Kim Maher
Kim Ly Maher (born September 5, 1971 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) is an Vietnamese-American, former collegiate All-American, Olympic champion, right-handed softball player and current Head Coach originally from Fresno, California.[1][2] She competed in college for the Fresno State Bulldogs in both the Big West and Western Athletic Conference from 1991-94, ranking in the latter for career batting average (.401) for her last two years and leading them in two semifinal finishes at the 1991 and 1992 Women's College World Series, being named All-Tournament for both events.[3][4][5] Maher won gold at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics with Team USA. Maher is head of the SWOSU Bulldogs softball team.[6]
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Full name | Kim Ly Maher | ||||||||||||||
Born | September 5, 1971 52) Vietnam | (age||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where she received a gold medal with the American team.[7]
Maher played NCAA Division I softball for the Fresno State Bulldogs. She is the former head coach of the Purdue University softball team. Maher resigned after her Boilers posted a 23-32 record during the 2013 season and failed to qualify for postseason play for the fourth consecutive season.
Statistics
Fresno State Bulldogs
YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
1991 | 68 | 223 | 34 | 59 | .264 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 84 | .376% | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
1992 | 68 | 208 | 34 | 67 | .322 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 102 | .490% | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
1993 | 62 | 189 | 44 | 72 | .381 | 49 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 128 | .677% | 26 | 13 | 1 | 2 |
1994 | 65 | 202 | 50 | 85 | .421 | 64 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 141 | .698% | 21 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
TOTALS | 263 | 822 | 162 | 283 | .344 | 181 | 31 | 15 | 49 | 455 | .553% | 86 | 47 | 4 | 6 |
YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB |
1996 | 9 | 32 | 7 | 7 | .218 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .343% | 2 | 5 | 0 |
College
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Purdue Boilermakers (Big Ten Conference) (2006–2013) | |||||||||
2006 | Purdue | 30–30 | 7-12 | 8th | |||||
2007 | Purdue | 33–32-1 | 10-9 | T-5th | |||||
2008 | Purdue | 35–23 | 9-9 | 4th | NCAA Regionals | ||||
2009 | Purdue | 31–20 | 12-8 | 6th | NCAA Regionals | ||||
2010 | Purdue | 27–27 | 8-10 | 5th | |||||
2011 | Purdue | 30–18-2 | 8-9-1 | 5th | |||||
2012 | Purdue | 31–22 | 13-10 | T-5th | |||||
2013 | Purdue | 23–32 | 8-15 | 9th | |||||
Purdue: | 240–204–3 (.540) | 75–82–1 (.478) | |||||||
Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs (Great American Conference) (2017–Present) | |||||||||
2017 | SWOSU | 18–33 | 12-29 | ||||||
2018 | SWOSU | 13–38 | 13-38 | ||||||
2019 | SWOSU | 21–33 | 20-24 | ||||||
2020 | SWOSU | 4-16 | 3-9 | Season cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic | |||||
2021 | SWOSU | 9–29 | 9–24 | ||||||
SWOSU: | 65–149 (.304) | 57–124 (.315) | |||||||
Total: | 305–353–3 (.464) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "1994 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Maher". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
- "2018 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- "WAC 2021 Softball Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- "Division I Softball Championship Results" (PDF). Fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- "Kim Maher". Swosuathletics.com. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
- "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Softball". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
- "Final 1991 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
- "Final 1992 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
- "Final 1993 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
- "Final 1994 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
- "Kim Maher". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved 2021-03-03.