Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters softball
The Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters softball team represents Louisiana Tech University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in Conference USA. They are currently coached by head coach Bianca Duran. They play home games at the Lady Techster Softball Complex. The Lady Techsters have made eleven NCAA Tournament appearances and have advanced to the Women's College World Series three times. On April 25, 2019, a tornado struck the Louisiana Tech campus completely destroying the Lady Techster Softball Complex. A new stadium is being planned, at another location on campus. Meanwhile, home games will be played at the new state-of-the-art Ruston Sports Complex, completed in 2019.
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University | Louisiana Tech |
Head coach | Bianca Duran |
Conference | C-USA |
Location | Ruston, LA |
Home stadium | Lady Techster Softball Complex (Capacity: 1,000) |
Nickname | Lady Techsters |
Colors | Blue and Red[1] |
NCAA WCWS appearances | |
1983, 1985, 1986 | |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1995, 2008, 2017, 2019 | |
Conference Tournament championships | |
2008, 2017, 2019 | |
Conference championships | |
2019 |
Players
First Team
- Lea Ann Jarvis, catcher (1984, 1985) (LA Tech Athletic Hall of Fame)
- Stacey Johnson, pitcher (1986) (LA Tech Athletic Hall of Fame)
- Debbie Nichols-Hedrick, pitcher (1988) (LA Tech Athletic Hall of Fame)
Second Team
- Debbie Nichols-Hedrick, pitcher (1989)
Third Team
- Debbie Nichols-Hedrick, pitcher (1990)
Academic All-Americans
- Faith Holman (1986)
- Stacey Johnson (1986)
- Paige England (1997, 1998, 1999)
- Erica St. Romain (1999)
First Team
- Amberly Waits, shortstop (2009) (Inducted into LA Tech Athletic Hall of Fame, Oct 2019)
Conference Player of the Year
- WAC: Amberly Waits, shortstop (2009)
- C-USA: Morgan Turkoly, outfield (2018)
- C-USA: Jazlyn Crowder, outfield (2019)
National Pro Fastpitch Draft
- 2010: Amberly Waits, Chicago Bandits (No. 8 overall selection)
Coaches
Hall of Fame
- Bill Galloway, head coach (2001)
Regional Coach of the Year
- Bill Galloway, head coach (1988)
# | Name | Years | Seasons | Games | Win | Loss | Tie | Pct. |
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1 | Barry Canterbury | 1980 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 22 | 0 | .241 |
2 | Gary Blair | 1981 | 1 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 0 | .514 |
3 | Bill Galloway | 1981–2002 | 21 | 1059 | 705 | 352 | 2 | .667 |
4 | Sarah Dawson | 2003–2012 | 8 | 464 | 198 | 266 | 0 | .427 |
5 | Mark Montgomery | 2013–present | 7 | 389 | 226 | 163 | 0 | .581 |
All-Time |
Year-by-year results
Season | Conference | Coach | Overall | Conference | Notes | ||||||
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Games | Win | Loss | Tie | Games | Win | Loss | Tie | ||||
2008[2] | WAC | Sarah Dawson | 66 | 37 | 29 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | WAC Champions |
2009[3] | WAC | Sarah Dawson | 57 | 34 | 23 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | |
2010[4] | WAC | Sarah Dawson | 47 | 26 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | |
2011[5] | WAC | Sarah Dawson | 56 | 17 | 39 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 0 | |
2012[6] | WAC | Sarah Dawson | 58 | 25 | 33 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | |
2013 | WAC | Mark Montgomery | 53 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | |
2014 | C-USA | Mark Montgomery | 52 | 19 | 33 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 0 | |
2015 | C-USA | Mark Montgomery | 50 | 31 | 19 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | |
2016 | C-USA | Mark Montgomery | 54 | 32 | 22 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | |
2017 | C-USA | Mark Montgomery | 62 | 38 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | C-USA Champions |
2018 | C-USA | Mark Montgomery | 57 | 34 | 23 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | |
2019 | C-USA | Mark Montgomery | 61 | 45 | 16 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | C-USA Champions |
References
- Louisiana Tech University Quick Reference Logo Slick (PDF). August 10, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- "Louisiana Tech Athletics – Softball". Latechsports.com. 2008-05-18. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
- "Louisiana Tech Athletics – Softball". Latechsports.com. 2009-05-09. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
- "Louisiana Tech Athletics – Softball". Latechsports.com. 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
- "Louisiana Tech Athletics – Softball". Latechsports.com. 2011-05-13. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
- "Louisiana Tech Athletics – Softball". Latechsports.com. 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
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