Lehigh Mountain Hawks softball
The Lehigh Mountain Hawks softball team represents Lehigh University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Patriot League (PL), having joined as a founding member in 1991. From 1977 until 1990, the team was a member of the East Coast Conference. The Mountain Hawks are currently led by head coach Fran Troyan. The team plays its home games at Leadership Park located on the university's campus.[1]
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University | Lehigh University |
Head coach | Fran Troyan (29th season) |
Conference | Patriot League |
Location | Bethlehem, PA |
Home stadium | Leadership Park[1] |
Nickname | Mountain Hawks |
Colors | Brown and white[2] |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2022 | |
Conference Tournament championships | |
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2022 | |
Regular Season Conference championships | |
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
History
Since joining the Patriot League in 1991, the Mountain Hawks have had significant success as a program. The team has won 22 regular season titles, 15 PL Conference Tournaments, and has qualified for the NCAA Division I softball tournament 11 times.[3][4]
The program has managed a win in five of their eleven appearances in the NCAA Tournament. In the 2006 tournament, Lehigh won a program record two games in the tournament, defeating Texas A&M twice, first in the opening round of the tournament and finally in the loser's bracket, eliminating the Aggies. Lehigh was eliminated from the tournament by UMass.[5][6][7]
Lehigh has won several awards during their tenure in the Patriot League. The team has won eight PL Player of the Year awards, doing so in 1995 and 1996 with Kim Miller,[8][9] 2007 with Kate Marvel,[10] 2008 with Lisa Sweeney,[11] 2010 with Julie Fernandez,[12] 2012 with Jen Colquhoun,[13] and 2013 and 2014 with Morgan Decker.[14] The team has also won eight PL Coach of the Year awards, winning in 1993 with Sue Troyan, and in 1997, 2005, 2007, each year from 2012 to 2014, and 2017 with Fran Troyan.[15][16]
Coaching history
Years | Coach | Record | % |
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1977–1978 | J.G. Thompson | 14–7 | .667 |
1979 | Annette Lynch | 6–8 | .429 |
1980 | Patricia Zajac | 7–6 | .538 |
1981–1982 | Maureen Frederick | 15–16 | .484 |
1983–1985 | Muffet McGraw | 17–45 | .274 |
1986 | Hope Donnell | 3–24 | .111 |
1987–1990 | Tammy Danner | 51–102 | .333 |
1991–1995 | Sue Troyan | 126–90–1 | .583 |
1996–present | Fran Troyan | 865–492–8 | .637 |
Roster
2024 Lehigh Mountain Hawks roster | ||||||||
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Season by season results
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Lehigh Engineers (East Coast Conference) (1977–1990) | |||||||||
1977 | J.G. Thompson | N/A[N 1] | N/A | N/A | |||||
1978 | J.G. Thompson | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
1979 | Annette Lynch | 6–8 | N/A | N/A | |||||
1980 | Patricia Zajac | 7–6 | N/A | N/A | |||||
1981 | Maureen Frederick | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
1982 | Maureen Frederick | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
1983 | Muffet McGraw | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
1984 | Muffet McGraw | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
1985 | Muffet McGraw | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
1986 | Hope Donnell | 3–24 | N/A | N/A | |||||
1987 | Tammy Danner | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
1988 | Tammy Danner | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
1989 | Tammy Danner | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
1990 | Tammy Danner | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
Lehigh Engineers/Mountain Hawks (Patriot League) (1991–present) | |||||||||
1991 | Sue Troyan | 10–25–1 | 1–11 | 7th | |||||
1992 | Sue Troyan | 21–21 | 8–4 | 2nd | |||||
1993 | Sue Troyan | 29–15 | 10–2 | 1st | |||||
1994 | Sue Troyan | 28–17 | 10–2 | T–1st | |||||
1995 | Sue Troyan | 38–12 | 11–1 | 1st | |||||
1996 | Fran Troyan | 33–14 | 9–1 | 1st | |||||
1997 | Fran Troyan | 21–20 | 7–3 | 1st | |||||
1998 | Fran Troyan | 23–29 | 12–8 | 3rd | |||||
1999 | Fran Troyan | 21–30 | 12–8 | T–1st | |||||
2000 | Fran Troyan | 26–23 | 9–1 | 1st | |||||
2001 | Fran Troyan | 39–15 | 18–2 | 1st | NCAA Regionals | ||||
2002 | Fran Troyan | 36–16 | 17–3 | 1st | |||||
2003 | Fran Troyan | 39–10 | 19–1 | 1st | |||||
2004 | Fran Troyan | 40–17–2 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Regionals | ||||
2005 | Fran Troyan | 41–10 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA Regionals | ||||
2006 | Fran Troyan | 43–14 | 19–1 | 1st | NCAA Regionals | ||||
2007 | Fran Troyan | 35–18–1 | 17–1 | 1st | |||||
2008 | Fran Troyan | 39–17–1 | 14–6 | 1st | NCAA Regionals | ||||
2009 | Fran Troyan | 38–18–1 | 17–3 | 1st | NCAA Regionals | ||||
2010 | Fran Troyan | 31–19 | 14–6 | 2nd | |||||
2011 | Fran Troyan | 33–23 | 14–5 | 2nd | NCAA Regionals | ||||
2012 | Fran Troyan | 40–19 | 18–2 | 1st | NCAA Regionals | ||||
2013 | Fran Troyan | 37–16–1 | 17–3 | 1st | |||||
2014 | Fran Troyan | 30–20 | 15–3 | 1st | |||||
2015 | Fran Troyan | 40–9 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Regionals | ||||
2016 | Fran Troyan | 36–16 | 13–4 | 1st | |||||
2017 | Fran Troyan | 36–20 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Regionals | ||||
2018 | Fran Troyan | 24–26–1 | 11–7 | 3rd | |||||
2019 | Fran Troyan | 27–28 | 11–7 | 3rd | |||||
2020 | Fran Troyan | 8–9 | 0–0 | N/A |
Season cut short due to COVID-19 Pandemic | ||||
2021 | Fran Troyan | 18–16 | 14–8 | 2nd | |||||
2022 | Fran Troyan | 31–20–1 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA Regionals | ||||
2023 | Fran Troyan | 40–14 | 16–2 | 2nd | |||||
2024 | Fran Troyan | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
Total: | 1,104–790–9 (.583) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Notes
- Records are unavailable for 1977, 1978, 1981–1985, and 1987–1990. Coach names and win totals are available via Lehigh records. Coaches who only coached one year have their season win totals available, but not conference record or conference finish position.
References
- "Facilities". Lehigh University Athletics.
- "Lehigh University" (PDF).
- "No. 2 Lehigh Claims 2022 Patriot League Softball Title (5.14.22)". patriotleague.org. May 14, 2022.
- "Article clipped from The Morning Call". May 16, 2022. pp. C3 – via newspapers.com.
- "Article clipped from Bryan-College Station Eagle". May 21, 2006. p. 24 – via newspapers.com.
- "Article clipped from The Modesto Bee". May 22, 2006. pp. C9 – via newspapers.com.
- "Hays: Lehigh eliminates No. 13 seed Texas A&M". ESPN.com. May 21, 2006.
- Report, Morning Call | Staff (March 27, 1996). "KUTZTOWN'S A WINNER BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD THE GOLDEN BEARS ARE OFF TO A WINNING START AND HAVE LANDED TWO EXCELLENT LOCAL RECRUITS".
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "PL Releases 25th Anniversary Softball Team". Army West Point. August 27, 2015.
- "Article clipped from The Coast Star". June 28, 2007. p. 58 – via newspapers.com.
- "Lisa Sweeney Named Princeton Head Softball Coach". Princeton University Athletics.
- Young, Alyssa (May 11, 2010). "All-Patriot League Softball Team includes six Lehigh University players, one from Lafayette". lehighvalleylive.
- "Article clipped from Ventura County Star". June 10, 2012. p. 38 – via newspapers.com.
- "Lehigh Softball Camps". lehighsoftballcamps.totalcamps.com.
- Report, Morning Call | Staff (April 12, 2021). "Lehigh Valley Flashback April 12: In 1995, Sue Troyan switches sports at Lehigh".
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "Father and son coaches lead Lehigh softball". April 7, 2023.
- "2024 Softball Roster". Lehigh University Athletics.
- "2023 Softball Record Book (PDF) - Patriot League" (PDF). patriotleague.org.