List of Michigan Wolverines head softball coaches

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The Michigan Wolverines softball program is a college softball team that represents the University of Michigan in the Big Ten Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. [1] The team has had three head coaches since it started playing organized softball in the 1975 season. [2] The current coach is Bonnie Tholl, who took over the head coaching position in 2023. [3]

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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]
#NameTermGCOWOLOTO%CWCLCTC%PAWACCsCTsNCs
1 Gloria Soluk 1978–19807449250.662——————0—0
2 Bob De Carolis 1981–1984195114810.5852527—.48111000
3 Carol Hutchins 1985–20222,1731,6845405.757662177—.789291222101
3 Bonnie Tholl 2023–present——————————————

Notes

  1. ↑ A running total of the number of head coaches.
  2. ↑ Postseason play involving the NCAA Division I softball championship or AIAW Women's College World Series.
  3. ↑ Postseason appearances include seasons with NCAA Division I softball championship bids since the tournament began in 1982.
  4. ↑ College World Series appearances include seasons with WCWS bids since the tournament began in 1969.
  5. ↑ The Big Ten softball tournament began in 1982, but was not held from 1983–1994, or from 2009–2012.
  6. ↑ Women's College World Series sponsored by either the AIAW or NCAA.
  7. ↑ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season.

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References

  1. ↑ "Michigan". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Michigan Softball Head Coaching Records". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive . Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  3. ↑ Howard, Leah (August 24, 2022). "Tholl Named Head Coach of Michigan Softball". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive . Retrieved August 24, 2022.
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