List of college softball coaches with 1,000 wins

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

At the end of the 2019 season, Carol Hutchins of Michigan remained the all-time NCAA wins leader with 1,616 wins.

Mike Candrea has the most NCAA Division I national championships with eight (1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006, and 2007). His .794 winning percentage is also the highest among active Division I coaches.

Melinda Fischer of Illinois State holds the record for most losses as a head softball coach with 818.

College softball coaches with 1,000 wins

Key
* Active coach in 2019
† 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 thru February 1, 2020[3].
Rank Name Years Wins Losses Ties Pct Teams
1 *Carol Hutchins †3616165175.757Ferris State (1982), Michigan (1985–present)
2 *Mike Candrea †3216114182.794Arizona (1986–present)
3Margie Wright †3314575423.729Illinois State (1980–1985), Fresno State (1986–2012)
4 *Ralph Weekly †3213944572.753Pacific Lutheran (1986–1994), Chattanooga (1995–1998, 2001), Tennessee (2002–present)
5 *Diane Ninemire †3213456780.665California (1988–present)
6Eugene Lenti †3613006566.664DePaul (1980–1987, 1990–2018)
7 *Gary Bryce †3813077678.630Wayne State (1982–present)
8 *Donna Papa †3612957245.641Susquehanna (1984–1985), North Carolina (1986–present)
9Yvette Girouard †3112854211.753Louisiana–Lafayette (1981–2000), LSU (2001–2011)
10 *Margo F. Jonker †4012688087.610Central Michigan (1980–present)
11*Patty Gasso †2512603332.791Oklahoma (1995–present)
12Gayle Blevins †3112455885.679Indiana (1980–1987), Iowa (1988–2010)
13 *Chris Bellotto †3512425481.694Florida Southern (1985–present)
14 *Lori Meyer3512296873.641Minnesota State–Mankato (1985–present)
15 *Jo Evans3412206522.652Colorado State (1986–1989), Utah (1990–1996), Texas A&M (1997–present)
16Jan Hutchinson †3312152882.808Bloomsburg (1978–2010)
17JoAnne Graf †2511864256.735Florida State (1984–2008)
18Elaine Sortino †3411855086.699UMass (1980–2013)
19Vickee Kazee-Hollifield3311674231.734Carson–Newman (1986–2018)
20 *George Wares †3511523943.745Central (IA) (1985–present)
21Frank Cheek †2511473632.759Humboldt State (1989–2013)
22Kathy Welter3311295737.663Oklahoma Baptist (1980–1982), Texas Tech (1983–1985), Cal State Bakersfield (1986–2011)
23Bob Brock3411267761.592Baylor (1980–1981), Texas A&M (1982–1996), Sam Houston State (2002–2018)
24 *Karen Weekly2311163732.749Chattanooga (1997–2001), Tennessee (2002–present)
25 *Patrick Murphy †2211113230.775Northwest Missouri State (1994–95); Alabama (1998–present)
26 *Lu Harris-Champer2311114041.733Nicholls State (1995–1997); Southern Miss (1998–2000); Georgia (2000–present)
27 *Les Stuedeman †2410943631.751Alabama-Huntsville (1996–present)
28 *Melinda Fischer †3610928184.572Eastern Illinois (1978–1979), Illinois State (1986–present)
29 *Bob Coolen3110787071.604Bentley (1985–1989), Hawaii (1992–present)
30Joyce Compton †2810665633.654Missouri 1983–1986; South Carolina (1987–2010)
31 *Steve Warner2710633891.732West Virginia Wesleyan (1993-present)
32Sandy Montgomery2910515402.660SIU Edwardsville (1989–2018)
33George DiMatteo3110325396.656Lewis (1984–2014)
34 *Jay Miller †3010246950.596Purdue (1980–1981), Oklahoma City (1985–1987), Missouri (1988–2002), Mississippi State (2003–2011)
35Sandy Jerstad †2710113592.738Augustana (SD) (1977–2003)
36Tami Cyr2610035041.665Centenary (LA) (1987–1991), West Florida (1992–2014)

See also

Notes
  1. 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.

References
  1. "NCAA Softball Coaching Records" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  2. "NCAA Career Statistics Database". NCAA. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  3. "Winningest Coaches All-Time by Victories" (PDF).
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