Softball Coaches’ Records All-Divisions Coaches’ Records Winningest Coaches All-Time By Percentage .. 298 Winningest Coaches All-Time By Victories ...... 298 Division I Coaches’ Records Winningest Active Coaches By Percentage ..... 298 Winningest Active Coaches By Victories ......... 299 Winningest Coaches All-Time By Percentage .. 299 Winningest Coaches All-Time By Victories ...... 299 Division II Coaches’ Records Winningest Active Coaches By Percentage ..... 300 Winningest Active Coaches By Victories ......... 300 Winningest Coaches All-Time By Percentage .. 301 Winningest Coaches All-Time By Victories ...... 301 Division III Coaches’ Records Winningest Active Coaches By Percentage ..... 301 Winningest Active Coaches By Victories ......... 302 Winningest Coaches All-Time By Percentage .. 302 Winningest Coaches All-Time By Victories ...... 302 298 ALL DIVISIONS COACHES’ RECORDS BY VICTORIES All-Divisions Coaching (Minimum 10 years as a head coach at an NCAA school; includes spring varsity fast-pitch record at four-year colleges only.) Records Coach, Teams Yrs. Won Lost Tied Pct. 1. *Margie Wright (Illinois St. 1980-85; Fresno St. 86-2001) .............................. 22 978 323 3 .751 Winningest Coaches All-Time 2. *Sandy Jerstad (Augustana [S.D.] 1977-2001)............... 25 918 320 2 .742 3. Judi Garman (Cal St. Fullerton 1980-99) .... 20 913 374 4 .709 BY PERCENTAGE 4. *JoAnne Graf (Florida St. 1984-2001) ...... 18 894 271 6 .766 (Minimum 10 years as a head coach at an NCAA school; includes spring 5. *Gayle Blevins varsity fast-pitch record at four-year colleges only.) (Indiana 1980-87; Iowa 88-2001) ......... 22 891 411 5 .684 Coach, Teams Yrs. Won Lost Tied Pct. 6. Sandy Fischer (Oklahoma St. 1979-2001) 23 883 358 3 .711 1. *Scott Whitlock (Kennesaw St. 1991-2001) 11 530 77 0 .873 7. *Mike Candrea (Arizona 1986-2001)....... 16 871 172 0 .835 2. *#Sue Enquist (UCLA 1989-2001)............. 13 641 123 1 .839 8. *Bill Galloway (Texas A&M 1979-81; 3. *Mike Candrea (Arizona 1986-2001)....... 16 871 172 0 .835 Louisiana Tech 82-2001) ....................... 23 868 374 2 .699 4. #Sharron Backus (UCLA 1976-96)............. 21 840 167 3 .833 9. *Jan Hutchinson (Bloomsburg 1978-2001) 24 850 179 1 .826 5. *Jan Hutchinson (Bloomsburg 1978-2001). 24 850 179 1 .826 10. #Sharron Backus (UCLA 1976-96)............. 21 840 167 3 .832 6. June Walker (Col. of New Jersey 1974-95) 22 721 154 0 .824 11. *Yvette Girouard 7. *Frank Cheek (Humboldt St. 1989-2001)... 13 616 155 2 .798 (La.-Lafayette 1981-2000; LSU 2001)..... 21 818 261 0 .758 8. *Chris Bellotto (Fla. Southern 1985-2001).. 17 694 180 0 .794 12. *Joyce Compton (Missouri 1983-86; 9. *JoAnne Graf (Florida St. 1984-2001) ...... 18 894 271 6 .766 South Carolina 87-2001)....................... 19 804 325 2 .712 10. *Yvette Girouard 13. *Linda Wells (Minnesota 1974-75, 77-89; (La.-Lafayette 1981-2000; LSU 2001)..... 21 818 261 0 .758 Arizona St. 90-2001) ............................ 27 773 577 1 .573 14. *Margo Jonker (Central Mich. 1980-2001) 22 768 413 5 .650 11. Dan Simmons (Neb.-Kearney 1988-2000) 13 442 145 0 .753 15. *Kathy Welter (Okla. Baptist 1980-82; Texas 12. *Margie Wright Tech 83-85; Cal St. Bakersfield 86-2001) 22 790 331 6 .704 (Illinois St. 1980-85; Fresno St. 86-2001) 22 978 323 3 .751 13. *Denny Griffin (Alma 1989-2001)............. 13 397 133 0 .749 16. *Judy Groff (American Int’l 1969-2001)..... 33 746 391 3 .656 14. *Gina Loudenburg 17. *Kathy Veroni (Western Ill. 1973-2001) .... 28 744 486 2 .605 (Wheaton (Mass.) 1990-2001) .............. 12 329 112 2 .745 18. *Elaine Sortino (Massachusetts 1980-2001) 22 732 327 3 .691 15. Gary Torgeson (Cal St. Northridge 1982-94) 13 636 216 7 .744 19. *Carol Hutchins (Ferris St. 1982; Michigan 85-2001)............................... 18 727 309 3 .701 16. *George Wares (Central (Iowa) 1985-2001) 17 580 199 2 .744 20. June Walker (Col. of New Jersey 1974-95) 22 721 154 0 .824 17. *Sandy Jerstad (Augustana (S.D.) 1977-2001)............... 25 918 320 2 .742 21. Sharon Drysdale (Kansas 1973-76; 18. Cathy Compton (Eureka 1987-90; Northwestern 79-2001) ......................... 27 704 529 3 .571 Nicholls St. 91-95; LSU 97-98)............... 11 412 143 4 .741 22. Bob Brock (Baylor 1980-81; 19. Joey Arrietta (Akron 1980-89) ................... 10 326 115 4 .737 Texas A&M 82-96) ............................... 17 695 298 0 .700 20. Kathy Tropp Veronesi 23. *Chris Bellotto (Fla. Southern 1985-2001).. 176 694 180 0 .794 (Mount Holyoke 1979-84; Nichols 85-92) 14 188 71 0 .726 24. Meredith Bakley (Valley City St. 1973-77; 21. Clyde Washburne Northern Iowa 78-2000) ....................... 28 690 552 3 .554 (Eastern Conn. St. 1977-87, 93) ............ 12 284 110 1 .720 25. %Carol Spanks (Cal Poly Pomona 1979-93; 22. Turan Smith (Norfolk St. 1987-2000)......... 14 378 147 1 .720 UNLV 95-97) ........................................ 18 688 375 6 .646 23. *Mike McGovern (Ill.-Chicago 1990-2001) 12 582 227 1 .719 *Active coach; #Cohead coach with Sue Enquist for 1989-96; %Cohead coach with 24. *Joyce Compton (Missouri 1983-86; Shan McDonald for 1995-97. South Carolina 87-2001)....................... 19 804 325 2 .712 25. Sandy Fischer (Oklahoma St. 1979-2001) . 23 883 358 3 .711 *Active coach; #Cohead coaches for 1989-96. Division I Coaches’ Records Winningest Active Coaches BY PERCENTAGE (Minimum five years as a Division I head coach; includes spring varsity fast-pitch record at four-year colleges only.) Coach, Team Yrs. Won Lost Tied Pct. 1. #Sue Enquist, UCLA.................................. 13 641 123 1 .839 2. Mike Candrea, Arizona............................ 16 871 172 0 .835 3. JoAnne Graf, Florida St. .......................... 18 894 271 6 .766 4. Patty Gasso, Oklahoma ............................ 7 353 110 0 .762 5. Yvette Girouard, LSU ................................ 21 818 261 0 .758 6. Margie Wright, Fresno St. ........................ 22 978 323 3 .751 7. Lu Harris-Champer, Georgia...................... 5 242 91 0 .727 8. Mike McGovern, Ill.-Chicago..................... 12 582 227 1 .719 9. Joyce Compton, South Carolina................. 19 804 325 1 .712 10. Carol Hutchins, Michigan.......................... 18 727 309 3 .701 11. Bill Galloway, Louisiana Tech .................... 23 868 374 2 .699 12. Mike Rappl, Canisius................................ 22 504 222 2 .694 13. Elaine Sortino, Massachusetts .................... 22 732 327 3 .691 14. Dick Blood, Cornell................................... 6 196 89 0 .688 15. Gayle Blevins, Iowa.................................. 22 891 411 5 .684 16. Karen Mullins, Connecticut ........................ 20 593 283 4 .676 17. Bill Edwards, Hofstra ................................ 12 424 203 2 .676 18. Tiny Laster, Hampton ................................ 12 348 167 1 .675 19. Joan Joyce, Fla. Atlantic ............................ 7 311 157 0 .665 20. Teresa Wilson, Washington ...................... 15 642 327 0 .663 21. Melanie Davie, Troy St. ............................ 8 336 171 2 .662 22. Eugene Lenti, DePaul ................................ 20 679 357 3 .655 23. Diane Ninemire, California ....................... 14 597 317 0 .653 24. Margo Jonker, Central Mich...................... 22 768 413 5 .650 Photo courtesy of Iowa Sports Information. 25. Lana Richmond, Southeast Mo. St. ............. 19 609 332 2 .647 Gayle Blevins led the Hawkeyes back to the Women’s College World 26. Jay Miller, Missouri................................... 17 678 375 0 .644 Series in 2001 for the first time since 1997. The Iowa coach has 894 27. Frank Griffin, Stetson ................................ 12 373 209 0 .641 career wins, which ranks No. 5 on the all-time, all-division coaching 28. Donna Papa, North Carolina .................... 18 588 344 3 .630 list. DIVISION I COACHES’ RECORDS 299 Coach, Team Yrs. Won Lost Tied Pct. Coach, Team Yrs. Won Lost Tied Pct. 29. Linda Kalafatis, Ohio St. ........................... 13 418 246 2 .629 44. †Lisa Bernstein-O’Brien, Minnesota ............ 10 354 252 1 .584 30. Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska ........................ 10 347 208 0 .625 45. Julie Brzezinski, Fairfield ........................... 12 353 301 2 .540 31. Jennifer Finley, Boston College................... 8 256 154 1 .624 45. Patty Gasso, Oklahoma ........................... 7 353 110 0 .762 32. Janet Sherman, Cal St. Northridge............. 7 245 148 3 .622 47. Tiny Laster, Hampton ............................... 12 348 167 1 .675 33. Jim Beitia, Tennessee ................................ 8 332 204 0 .619 48. Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska ....................... 10 347 208 0 .625 34. Pete Manarino, Long Beach St. ................. 18 657 405 2 .618 49. Liz Kelly, UC Santa Barb........................... 13 336 333 1 .502 35. Chris Wajda, Monmouth .......................... 7 205 133 3 .606 50. Holly Hesse, Southwest Mo. St. ................ 13 333 326 1 .505 36. Kathy Veroni, Western Ill........................... 28 744 486 2 .605 @Cohead coach with Ken Johnson for 1988-97; #Cohead coach with Sharron Backus 37. Jana McGinnis, Jacksonville St. ................. 8 239 158 0 .602 for 1989-96; %Cohead coach with Carol Spanks for 1995-97. 38. Melody Cope, St. John’s (N.Y.) ................. 8 276 184 3 .599 39. Jo Evans, Texas A&M ............................... 16 477 328 2 .592 (Minimum five years as a four-year college head coach but less than five 40. $Jonnah O’Donnell, Marist........................ 7 175 121 3 .590 years at Division I level.) 41. Jess Dannelly, Coastal Caro. ..................... 14 457 319