List of college softball coaches with 1,000 wins

Last updated June 08, 2024

This is a list of college softball coaches with 1,000 wins as a collegiate head coach.^[1]^[2] This list includes games won at the NCAA levels. It does not include games won at the junior college level. Coaches with 1,000 wins at the NCAA Division I level are designated with peach shading.

All-time leaders

As of the end of the 2022 NCAA softball season, Carol Hutchins of Michigan is the all-time NCAA wins leader with 1,707 wins.

Patty Gasso of Oklahoma has the highest winning percentage of all active or inactive Division I coaches with at least 1,000 wins, currently with 1,457 wins through the 2023 season

Phil McSpadden, of the Oklahoma City Stars (Oklahoma City University), has won in excess of 1,900 games and garnered 10 national championships at the NAIA level. He is the all-time college leader in wins.

College softball coaches with 1,000 wins

Key

*	Active coach in 2024
†	Inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame
	1,000 wins with an NCAA Division I program (or historic equivalent)^{[n 1]}

Coaches

Unless otherwise noted, statistics are correct through the end of the 2023 NCAA softball season, and has been updated on Feb. 8, 2024 to reflect Patty Gasso moving into third place all time.^[3].

Rank	Name	Years	Wins	Losses	Ties	Pct	Teams
1	Carol Hutchins †	38	1,707	551	5	.755	Ferris State (1982), Michigan (1985–2022)
2	Mike Candrea †	34	1,674	436	2	.793	Arizona (1986-2003, 2005-2007, 2009–2021)
3*	Patty Gasso †	30	1,458	345	2	.808	Oklahoma (1995–present)
4	Margie Wright †	33	1,457	542	3	.729	Illinois State (1980–1985), Fresno State (1986–2012)
5	Ralph Weekly †	34	1,452	481	2	.751	Pacific Lutheran (1986–1994), Chattanooga (1995–1998, 2001), Tennessee (2002–2021)
6	Donna Papa †	40	1,368	823	5	.624	Susquehanna (1984–1985), North Carolina (1986–2023)
7*	Lori Meyer †	39	1,366	733	3	.651	Minnesota State (1985–present)
8	Diane Ninemire †	33	1,355	687	1	.663	California (1988–2020)
9	Gary Bryce †	40	1,340	793	8	.628	Wayne State (MI) (1982–2021)
10	Eugene Lenti †	37	1,327	670	6	.664	DePaul (1980–1987, 1990–2018)
11*	Jo Evans †	38	1,326	735	2	.643	Colorado State (1986–1989), Utah (1990–1996), Texas A&M (1997–2022), UC Santa Barbara (2023–present)
12	Yvette Girouard †	31	1,285	421	1	.753	Louisiana–Lafayette (1981–2000), LSU (2001–2011)
13	Margo F. Jonker †	40	1,268	808	7	.610	Central Michigan (1980–2019)
14*	Karen Weekly †	27	1,264	425	2	.748	Chattanooga (1997–2001), Tennessee (2002–present)
15*	Patrick Murphy †	26	1,263	374	4	.771	Northwest Missouri State (1995); Alabama (1999–present)
16	Chris Bellotto †	36	1,252	562	1	.690	Florida Southern (1985–2020)
17	Gayle Blevins †	33	1,245	588	5	.679	Indiana (1980–1987), Iowa (1988–2010)
18*	George Wares †	39	1,232	437	3	.738	Central (IA) (1985–present)
19*	Les Stuedeman †	28	1,228	413	1	.748	Alabama-Huntsville (1996–present)
20	Jan Hutchinson †	33	1,215	288	2	.808	Bloomsburg (1978–2010)
21	JoAnne Graf †	25	1,186	425	6	.735	Florida State (1984–2008)
22	Elaine Sortino †	34	1,185	508	6	.699	UMass (1980–2013)
23*	Steve Warner	31	1,178	443	2	.726	West Virginia Wesleyan (1993–present)
24	Lu Harris-Champer	25	1,168	432	1	.730	Nicholls State (1996–1997); Southern Miss (1999–2000); Georgia (2001–2021)
25	Vickee Kazee-Hollifield †	33	1,167	423	1	.734	Carson–Newman (1986–2018)
26	Melinda Fischer †	39	1,165	872	4	.572	Eastern Illinois (1979–1980), Illinois State (1986–2022)
27*	Bob Coolen	38	1,152	783	1	.595	Bentley (1985–1989), Hawaii (1992–present)
28	Frank Cheek †	25	1,147	363	2	.759	Humboldt State (1989–2013)
29	Kathy Welter	32	1,126	573	7	.662	Oklahoma Baptist (1980–1982), Texas Tech (1983–1985), Cal State Bakersfield (1986–2011)
30	Bob Brock †	34	1,126	776	1	.592	Baylor (1980–1981), Texas A&M (1982–1996), Sam Houston (2002–2018)
31*	Rhonda Revelle †	32	1,108	658	0	.627	Nebraska Wesleyan (1987), Nebraska (1993-present)
32*	Judy Lawes	36	1,095	620	2	.638	Kutztown (1988–present)
33*	Ken Eriksen	26	1,083	561	1	.659	South Florida (1997–present)
34*	Chris Hawkins	29	1,067	431	1	.713	USC Upstate (1995-present)
35	Joyce Compton †	28	1,066	563	3	.654	Missouri 1983–1986; South Carolina (1987–2010)
36	Sandy Montgomery †	30	1,051	540	2	.660	SIU Edwardsville (1989–2018)
37*	Tim Walton	21	1,049	287	0	.785	Wichita State (2003-2005), Florida (2006–present)
38*	John Tschida †	29	1,047	232	1	.818	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (1995–2000), St. Thomas (MN) (2001–2021), Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (2022–present)
39*	Donna Fields †	26	1,044	481	0	.685	St. Mary's University (TX) (1998–present)
40	Jay Miller †	32	1,043	726	0	.590	Purdue (1980–1981), Oklahoma City (1985–1987), Missouri (1988–2002), Mississippi State (2003–2011), Hofstra (2019–2021)
41*	Mike Davenport	23	1,042	267	0	.796	North Georgia (2001–present)
42	George DiMatteo	31	1,032	539	6	.656	Lewis (1984–2014)
43*	Rick Bertagnolli	32	1,018	383	0	.727	USC Upstate (1992–93), Pennsylvania Western University, California (1994–present)
44*	Glenn Moore	27	1,017	485	0	.677	William Carey (1996), LSU (1998–2000), Baylor (2001–present)
45*	Jana McGinnis	30	1,015	577	0	.638	Jacksonville State (1994–present)
46	Linda Kalafatis	32	1,013	668	2	.602	California (PA) (1989–93), Akron (1994–96), Ohio State 1997–2012), Charleston (2014–2021)
47	Sandy Jerstad †	27	1,011	359	2	.738	Augustana (SD) (1977–2003)
48*	Ron Faubion	27	1,007	502	0	.667	Southeastern Oklahoma 1997–2000, 2004–present), Missouri Southern State (2001–02) Texas A&M–Kingsville (2003)
49	Tami Cyr	26	1,003	504	1	.665	Centenary (LA) (1987–1991), West Florida (1992–2014)
50	Joan Joyce †	28	1,002	664	1	.601	Florida Atlantic (1995–2022)

Notes

↑ The list includes coaches with 1,000 wins regardless of division. Coaches with 1,000 wins at an NCAA Division I school (or historic equivalents) are designated with the referenced peach shading. The referenced shading has also been used for coaches with historic programs that were among the elite programs of their era.

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References

↑ "Softball Coaching Records Entering 2021" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
↑ "NCAA Career Statistics Database". NCAA. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
↑ "Winningest Coaches All-Time by Victories" (PDF).

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[3] The list includes coaches with 1,000 wins regardless of division. Coaches with 1,000 wins at an NCAA Division I school (or historic equivalents) are designated with the referenced peach shading. The referenced shading has also been used for coaches with historic programs that were among the elite programs of their era.

[1] "Softball Coaching Records Entering 2021" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved August 7, 2021.

[2] "NCAA Career Statistics Database". NCAA. Retrieved July 1, 2013.

[4] "Winningest Coaches All-Time by Victories" (PDF).

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