Marshall Thundering Herd softball

Marshall Thundering Herd
2023 Marshall Thundering Herd softball team
Founded	1994
University	Marshall University
Head coach	Morgan Zerkle (2nd season)
Conference	Sun Belt
Location	Huntington, WV
Home stadium	Dot Hicks Field (Capacity: 325)
Nickname	Thundering Herd
Colors	Kelly green and white [1]
NCAA Tournament appearances
2013, 2017
Conference tournament championships
1995, 2013
Regular-season conference championships
2003, 2005, 2017

The Marshall Thundering Herd softball team represents Marshall University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Sun Belt Conference. They are currently coached by head coach Morgan Zerkle. They play their home games at Dot Hicks Field. The Thundering Herd have made two NCAA Tournament appearances, most recently in 2017.

Dot Hicks Field, home of Marshall Softball.

NCAA Regional appearances

NCAA Regional Results
2013 Lexington, KY Regional Lost to Kentucky, 1–2 Defeated Notre Dame, 3–1 Lost to Virginia Tech, 2–3 First time in NCAA Tournament
2017 Lexington, KY Regional Lost to Illinois, 2–3 Defeated DePaul, 2–1 Lost to Illinois, 2–10

Year-by-year results

Season	Conference	Coach	Overall				Conference				Notes
			Games	Win	Loss	Tie	Games	Win	Loss	Tie
1994	SoCon	Louie Berndt	38	17	21	0	6	1	5	0
1995	SoCon	Louie Berndt	57	28	29	0	12	4	8	0	SoCon Tournament champions
1996	SoCon	Louie Berndt	62	38	24	0	15	4	11	0
1997	SoCon	Louie Berndt	61	36	25	0	15	8	7	0
1998	MAC	Louie Berndt	55	16	39	0	28	5	23	0
1999	MAC	Louie Berndt	52	24	28	0	25	8	17	0
2000	MAC	Shonda Stanton	52	25	27	0	24	15	9	0
2001	MAC	Shonda Stanton	58	35	23	0	24	15	9	0
2002	MAC	Shonda Stanton	46	18	28	0	24	11	13	0
2003	MAC	Shonda Stanton	58	41	17	0	24	20	4	0	MAC champions
2004	MAC	Shonda Stanton	58	31	27	0	24	12	12	0
2005	MAC	Shonda Stanton	58	38	20	0	24	20	4	0	MAC champions
2006	C-USA	Shonda Stanton	56	33	23	0	24	15	9	0
2007	C-USA	Shonda Stanton	58	32	26	0	24	11	13	0
2008	C-USA	Shonda Stanton	55	26	29	0	22	11	11	0
2009	C-USA	Shonda Stanton	51	31	20	0	21	11	10	0
2010	C-USA	Shonda Stanton	55	24	30	1	24	3	20	1
2011	C-USA	Shonda Stanton	53	19	33	1	23	5	17	1
2012	C-USA	Shonda Stanton	57	36	21	0	24	15	9	0
2013	C-USA	Shonda Stanton	58	36	22	0	23	13	10	0	C-USA Tournament champions
2014	C-USA	Shonda Stanton	59	28	31	0	24	13	11	0
2015	C-USA	Shonda Stanton	50	35	15	0	22	14	8	0
2016	C-USA	Shonda Stanton	56	30	26	0	24	13	11	0
2017	C-USA	Shonda Stanton	54	42	12	0	24	20	4	0	C-USA champions
2018	C-USA	Jennifer Steele	55	25	29	1	23	13	9	1
2019	C-USA	Megan Smith	64	42	22	0	24	17	7	0
2020	C-USA	Megan Smith	25	18	7	0	0	0	0	0	Season canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic
2021	C-USA	Megan Smith	33	20	13	0	16	8	8	0
2022	C-USA	Megan Smith	53	35	18	0	24	15	9	0
2023	Sun Belt	Megan Smith	55	45	10	0	22	17	5	0
2024	Sun Belt	Morgan Zerkle	53	25	28	0	24	10	14	0
2025	Sun Belt	Morgan Zerkle	54	31	23	0	24	15	9	0

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National Awards

• All-Americans ^[3]

Autumn Owen, C - 2023 NFCA/Louisville Slugger All-American Third Team

Mya Stevenson, OF - 2022 NFCA/Louisville Slugger All-American Third Team

Morgan Zerkle, SS - 2017 NFCA/Louisville Slugger All-American Second Team

Jordan Dixon, P - 2017 NFCA/Louisville Slugger All-American Third Team

Rachel Folden, C - 2006, 2007 NFCA/Louisville Slugger All-American Second Team; 2005, 2008 NFCA/Louisville Slugger All-American Third Team

• NFCA Golden Shoe Award ^[4]

Morgan Zerkle – 2015

Elicia D'Orazio – 2017

Former players

Marshall Thundering Herd Softball Alumni

Main article: List of Marshall University people

References

1. Marshall University Brand Guidelines (PDF). Retrieved December 18, 2023.
2. "2019 Marshall Softball Record Book" (PDF). Marshall University. p. 60. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
3. "2020 Softball Record book (PDF) - Marshall University Athletics" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2021.
4. "New Balance / NFCA Golden Shoe Award Winners". nfca.org. Retrieved May 23, 2021.

External links

• Official website