List of Fresno State Bulldogs head softball coaches

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The Fresno State Bulldogs softball program is a college softball team that represents the California State University, Fresno in the Mountain West Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. [1] The team has had four head coaches since it started playing organized softball in the 1978 season. [2]

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List of head softball coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards [lower-alpha 7]
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1 Donna Pickel 1978–19853862661200.68992220.80742400
2 Margie Wright 1986–20121,7451,2944501.7425241270.80526101631
3 Trisha Ford 2013–2016217143731.66168210.76420200
4 Linda Garza 2017–present243161820.66362330.65320110

Notes

  1. ↑ A running total of the number of head coaches.
  2. ↑ Fresno State played as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference from 1978–1982, followed by the Northern Pacific Conference until 1987, when the Big West Conference began sponsoring women's sports. They joined the Western Athletic Conference in 1993, and later moved to the Mountain West Conference in 2013.
  3. ↑ Postseason play involving the NCAA Division I Softball Championship or AIAW Women's College World Series.
  4. ↑ Postseason appearances include seasons with NCAA Division I Softball Championship bids since the tournament began in 1982.
  5. ↑ Women's College World Series appearances include seasons with WCWS bids since the tournament began in 1969.
  6. ↑ Women's College World Series sponsored by either the AIAW or NCAA.
  7. ↑ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2021 NCAA Division I softball season.

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References

  1. ↑ "Fresno State". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  2. ↑ 2018 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Fresno State Bulldogs. p. 4. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
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