National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame explained

The National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame was established in 1991 to recognize coaches who have made extraordinary contributions to the sport of softpitch softball. The National Fastpitch Coaches Association ("NFCA") is a professional organization for fastpitch softball coaches from all competitive levels of play.[1] As of 2023, 95 individuals have been inducted into the NFCA Hall of Fame.

Inductees

NameInductedWins[2] LossesTiesPct.Teams
Sharon Backus19918541733UCLA 1975–1996
Linda Wells19919146791Minnesota 1975–1989; Arizona State 1990–2005
Linda Draft19913572332Wisconsin-Parkside 1978–1992
Lorene Ramsey1992840309Illinois Central 1968–1995
June Walker1992721154The College of New Jersey 1974–1995
Judy Sherman1992298117.718Pacific (Oregon) 1979–1992
Betty Hoff19925213501.598Luther College (Iowa) 1969–2001
Judy Martino1993.South Carolina 1979–1981; North Carolina; NFCA founder
Judi Garman199311244164.Golden West College 1972–1979; Cal State Fullerton 1980–1999
Sharon Drysdale19947045293.571Kansas 1973–1975; Northwestern University 1979–2001
Carol Spanks19946883756.646Cal Poly Pomona 1979–1993; UNLV 1995–1997
Mary Littlewood1995648202.762Arizona State 1971–1989
Gerry Pinkston19954182711.607Central Oklahoma 1976–1997
Mike Candrea199612572652Arizona 1986–2011 (stats through March 26, 2011)
Connie Claussen1996.Nebraska at Omaha 1969–1976
Mary Nutter1997.
Marge Willadsen19975694472.560Buena Vista 1981–2008
Kathy Veroni19988695982.592Western Illinois 1973–2005
Dianne Baker19987854623.629Stephen F. Austin 1981–1995; Texas Woman's 1997–2005
Rayla Allison1999213185.535Pioneer category (coach at Texas–Arlington 1985–1989; Hawaii 1990–1991; first full-time Executive Director of the NFCA 1991–1994)
Gayle Blevins199912455885Indiana 1980–1987; Iowa 1988–2010
Sandy Jerstad200010113592.738Augustana (South Dakota) 1977–2003
Margie Wright200014035083Illinois State 1980–1985; Fresno State 1986–2010 (stats through March 25, 2011)
Fran Ebert2000.
Cindy Bristow2001.International Softball Federation
Arizona State; New Mexico State; Wichita State
Bill Galloway20018813902.693Texas A&M 1979–1981; Louisiana Tech 1982–2002
Joyce Compton200210665633.Missouri 1983–1986; South Carolina 1987–2010 (stats through 2010)
Margo F. Jonker200310075995.Central Michigan 1980–2010 (stats through 2010)
JoAnne Graf200311864256.735Florida State 1984–2008
Celeste Knierim20031043542.658St. Louis Community College-Meramec
Jan Hutchinson200412152882.Bloomsburg 1978–2010
Elaine Sortino200410994516.University of Massachusetts Amherst 1980–2010 (stats through 2010)
Yvette Girouard200512634151University of Louisiana at Lafayette 1981–2000; LSU 2001–2010 (stats through March 26, 2011)
Scott Whitlock2005901229.Kennesaw State 1991–2010 (stats through 2010)
Liz Miller2005377156.707Notre Dame 1993–2001
Sue Enquist20068871751.835UCLA 1989–2006
Clyde Washburne20062841101.720Eastern Connecticut State 1977–1987, 1993
Carol Hutchins200612094144Ferris State 1981–82, Michigan 1985–2011 (stats through March 26, 2011)
Henry Christowski20074511302.775Simpson College 1996–2009 (stats through 2009)
Judy Groff20079245815.614American International College (Mass.) 1969–2009 (stats through 2009)
George Wares20078402803.749Central College (Iowa) 1985–2009 (stats through 2009)
Gary Torgeson20086362167.774Cal State Northridge 1982–1994
Jay Miller2008954607.611Purdue 1980–1981; Oklahoma City 1985–1987; Missouri 1988–2002; Mississippi State 2003–2009 (stats through 2009)
Eugene Lenti200810224946.673DePaul 1980–2009 (stats through 2009)
Donna Newberry20088843981.689Muskingum 1975–2009 (stats through 2009)
Sandy Fischer20088533583.704Oklahoma State 1979–2001
Gary Bryce20089255776.615Wayne State 1982–2009 (stats through 2009)
Diane Ninemire2009970477.670California 1988–2009 (stats through 2009)
Frank Cheek200910492882.Humboldt State 1989–2010 (stats through 2010)
Bill Edwards20097213513.672Hofstra 1990–2009 (stats through 2009)
Chris Bellotto20101042323.Florida Southern College 1985–2010 (stats through 2010)
Rhonda Revelle2010658358.648Nebraska Wesleyan 1987; Nebraska 1993–2009 (stats through 2009)
Melinda Fischer20108175544.596Eastern Illinois 1978–1979; Illinois State 1986–2009
Deb Pallozzi20117343541.674Rensselaer 1986–1988; Ithaca College 1988–present
Ralph Weekly201111653812.753Pacific Lutheran 1985–1994; UTC 1994–1998; Tennessee 2002–present
Mark Eldridge201210833046.780Palomar Junior College 1978–2006, 2009–10
Patty Gasso201211403553.762Long Beach City College 1991–94; Oklahoma 1995–present
Donna Papa201211186165.643Susquehanna University 1984–85; North Carolina 1986–present
Rick Bertagnolli20131004284.780California University of Pennsylvania 1994–present
Joan Joyce2013780493.613Florida Atlantic University 1995–present
Lori Meyer201310106023.625Minnesota State University Mankato 1985–present
Patrick Murphy2013870246.780Northwest Missouri State 1995; University of Alabama 1999–present
Lacy Lee Baker2014Executive Director of the NFCA, 1994–present
Julie Lenhart20147853322.702Wisconsin-Platteville 1990–94; SUNY Cortland 1995–present
Phil McSpadden20141,413357.798Oklahoma City University 1988–present
Les Stuedeman20148942781.763University of Alabama-Huntsville 1996–present
Jo Evans20151,1025742.657Colorado State 1986–89, Utah 1990–96, Texas A&M 1997–present,
Anita Kibicka20158293172.723Montclair State 1991–present
Clint Myers20151,0641871.850Central Arizona College 1987–95, Arizona State 2006–13, Auburn University 2014–present
Bob Brock20161,1147191.608Baylor 1980–81, Texas A&M 1982–1996, Sam Houston State 2002–present
Jacquie Joseph2016Bowling Green 1989–1993, Michigan State 1994–present, Inducted as member of Pioneer Category
Mona Stevens20162812391.541Utah 1997–2005 ; Inducted as member of Pioneer Category
John Tschida2016856157.845St. Mary's University 1995–2000, University of St. Thomas 2001–present
Karen Mullins20178726365.578Connecticut 1984–2014
Vickee Kazee-Hollifield201711614101.738Carson-Newman 1986–2018
Gary Haning2017OC Batbusters OC Batbusters
Sheilah Gulas20179294871.656Allegheny College 1987–1990, Wittenberg 1991–1996, Ashland 1997–2017
Karen Weekly201810733562.750UT-Chattanooga 1997–2001; Tennessee 2002–present
Mike Lambros2018878110.889North Davidson High School 1980–2017
Margie Knight20188051932.806North Caroline High School 1983–1996; Salisbury University 1997–present
Anthony Larezza2019Immaculate Heart Academy (N.J.) 2005–2015
Brad Pickler2019Cypress College 1987–present
Dee Abrahamson2019NCAA 1996–2015; Northern Illinois University 1980–1994; Lincoln Trail Community College ; Inducted as member of Pioneer Category
Donna Fields2020St. Mary's University 1998–present
Heinz Mueller2020Phoenix College 1990–present
Kris Herman2020Tufts University 1988–2003; Williams College 2004–present
Mary Higgins2021564298.654Creighton University 1977–1993
Leslie Huntington2021University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 2001–present
Kerri Blaylock2022Southern Illinois University Carbondale 2000–2022
Jenny Allard2022Harvard University 1995–present
Sandy Montgomery202210515402.660Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 1989–2018
Kim Wilson20239433502Washington & Jefferson College 1991–1996; Rowan University 1997–present
John Byrne2023Moravian University; 1994–2022
Carol Bruggeman2023Purdue University; 1994–2005
Lonni Alameda2023University of Nevada, Las Vegas; 2004–2008, Florida State University 2009–present

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NFCA Hall of Fame. NFCA. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720183941/http://www.nfca.org/awards_test/?page=past&award=1. 2011-07-20.
  2. Web site: NCAA Career Statistics. NCAA. 2010-06-21.