1988 | North Carolina | 25–23 | |||||||
| 1989 | North Carolina | 35–17 | |||||||
| 1990 | North Carolina | 38–18 | |||||||
| 1991 | North Carolina | 36–12 | |||||||
| North Carolina Tar Heels (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1992–present) | |||||||||
| 1992 | North Carolina | 45–18 | 3–4 | 3rd | |||||
| 1993 | North Carolina | 42–17 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1994 | North Carolina | 32–25 | 2–4 | 3rd | |||||
| 1995 | North Carolina | 25–34 | 1–5 | 4th | |||||
| 1996 | North Carolina | 33–29–1 | 6–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1997 | North Carolina | 21–34 | 2–6 | 5th | |||||
| 1998 | North Carolina | 32–21 | 6–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1999 | North Carolina | 39–22 | 4–4 | T-3rd | |||||
| 2000 | North Carolina | 47–17 | 6–2 | T-1st | |||||
| 2001 | North Carolina | 38–19–1 | 6–2 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2002 | North Carolina | 34–30 | 2–6 | 4th | |||||
| 2003 | North Carolina | 40–22–1 | 4–3 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2004 | North Carolina | 44–22 | 6–4 | T-2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2005 | North Carolina | 38–29 | 9–9 | 5th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2006 | North Carolina | 48–19 | 13–7 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2007 | North Carolina | 46–21 | 11–9 | 5th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2008 | North Carolina | 50–12–1 | 18–2 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2009 | North Carolina | 47–13 | 15–5 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2010 | North Carolina | 42–20 | 11–10 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2011 | North Carolina | 34–21 | 13–7 | 2nd | |||||
| 2012 | North Carolina | 43–15 | 13–4 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2013 | North Carolina | 40–21 | 13–8 | T-3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2014 | North Carolina | 24–26 | 14–11 | 5th | |||||
| 2015 | North Carolina | 37–16 | 16–5 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2016 | North Carolina | 32–25 | 13–11 | T-5th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2017 | North Carolina | 40–21 | 14–9 | T-3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2018 | North Carolina | 30–26 | 15–8 | 2nd (Coastal) | |||||
| 2019 | North Carolina | 38–20 | 17–7 | 2nd (Coastal) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2020 | North Carolina | 10–14 | 3–3 | 6th | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||
| 2021 | North Carolina | 14–26 | 10–19 | 10th | |||||
| 2022 | North Carolina | 23–28 | 6–18 | 10th | |||||
| 2023 | North Carolina | 26–28 | 13–10 | 6th | |||||
| North Carolina: | 1339–805–4 (.624) | 288–206 (.583) | |||||||
| Total: | 1368–805–4 (.629) | ||||||||
|
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
| |||||||||
References
- "Donna J. Papa Biography". University of North Carolina. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- McLeod, Justin. "Donna Papa Retires as North Carolina Head Coach". ExtraInningSoftball.com. Extra Inning Softball. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- "DONNA J. PAPA RETIRES AFTER 38 SEASONS LEADING SOFTBALL PROGRAM". GoHeels.com. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Athletics. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.