Jamie Pinkerton

Last updated
Jamie Pinkerton
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Iowa State
Conference Big 12
Record133–121 (.524)
Biographical details
Born (1964-05-25) May 25, 1964 (age 58)
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Alma mater Tulsa
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–1997 Tulsa (asst.)
1998 Louisiana-Monroe (asst.)
1999–2000 Virginia (asst.)
2001–2004 Tulsa
2005–2009 Arkansas
2010–2013 Iowa State (asst.)
2014–2017 Montana
2018–Present Iowa State
Head coaching record
Overall483–490 (.496)
TournamentsNCAA: 3–8 (.273)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Big Sky Tournament Champions (2017)
Awards
WAC Coach of the Year (2002, 2004)
2× Big Sky Coach of the Year (2016, 2017)

Jamie Pinkerton is an American softball coach who is the current head coach at Iowa State. [1]

Contents

Coaching career

Tulsa

Arkansas

Montana

Iowa State

On August 2, 2017, Jamie Pinkerton was announced as the new head coach of the Iowa State softball program, [2] [3] replacing Jamie Trachsel who left for Minnesota. [4]

On July 30, 2021 Iowa State and softball coach Jamie Pinkerton agreed to a contract extension through June 30, 2025.

Pinkerton completed his fourth season at the helm of the Cyclones in 2021, leading Iowa State to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1988. After a 34–23 season in 2021, Pinkerton has a record of 105–94 at Iowa State, including a Covid-19 shortened season in 2020. The Cyclones won a pair of games at the 2021 NCAA Regional, advancing to the regional championship for the first time in program history.

Iowa State also earned its first-ever ranking in the NFCA Top-25 Coaches poll on Feb. 23, 2021, debuting at No. 25 in the country. ISU's unprecedented success has been sparked by Pinkerton engineering the greatest offense ever seen in Ames. For the third time in his four seasons at Iowa State, the Cyclones set a new school record for home runs – hitting 64 in just 57 games.

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Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (Western Athletic Conference)(2001–2004)
2001 Tulsa 13–423–136th
2002 Tulsa 48–1615–92nd
2003 Tulsa 34–298–124th
2004 Tulsa 45–1816–52nd
Tulsa:140–105 (.571)42–39 (.519)
Arkansas Razorbacks (Southeastern Conference)(2005–2009)
2005 Arkansas 19–434–256th (West)
2006 Arkansas 26–3510–194th (West)
2007 Arkansas 21–436–226th (West)
2008 Arkansas 37–298–206th (West) NCAA Regional
2009 Arkansas 27–2910–163rd (West) NCAA Regional
Arkansas:130–179 (.421)38–102 (.271)
Montana Griz (Big Sky Conference)(2015–2017)
2015 Montana 16–348–136th
2016 Montana 29–2714–73rd
2017 Montana 35–2415–62nd NCAA Regional
Montana:80–85 (.485)37–26 (.587)
Iowa State Cyclones (Big 12 Conference)(2018–Present)
2018 Iowa State 23–334–146th
2019 Iowa State 37–257–115th NISC Championship Runners-up
2020 Iowa State 11–130–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Iowa State 34–236–125th NCAA Regional
2022 Iowa State 28–276–124th
Iowa State:133–121 (.524)23–49 (.319)
Total:483–490 (.496)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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