Big 12 Conference Softball Coach of the Year

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Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year
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Awarded forthe most outstanding college softball coach in the Big 12 Conference
Country United States
History
First award1996-present
First winnerPatty Gasso
Most winsPatty Gasso (15 times)
Most recent Mike White, Texas

The Big 12 Conference Softball Coach of the Year is a college softball award given to the Big 12 Conference's most outstanding coach. The award has been given annually since 1996.

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Winners

SeasonPlayerSchoolReference
1996 Patty Gasso Oklahoma [1]
1997 Jay Miller Missouri
1998 Rhonda Revelle Nebraska
1999 Patty Gasso (2) Oklahoma
2000 Patty Gasso (3) Oklahoma
2001 Rhonda Revelle (2) Nebraska
2002 Connie Clark Texas
2003 Ty Singleton Missouri
2004 Jo Evans Texas A&M
2005 Jo Evans (2) Texas A&M
2006 Connie Clark (2) Texas
2007 Ehren Earleywine Missouri
2008 Jo Evans (3) Texas A&M
2009 Patty Gasso (4) Oklahoma
2010 Connie Clark (3) Texas
2011 Ehren Earleywine (2) Missouri [2]
2012 Patty Gasso (5) Oklahoma [3]
2013 Patty Gasso (6) Oklahoma [4]
2014 Patty Gasso (7) Oklahoma [5]
2015 Patty Gasso (8) Oklahoma [6]
2016 Patty Gasso (9) Oklahoma [7]
2017 Patty Gasso (10) Oklahoma [8]
2018 Patty Gasso (11) Oklahoma [9]
2019 Patty Gasso (12) Oklahoma [10]
2021 Patty Gasso (13) Oklahoma [11]
2022 Patty Gasso (14) Oklahoma [12]
2023 Patty Gasso (15)
Glenn Moore
Oklahoma
Baylor
[13]
2024 Mike White Texas [14]

Winners by school

SchoolWinnersYears
Oklahoma 151996, 1999, 2000, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Missouri 41997, 2003, 2007, 2011
Texas 42002, 2006, 2010,2024
Texas A&M 32004, 2005, 2008
Nebraska 21998, 2001
Baylor 12023
Arizona 0
Arizona State 0
BYU 0
Iowa State 0
Kansas 0
Oklahoma State 0
Texas Tech 0
UCF 0

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