- National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame
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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 2010, 53 individuals have been inducted into the NFCA Hall of Fame.
Inductees
Name Inducted Wins[2] Losses Ties Pct. Teams Sharon Backus 1991 854 173 3 .831 UCLA 1975-1996 Linda Wells 1991 914 679 1 .574 Minnesota 1975-1989; Arizona State 1990-2005 Linda Draft 1991 357 233 2 .605 Wisconsin-Parkside 1978-1992 Lorene Ramsey 1992 840 309 .731 Illinois Central 1968-1995 June Walker 1992 721 154 .824 The College of New Jersey 1974-1995 Judy Sherman 1992 298 117 .718 Pacific (Oregon) 1979-1992 Betty Hoff 1992 521 350 1 .598 Luther College (Iowa) 1969-2001 Judy Martino 1993 . South Carolina 1979–1981; North Carolina; NFCA founder Judi Garman 1993 1124 416 4 . Golden West College 1972-1979; Cal State Fullerton 1980-1999 Sharon Drysdale 1994 704 529 3 .571 Kansas 1973-1975; Northwestern University 1979-2001 Carol Spanks 1994 688 375 6 .646 Cal Poly Pomona 1979-1993; UNLV 1995-1997 Mary Littlewood 1995 . Arizona State 1971-1989 Gerry Pinkston 1995 418 271 1 .607 Central Oklahoma 1976-1997 Mike Candrea 1996 1257 265 2 .825 Arizona 1986-2011 (stats thru March 26, 2011) Connie Claussen 1996 . Nebraska at Omaha 1969-1976 Mary Nutter 1997 . Marge Willadsen 1997 569 447 2 .560 Buena Vista 1981-2008 Kathy Veroni 1998 869 598 2 .592 Western Illinois 1973-2005 Dianne Baker 1998 785 462 3 .629 Stephen F. Austin 1981-1995; Texas Woman's 1997-2005 Rayla Allison 1999 213 185 .535 Pioneer category (coach at Texas-Arlington 1985-1989; Hawaii 1990-1991; first full-time Executive Director of the NFCA 1991-1994) Gayle Blevins 1999 1245 588 5 .679 Indiana 1980-1987; Iowa 1988-2010 Sandy Jerstad 2000 1011 359 2 .738 Augustana (South Dakota) 1977-2003 Margie Wright 2000 1403 508 3 .734 Illinois State 1980-1985; Fresno State 1986-2010 (stats thru March 25, 2011) Fran Ebert 2000 . Cindy Bristow 2001 . International Softball Federation; Arizona State; New Mexico State; Wichita State Bill Galloway 2001 881 390 2 .693 Texas A&M 1979-1981; Louisiana Tech 1982-2002 Joyce Compton 2002 1066 563 3 . Missouri 1983-1986; South Carolina 1987-2010 (stats thru 2010) Margo F. Jonker 2003 1007 599 5 . Central Michigan 1980-2010 (stats thru 2010) JoAnne Graf 2003 1186 425 6 .735 Florida State 1984-2008 Celeste Knierim 2003 . St. Louis Community College-Meramec Jan Hutchinson 2004 1215 288 2 . Bloomsburg 1978-2010 Elaine Sortino 2004 1099 451 6 . University of Massachusetts 1980-2010 (stats thru 2010) Yvette Girouard 2005 1263 415 1 .753 University of Louisiana at Lafayette 1981-2000; LSU 2001-2010 (stats thru March 26, 2011) Scott Whitlock 2005 901 229 . Kennesaw State 1991-2010 (stats thru 2010) Liz Miller 2005 377 156 .707 Notre Dame 1993-2001 Sue Enquist 2006 887 175 1 .835 UCLA 1989-2006 Clyde Washburne 2006 284 110 1 .720 Eastern Connecticut State 1977-1987, 1993 Carol Hutchins 2006 1209 414 4 .744 Ferris State 1981-82, Michigan 1985-2011 (stats thru March 26, 2011) Henry Christowski 2007 451 130 2 .775 Simpson College 1996-2009 (stats thru 2009) Judy Groff 2007 924 581 5 .614 American International College (Mass.) 1969-2009 (stats thru 2009) George Wares 2007 840 280 3 .749 Central College (Iowa) 1985-2009 (stats thru 2009) Gary Torgeson 2008 636 216 7 .774 Cal State Northridge 1982-1994 Jay Miller 2008 954 607 .611 Purdue 1980-1981; Oklahoma City 1985-1987; Missouri 1988-2002; Mississippi State 2003-2009 (stats thru 2009) Eugene Lenti 2008 1022 494 6 .673 DePaul 1980-2009 (stats thru 2009) Donna Newberry 2008 884 398 1 .689 Muskingum 1975-2009 (stats thru 2009) Sandy Fischer 2008 853 358 3 .704 Oklahoma State 1979-2001 Gary Bryce 2008 925 577 6 .615 Wayne State 1982-2009 (stats thru 2009) Diane Ninemire 2009 970 477 .670 California 1988-2009 (stats thru 2009) Frank Cheek 2009 1049 288 2 . Humboldt State 1989-2010 (stats thru 2010) Bill Edwards 2009 721 351 3 .672 Hofstra 1990-2009 (stats thru 2009) Chris Bellotto 2010 1042 323 . Florida Southern College 1985-2010 (stats thru 2010) Rhonda Revelle 2010 658 358 .648 Nebraska Wesleyan 1987; Nebraska 1993-2009 (stats thru 2009) Melinda Fischer 2010 817 554 4 .596 Eastern Illinois 1978-1979; Illinois State 1986-2009 See also
References
- ^ "NFCA Hall of Fame". NFCA. http://www.nfca.org/awards_test/?page=past&award=1.
- ^ "NCAA Career Statistics". NCAA. http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careersearch. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
Categories:- Softball coaches
- Softball in the United States
- Softball museums and halls of fame
- Hall of fame inductees
- Coaching awards
- Awards established in 1991
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