| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Northwestern |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 780–417–1 |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | Providence (1995) |
| Playing career | |
| 1992–1995 | Providence |
| Position(s) | Outfielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1995–1997 | Boston College (asst.) |
| 1998–1999 | Northwestern (asst.) |
| 2000–2001 | Northwestern (associate) |
| 2002–present | Northwestern |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1995–1997 | Boston College (Asst. AD for Facilities) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 780–417–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Awards | |
Kate Drohan (born December 24, 1973) is an American softball coach and former collegiate softball player who is the current head coach of the Northwestern Wildcats softball team in the Big Ten Conference. [1] She led Northwestern to the 2006 Women's College World Series and a national runner up finish in 2022. She has mentored athletes Tammy Williams and Eileen Canney. She played college softball for the Providence Friars from 1992 to 1995 in the Big East Conference, where she was a three-time All-Conference honoree. [2]
Drohan graduated from Providence College in 1995 with a degree biology. She played softball at Providence, where she was on the All-Big East team in 1992, 1994, and 1995. [3]
Kate Drohan was promoted to head coach of the Northwestern softball program after the 2001 season, when long time head softball coach Sharon Drysdale retired. [4]
| YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
| 1992 | 52 | 156 | 23 | 42 | .269 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 49 | .314% | 14 | 16 | 5 | 5 |
| 1993 | 51 | 169 | 23 | 46 | .272 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 56 | .331% | 11 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
| 1994 | 58 | 176 | 24 | 53 | .301 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 63 | .358% | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| 1995 | 55 | 150 | 26 | 38 | .253 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 43 | .286% | 12 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| TOTALS | 216 | 651 | 96 | 179 | .275 | 59 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 211 | .324% | 49 | 42 | 21 | 26 |
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Wildcats (Big Ten Conference)(2002–Present) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Northwestern | 24–18–1 | 10–9 | 5th | |||||
| 2003 | Northwestern | 36–19 | 11–9 | 6th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2004 | Northwestern | 34–20 | 12–8 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2005 | Northwestern | 42–18 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2006 | Northwestern | 50–15 | 16–3 | 1st | Women's College World Series Runner-Up | ||||
| 2007 | Northwestern | 52–13 | 15–3 | 2nd | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2008 | Northwestern | 40–16 | 18–2 | 1st | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2009 | Northwestern | 31–15 | 14–6 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2010 | Northwestern | 25–23 | 10–8 | 4th | |||||
| 2011 | Northwestern | 23–20 | 5–13 | 10th | |||||
| 2012 | Northwestern | 29–29 | 14–10 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2013 | Northwestern | 31–22 | 12–10 | 5th | |||||
| 2014 | Northwestern | 35–18 | 14–9 | 5th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2015 | Northwestern | 28–23 | 14–8 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2016 | Northwestern | 27–28 | 15–8 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2017 | Northwestern | 25–29 | 10–13 | 8th | |||||
| 2018 | Northwestern | 38–19 | 14–8 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2019 | Northwestern | 47–13 | 21–2 | 2nd | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2020 | Northwestern | 11–12 | 0–0 | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
| 2021 | Northwestern | 30–17 | 29–15 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2022 | Northwestern | 45–11 | 19–4 | 1st | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2023 | Northwestern | 42–13 | 20–3 | 1st | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2024 | Northwestern | 35–13 | 19–3 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Northwestern: | 780–417–1 (.652) | 327–157 (.676) | |||||||
| Total: | 780–417–1 (.652) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||