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 2022, 91 individuals have been inducted into the NFCA Hall of Fame.

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Inductees

NameInductedWins [2] LossesTiesPct.Teams
Sharon Backus 19918541733.831 UCLA 1975–1996
Linda Wells 19919146791.574 Minnesota 1975–1989; Arizona State 1990–2005
Linda Draft 19913572332.605 Wisconsin-Parkside 1978–1992
Lorene Ramsey 1992840309.731 Illinois Central 1968–1995
June Walker 1992721154.824 The College of New Jersey 1974–1995
Judy Sherman 1992298117.718 Pacific (Oregon) 1979–1992
Betty Hoff 19925213501.598 Luther College (Iowa) 1969–2001
Judy Martino 1993. South Carolina 1979–1981; North Carolina; NFCA founder
Judi Garman 199311244164. Golden West College 1972–1979; Cal State Fullerton 1980–1999
Sharon Drysdale 19947045293.571 Kansas 1973–1975; Northwestern University 1979–2001
Carol Spanks 19946883756.646 Cal Poly Pomona 1979–1993; UNLV 1995–1997
Mary Littlewood 1995648202.762 Arizona State 1971–1989
Gerry Pinkston 19954182711.607 Central Oklahoma 1976–1997
Mike Candrea 199612572652.825 Arizona 1986–2011 (stats through March 26, 2011)
Connie Claussen 1996. Nebraska at Omaha 1969–1976
Mary Nutter 1997.
Marge Willadsen 19975694472.560 Buena Vista 1981–2008
Kathy Veroni 19988695982.592 Western Illinois 1973–2005
Dianne Baker 19987854623.629 Stephen F. Austin 1981–1995; Texas Woman's 1997–2005
Rayla Allison 1999213185.535Pioneer category (coach at Texas–Arlington 1985–1989; Hawaii 1990–1991; first full-time Executive Director of the NFCA 1991–1994)
Gayle Blevins 199912455885.679 Indiana 1980–1987; Iowa 1988–2010
Sandy Jerstad 200010113592.738 Augustana (South Dakota) 1977–2003
Margie Wright 200014035083.734 Illinois State 1980–1985; Fresno State 1986–2010 (stats through March 25, 2011)
Fran Ebert 2000.
Cindy Bristow 2001. International Softball Federation; Arizona State; New Mexico State; Wichita State
Bill Galloway 20018813902.693 Texas A&M 1979–1981; Louisiana Tech 1982–2002
Joyce Compton 200210665633. Missouri 1983–1986; South Carolina 1987–2010 (stats through 2010)
Margo F. Jonker 200310075995. Central Michigan 1980–2010 (stats through 2010)
JoAnne Graf 200311864256.735 Florida State 1984–2008
Celeste Knierim 20031043542.658 St. Louis Community College-Meramec
Jan Hutchinson 200412152882.Bloomsburg 1978–2010
Elaine Sortino 200410994516. University of Massachusetts Amherst 1980–2010 (stats through 2010)
Yvette Girouard 200512634151.753 University of Louisiana at Lafayette 1981–2000; LSU 2001–2010 (stats through March 26, 2011)
Scott Whitlock 2005901229. Kennesaw State 1991–2010 (stats through 2010)
Liz Miller 2005377156.707 Notre Dame 1993–2001
Sue Enquist 20068871751.835 UCLA 1989–2006
Clyde Washburne 20062841101.720 Eastern Connecticut State 1977–1987, 1993
Carol Hutchins 200612094144.744Ferris State 1981–82, Michigan 1985–2011 (stats through March 26, 2011)
Henry Christowski20074511302.775 Simpson College 1996–2009 (stats through 2009)
Judy Groff20079245815.614 American International College (Mass.) 1969–2009 (stats through 2009)
George Wares 20078402803.749 Central College (Iowa) 1985–2009 (stats through 2009)
Gary Torgeson20086362167.774 Cal State Northridge 1982–1994
Jay Miller 2008954607.611 Purdue 1980–1981; Oklahoma City 1985–1987; Missouri 1988–2002; Mississippi State 2003–2009 (stats through 2009)
Eugene Lenti 200810224946.673 DePaul 1980–2009 (stats through 2009)
Donna Newberry20088843981.689 Muskingum 1975–2009 (stats through 2009)
Sandy Fischer20088533583.704 Oklahoma State 1979–2001
Gary Bryce20089255776.615 Wayne State 1982–2009 (stats through 2009)
Diane Ninemire 2009970477.670 California 1988–2009 (stats through 2009)
Frank Cheek200910492882. Humboldt State 1989–2010 (stats through 2010)
Bill Edwards20097213513.672 Hofstra 1990–2009 (stats through 2009)
Chris Bellotto20101042323. Florida Southern College 1985–2010 (stats through 2010)
Rhonda Revelle 2010658358.648 Nebraska Wesleyan 1987; Nebraska 1993–2009 (stats through 2009)
Melinda Fischer 20108175544.596 Eastern Illinois 1978–1979; Illinois State 1986–2009
Deb Pallozzi20117343541.674Rensselaer 1986 – 1988; Ithaca College 1988 to present
Ralph Weekly 201111653812.753Pacific Lutheran 1985–1994; UTC 1994–1998; Tennessee 2002 to present
Mark Eldridge201210833046.780Palomar Junior College 1978–2006, 2009–10
Patty Gasso 201211403553.762Long Beach City College 1991–94; Oklahoma 1995–present
Donna Papa 201211186165.643Susquehanna University 1984–85; North Carolina 1986–present
Rick Bertagnolli20131004284.780California University of Pennsylvania 1994–present
Joan Joyce 2013780493.613Florida Atlantic University 1995–present
Lori Meyer201310106023.625Minnesota State University Mankato 1985–present
Patrick Murphy 2013870246.780Northwest 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 McSpadden 20141,413357.798Oklahoma City University 1988–present
Les Stuedeman20148942781.763University of Alabama-Huntsville 1996–present
Jo Evans 20151,1025742.657Colorado State 1986–89, Utah 1990–96, Texas A&M 1997–present,
Anita Kibicka20158293172.723Montclair State 1991–present
Clint Meyers20151,0641871.850Central Arizona College 1987–95, Arizona State 2006–13, Auburn University 2014–present
Bob Brock 20161,1147191.608Baylor 1980–81, Texas A&M 1982–1996, Sam Houston State 2002–present
Jacquie Joseph 2016Bowling 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 Mullins 20178726365.578 Connecticut 1984–2014
Vickee Kazee-Hollifield201711614101.738 Carson-Newman 1986–2018
Gary Haning2017OC Batbusters OC Batbusters
Sheilah Gulas20179294871.656 Allegheny College 1987–1990, Wittenberg 1991–1996, Ashland 1997–2017
Karen Weekly 201810733562.750UT-Chattanooga 1997–2001; Tennessee 2002–present
Mike Lambros 2018878110.889 North Davidson High School 1980–2017
Margie Knight 20188051932.806 North Caroline High School 1983–1996; Salisbury University 1997–present
Anthony Larezza 2019Immaculate Heart Academy (N.J.) 2005–2015
Brad Pickler 2019Cypress College 1987–present
Dee Abrahamson 2019NCAA 1996–2015; Northern Illinois University 1980–1994; Lincoln Trail Community College ; Inducted as member of Pioneer Category
Donna Fields 2020St. Mary's University 1998–present
Heinz Mueller 2020Phoenix College 1990–present
Kris Herman 2020Tufts University 1988–2003; Williams College 2004–present
Mary Higgins 2021564298.654Creighton University 1977–1993
Leslie Huntington 2021University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 2001–present
Kerri Blaylock 2022Southern Illinois University Carbondale 2000–2022
Jenny Allard 2022Harvard University 1995–present
Sandy Montgomery 202210515402.660Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 1989–2018

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References

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  2. ↑ "NCAA Career Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved 2010-06-21.

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