Marshall Thundering Herd | |
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2023 Marshall Thundering Herd softball team | |
Founded | 1994 |
University | Marshall University |
Head coach | Morgan Zerkle (1st 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.
NCAA Regional Results |
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2013 Lexington, KY Regional Lost to Kentucky, 1–2 |
2017 Lexington, KY Regional Lost to Illinois, 2–3 |
Season | Conference | Coach | Overall | Conference | Notes | ||||||
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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 |
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