Minnesota Golden Gophers softball
College softball team
The Minnesota Golden Gophers softball team represents the University of Minnesota in National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division I competition. College softball became a varsity sport at the University of Minnesota in 1974.
History
Coaching history
Years | Coach | Record | % |
---|---|---|---|
1974–1975, 1977–1989 | Linda Wells | 350–264–1 | .570 |
1976 | Jenny Johnson | 16–4 | .800 |
1990–1991 | Teresa Wilson | 79–59 | .572 |
1992–1998 | Lisa Bernstein | 239–182–1 | .568 |
1999–2010 | Lisa Bernstein & Julie Standering | 356–300–2 | .543 |
2011–2017 | Jessica Allister | 290–107 | .730 |
2018–2020 | Jamie Trachsel | 102–40–1 | .717 |
2021–present | Piper Ritter | 58–37–1 | .609 |
Championships
Conference Championships
Season | Conference | Record | Head coach |
---|---|---|---|
1986 | Big Ten Conference | 15–9 | Linda Wells |
1988 | Big Ten Conference | 15–8 | Linda Wells |
1991 | Big Ten Conference | 20–4 | Teresa Wilson |
2017 | Big Ten Conference | 22–1 | Jessica Allister |
Conference tournament championships
Year | Conference | Tournament Location | Head coach |
---|---|---|---|
1999 | Big Ten Conference | Ann Arbor, MI | Lisa Bernstein & Julie Standering |
2014 | Big Ten Conference | Evanston, IL | Jessica Allister |
2016 | Big Ten Conference | State College, PA | Jessica Allister |
2017 | Big Ten Conference | Ann Arbor, MI | Jessica Allister |
2018 | Big Ten Conference | Madison, WI | Jamie Trachsel |
Coaching staff
Name | Position Coached | Consecutive season at Minnesota in current position | |
---|---|---|---|
Piper Ritter | Head coach | 4th (17th at Minnesota) | |
Carly Wynn | Associate Head Coach | 2nd | |
Annie Smith | Assistant coach | 2nd | |
Bailey Oetting | Assistant coach | 2nd | |
Brooklyn Daly | Graduate assistant | 1st | |
Reference:[2] |
Roster
# | Name | Position | Year | Height | Hometown | High School/Previous Team |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Breezy Burnett | OF | SO | 5'7 | Jacksonville, Florida | Trinity Christian Academy |
2 | Sydney Strelow | INF | GR | 5'4 | Kenosha, Wisconsin | Bradford High School |
3 | Addison Leschber | INF | SO | 5'8 | Thrall, Texas | Thrall High School |
4 | Maggie Werner | INF | SO | 5'10 | Greenville, Wisconsin | Hortonville High School |
5 | Morgan DeBord | OF | GR | 5'2 | Hillsboro, Oregon | Loyola Marymount |
6 | Lucy Hooper | INF | FR | 5'2 | Valley Center, Kansas | Valley Center High School |
7 | Cameron Grayson | UT/RHP | FR | 5'5 | Noblesville, Indiana | Noblesville High School |
8 | Tara Wolocko | C/UT | FR | 5'3 | Kingwood, Texas | Kingwood High School |
9 | Jess Oakland | INF | SO | 5'9 | San Jose, California | Saint Francis High School |
11 | Sydney Schwartz | P/INF | SO | 5'10 | Victoria, Minnesota | Chanhassen, Minnesota |
12 | Macy Richardson | UT/RHP | FR | 5'6 | Tecumseh, Nebraska | Sterling Public Schools |
13 | Taylor Krapf | C | JR | 6'0 | Oviedo, Florida | Duke |
16 | Lacie Lilyquist | INF | FR | 5'4 | Hudson, Wisconsin | Hudson High School |
17 | Maddy Ehlke | INF | SR | 5'10 | Green Bay, Wisconsin | Bay Port High School |
18 | Reili Gardner | OF | SR | 5'6 | Dyersville, Iowa | Illinois State |
19 | Delanie Cox | UT | GR | 5'6 | Aurora, Colorado | Cherokee Trail High School |
21 | Nani Valencia | INF | JR | 5'7 | Georgetown, Kentucky | Scott County High School |
22 | Bri Enter | P | GR | 5'4 | Jacksonville, Florida | Florida State |
23 | Jacie Hambrick | P | SR | 5'10 | Dewey, Arizona | Grand Canyon |
33 | Brooklyn Jones | OF | FR | 5'5 | Ramsey, Minnesota | Anoka High School |
77 | Kayla Chavez | INF | JR | 5'6 | Chino, California | Chino Hills High School |
81 | Jessica Snippes | RHP | FR | 5'9 | Rosemount, Minnesota | Rosemount High School |
Notable players
National awards
- Kendyl Lindaman (2017)
Conference awards
- Barb Drake, 1986[4]
- Kari Blank, 1991[4]
- Sara Groenewegen, 2015[5]
- Kendyl Lindaman, 2017, 2018[6][7]
- Jess Oakland, 2024
- Sara Groenewegen, 2014, 2017[8][6]
- Amber Fiser, 2019[9]
- Autumn Pease, 2023[10]
- Brenda Bixby, 1988[4]
- Sara Moulton, 2011[11]
- Sara Groenewegen, 2014[8]
- Maddie Houlihan, 2016[12]
- Kendyl Lindaman, 2017[6]
- Linda Wells, 1988[4]
- Teresa Wilson, 1991[4]
- Jessica Allister, 2017[6]
References
- ^ "Colors and Type | University Relations". Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ "Minnesota Golden Gophers Softball Roster and Coaches". gophersports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "2024 Softball Roster". gophersports.com. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ a b c d e "2020 Softball Record Book (PDF) - Big Ten Conference" (PDF). BigTen.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 12, 2019. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
- ^ "Softball Award Winners Named". BigTen.org. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
- ^ a b c d "Big Ten Announces Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
- ^ "Big Ten Announces 2018 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
- ^ a b "Big Ten Honors Softball All-Conference Teams and Individual Award Winners". BigTen.org. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
- ^ "Big Ten Announces 2019 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. Archived from the original on May 9, 2019. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
- ^ "Big Ten Conference Announces 2023 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 10, 2023. Archived from the original on May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ "Big Ten Announces Softball All-Big Ten Teams and Individual Award Winners". BigTen.org. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
- ^ "Softball All-Conference and Award Winners". BigTen.org. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
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Minnesota Golden Gophers softball
- Linda Wells (1974-1975)
- Jenny Johnson (1976)
- Linda Wells (1977-1989)
- Teresa Wilson (1990-1991)
- Lisa Bernstein (1992-1998)
- Lisa Bernstein & Julie Standering # (1999-2010)
- Jessica Allister (2011-2017)
- Jamie Trachsel (2018-Present)
- Gretchen Larson (1983)
- Rachel Nelson (1996)
- Shannon Beeler (1998)
- Sara Groenewegen (2016, 2017)
- Kendyl Lindaman (2017)
- Gretchen Larson (1985)
- Shelly Medernach (1995)
- Denise Erstad Falls (2000)
- Barbara Drake Lindgren (2004)
- Mary Owen (2006)
- Rachel Nelson Olson (2007)
- Judy Knight (2009)
- Vicki Swanson (2011)
- Kari Blank (2014)
- Amber Hegland (2016)
- Shannon Beeler (2017)
- Amber Fiser (2019)