Big Ten Conference Softball Coach of the Year

Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year

Awarded for	the most outstanding softball coach in the Big Ten Conference
Country	United States
History
First award	1985
Most recent	Melyssa Lombardi, Oregon

The Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year is a college softball award given to the Big Ten Conference's most outstanding coach. The award has been given annually since 1985.

Key

†	Co-Coaches of the Year

Winners

Season	Player	School	Reference
1985	Carol Hutchins	Michigan	[1]
1986	Gloria Becksford	Michigan State
1987	Sharon Drysdale	Northwestern
1988	Linda Wells	Minnesota
1989	Gayle Blevins	Iowa
1990	Gail Davenport	Ohio State
1991	Teresa Wilson	Minnesota
1992	Carol Hutchins (2)	Michigan
1993	Carol Hutchins (3)	Michigan
1994	Diane Stephenson	Indiana
1995	Sharon Drysdale (2)	Northwestern
1996	Carol Hutchins (4)	Michigan
1997	Gayle Blevins (2)	Iowa
1998	Carol Hutchins (5)	Michigan
1999	Carol Hutchins † (6)	Michigan
1999	Robin Petrini †	Penn State
2000	Gayle Blevins (3)	Iowa
2001	Carol Hutchins (7)	Michigan
2002	Linda Kalafatis	Ohio State
2003	Jacquie Joseph	Michigan State
2004	Carol Hutchins (8)	Michigan	[2]
2005	Carol Hutchins † (9)	Michigan	[3]
2005	Kate Drohan †	Northwestern
2006	Kate Drohan (2)	Northwestern	[4]
2007	Linda Kalafatis (2)	Ohio State	[5]
2008	Carol Hutchins (10)	Michigan	[6]
2009	Carol Hutchins (11)	Michigan	[7]
2010	Terri Sullivan	Illinois	[8]
2011	Carol Hutchins (12)	Michigan	[9]
2012	Carol Hutchins (13)	Michigan	[10]
2013	Carol Hutchins (14)	Michigan	[11]
2014	Rhonda Revelle	Nebraska	[12]
2015	Carol Hutchins (15)	Michigan	[13]
2016	Carol Hutchins (16)	Michigan	[14]
2017	Jessica Allister	Minnesota	[15]
2018	Carol Hutchins (17)	Michigan	[16]
2019	Kate Drohan (3)	Northwestern	[17]
2021	Carol Hutchins (18)	Michigan	[18]
2022	Kate Drohan (4)	Northwestern	[19]
2023	Kate Drohan (5)	Northwestern	[20]
2024	Kate Drohan (6)	Northwestern	[21]
2025	Melyssa Lombardi	Oregon	[22]

Winners by school

School	Winners	Years
Michigan	18	1985, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021
Northwestern	8	1987, 1995, 2005, 2006, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
Iowa	3	1989, 1997, 2000
Minnesota	3	1988, 1991, 2017
Ohio State	3	1990, 2002, 2007
Michigan State	2	1986, 2003
Indiana	1	1994
Illinois	1	2010
Nebraska	1	2014
Oregon	1	2025
Penn State	1	1999
Maryland	0	—
Purdue	0	—
Rutgers	0	—
UCLA	0	—
Washington	0	—
Wisconsin	0	—

References

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