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 Hutchins †381,7075515.755Ferris State (1982), Michigan (1985–2022)
2Mike Candrea †341,6744362.793Arizona (1986-2003, 2005-2007, 2009–2021)
3Margie Wright †331,4575423.729Illinois State (1980–1985), Fresno State (1986–2012)
4*Patty Gasso †291,4563452.808Oklahoma (1995–present)
5Ralph Weekly †341,4524812.751Pacific Lutheran (1986–1994), Chattanooga (1995–1998, 2001), Tennessee (2002–2021)
6Diane Ninemire †331,3556871.663California (1988–2020)
7*Donna Papa †391,3427925.629Susquehanna (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 Lenti †371,3276706.664DePaul (1980–1987, 1990–2018)
11*Jo Evans †371,3007132.646Colorado State (1986–1989), Utah (1990–1996), Texas A&M (1997–2022), UC Santa Barbara (2023-present)
12Yvette Girouard †311,2854211.753Louisiana–Lafayette (1981–2000), LSU (2001–2011)
13Margo F. Jonker †401,2688087.610Central Michigan (1980–2019)
14Chris Bellotto †361,2525621.690Florida Southern (1985–2020)
15Gayle Blevins †331,2455885.679Indiana (1980–1987), Iowa (1988–2010)
16*Patrick Murphy †251,2183524.775Northwest Missouri State (1995); Alabama (1999–present)
17Jan Hutchinson †331,2152882.808Bloomsburg (1978–2010)
18*Karen Weekly †261,2134152.745Chattanooga (1997–2001), Tennessee (2002–present)
19*George Wares †381,1994263.737Central (IA) (1985–present)
20JoAnne Graf †251,1864256.735Florida State (1984–2008)
21Elaine Sortino †341,1855086.699UMass (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 Fischer †391,1658724.572Eastern 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 Brock †341,1267761.592Baylor (1980–1981), Texas A&M (1982–1996), Sam Houston (2002–2018)
30*Bob Coolen361,1227601.596Bentley (1985–1989), Hawaii (1992–present)
31*Rhonda Revelle †311,0726360.628Nebraska Wesleyan (1987), Nebraska (1993-present)
32Joyce Compton †281,0665633.654Missouri 1983–1986; South Carolina (1987–2010)
33*Judy Lawes351,0655942.642Kutztown (1988–present)
34Sandy Montgomery †301,0515402.660SIU Edwardsville (1989–2018)
34*Ken Eriksen251,0515371.662South Florida (1997–present)
36Jay Miller †321,0437260.590Purdue (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 Jerstad †271,0113592.738Augustana (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 Joyce †281,0026641.601Florida 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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