List of college softball coaches with 1,000 wins

This is a list of college softball coaches with 1,000 wins as a collegiate head coach.[1][2] This list includes games won at the NCAA levels. It does not include games won at the junior college level. Coaches with 1,000 wins at the NCAA Division I level are designated with peach shading.

All-time leaders

As of the end of the 2022 NCAA softball season, Carol Hutchins of Michigan is the all-time NCAA wins leader with 1,707 wins.

Patty Gasso of Oklahoma has the highest winning percentage of all active or inactive Division I coaches with at least 1,000 wins, currently with an .808 winning percentage.

College softball coaches with 1,000 wins

Key

* Active coach in 2023
Inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame
1,000 wins with an NCAA Division I program (or historic equivalent)[n 1]

Coaches

Unless otherwise noted, statistics are correct through the end of the 2022 NCAA softball season.[3].
Rank Name Years Wins Losses Ties Pct Teams
1Carol Hutchins381,7075515.755Ferris State (1982), Michigan (1985–2022)
2Mike Candrea341,6744362.793Arizona (1986-2003, 2005-2007, 2009–2021)
3Margie Wright331,4575423.729Illinois State (1980–1985), Fresno State (1986–2012)
4*Patty Gasso291,4563452.808Oklahoma (1995–present)
5Ralph Weekly341,4524812.751Pacific Lutheran (1986–1994), Chattanooga (1995–1998, 2001), Tennessee (2002–2021)
6Diane Ninemire331,3556871.663California (1988–2020)
7*Donna Papa391,3427925.629Susquehanna (1984–1985), North Carolina (1986–present)
8Gary Bryce †401,3407938.628Wayne State (MI) (1982–2021)
9*Lori Meyer †381,3347143.651Minnesota State (1985–present)
10Eugene Lenti371,3276706.664DePaul (1980–1987, 1990–2018)
11*Jo Evans371,3007132.646Colorado State (1986–1989), Utah (1990–1996), Texas A&M (1997–2022), UC Santa Barbara (2023-present)
12Yvette Girouard311,2854211.753Louisiana–Lafayette (1981–2000), LSU (2001–2011)
13Margo F. Jonker401,2688087.610Central Michigan (1980–2019)
14Chris Bellotto †361,2525621.690Florida Southern (1985–2020)
15Gayle Blevins331,2455885.679Indiana (1980–1987), Iowa (1988–2010)
16*Patrick Murphy251,2183524.775Northwest Missouri State (1995); Alabama (1999–present)
17Jan Hutchinson †331,2152882.808Bloomsburg (1978–2010)
18*Karen Weekly261,2134152.745Chattanooga (1997–2001), Tennessee (2002–present)
19*George Wares †381,1994263.737Central (IA) (1985–present)
20JoAnne Graf251,1864256.735Florida State (1984–2008)
21Elaine Sortino341,1855086.699UMass (1980–2013)
22*Les Stuedeman †271,1824021.746Alabama-Huntsville (1996–present)
23Lu Harris-Champer251,1684321.730Nicholls State (1996–1997); Southern Miss (1999–2000); Georgia (2001–2021)
24Vickee Kazee-Hollifield †331,1674231.734Carson–Newman (1986–2018)
25Melinda Fischer391,1658724.572Eastern Illinois (1979–1980), Illinois State (1986–2022)
26Frank Cheek †251,1473632.759Humboldt State (1989–2013)
27*Steve Warner301,1334262.726West Virginia Wesleyan (1993–present)
28Kathy Welter321,1265737.662Oklahoma Baptist (1980–1982), Texas Tech (1983–1985), Cal State Bakersfield (1986–2011)
28Bob Brock341,1267761.592Baylor (1980–1981), Texas A&M (1982–1996), Sam Houston (2002–2018)
30*Bob Coolen361,1227601.596Bentley (1985–1989), Hawaii (1992–present)
31*Rhonda Revelle311,0726360.628Nebraska Wesleyan (1987), Nebraska (1993-present)
32Joyce Compton †281,0665633.654Missouri 1983–1986; South Carolina (1987–2010)
33*Judy Lawes351,0655942.642Kutztown (1988–present)
34Sandy Montgomery301,0515402.660SIU Edwardsville (1989–2018)
34*Ken Eriksen251,0515371.662South Florida (1997–present)
36Jay Miller321,0437260.590Purdue (1980–1981), Oklahoma City (1985–1987), Missouri (1988–2002), Mississippi State (2003–2011), Hofstra (2019-2021)
37George DiMatteo311,0325396.656Lewis (1984–2014)
38*Chris Hawkins281,0294141.713USC Upstate (1995-present)
39*John Tschida †281,0262131.828Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (1995–2000), St. Thomas (MN) (2001–2021), Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (2022-present)
40Linda Kalafatis321,0136682.602California (PA) (1989–93), Akron (1994–96), Ohio State 1997-2012), Charleston (2014-2021)
41*Tim Walton201,0112650.792Wichita State (2003-2005), Florida (2006-present)
41Sandy Jerstad271,0113592.738Augustana (SD) (1977–2003)
42*Donna Fields †251,0074480.692St. Mary's University (TX) (1998-present)
43Tami Cyr261,0035041.665Centenary (LA) (1987–1991), West Florida (1992–2014)
44Joan Joyce281,0026641.601Florida Atlantic (1995-2022)

See also

Notes

  1. The list includes coaches with 1,000 wins regardless of division. Coaches with 1,000 wins at an NCAA Division I school (or historic equivalents) are designated with the referenced peach shading. The referenced shading has also been used for coaches with historic programs that were among the elite programs of their era.

References

  1. "Softball Coaching Records Entering 2021" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  2. "NCAA Career Statistics Database". NCAA. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  3. "Winningest Coaches All-Time by Victories" (PDF).
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