Northwestern State Lady Demons softball

The Northwestern State Lady Demons softball team represents Northwestern State University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Southland Conference. The Lady Demons are currently led by head coach Donald Pickett. The team plays its home games at Lady Demon Diamond located on the university's campus.[3]

Northwestern State Lady Demons
UniversityNorthwestern State University
Head coachDonald Pickett (7th season)
ConferenceSouthland
LocationNatchitoches, LA
Home stadiumLady Demon Diamond (Capacity: 1,000[1])
NicknameLady Demons
ColorsPurple, White, and Orange trim[2]
              
NCAA Tournament appearances
1998, 2000, 2002, 2013, 2014
Conference Tournament championships
Southland: 1998, 2000, 2002, 2013, 2014
Conference championships
Southland: 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2015
For all Northwestern State University sports, see Northwestern State Demons and Lady Demons.

In 2013, the Lady Demons' home field, Lady Demon Diamond, received a $466,000 renovation including a partially covered grandstand with chairback seating, a new press box, and concession stand.[4][5]

History

Softball began at Northwestern State in 1979. The Lady Demons have competed in every season since that time. The program has won four Southland Conference regular season titles (1991, 1998, 1999, 2000), five Southland Conference tournament titles (1998, 2000, 2002, 2013, 2014). As conference tournament champions, the Lady Demons won the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Softball Championship tournament. As of the start of the 2015 season the Lady Demons have an all-time record of 924–912–3 and a Southland Conference record of 344–335.[6]

The Lady Demons tie for second most regular season conference championships. The team has also performed well in the Southland conference tournament. At five, the Lady Demons are second in the number of conference tournament championships. In addition to winning five tournament titles, the team has the best tournament winning percentage (.651) with an overall record of 43–23 and has the second most conference tournament appearances of current conference membership at 16. Five Lady Demons have been named the conference tournament Most Valuable Player. Twenty-nine Lady Demons have been named to the conference All Tournament team with ten of those players named to the team multiple times.[7]

Year-by-year results

Sources:[8][9][7]

Season Conference Coach Overall Conference Notes
Games Win Loss Tie Games Win Loss Tie
Independent
1979 Independent Pam Carey 24 10 14 0 0 0 0 0
1980 Independent Debra Pheil 26 11 15 0 0 0 0 0
1981 Independent James Smith 24 14 10 0 0 0 7 0
1982 Independent James Smith 27 17 10 0 0 0 0 0
1983 Independent James Smith 29 19 10 0 0 0 0 0
1984 Independent James Smith 35 12 23 0 0 0 0 0
Gulf States Conference
1985 Gulf States Conference Linda Jones 47 20 26 1 16 4 12 0
1986 Gulf States Conference Linda Jones 43 23 20 0 20 10 10 0
1987 Gulf States Conference Rickey McCalister 42 22 20 0 20 11 9 0
Southland Conference
1988 Southland Rickey McCalister 49 25 24 0 13 6 7 0
1989 Southland Rickey McCalister 61 32 29 0 12 5 7 0
1990 Southland Rickey McCalister 61 43 17 0 12 8 4 0
1991 Southland Rickey McCalister 63 44 18 1 23 18 5 0 Conference Champions
1992 Southland Rickey McCalister 59 37 21 1 27 16 11 0
1993 Southland Rickey McCalister 53 25 28 0 26 7 19 0
1994 Southland Rickey McCalister 59 17 42 0 32 9 23 0
1995 Southland Gay McNutt 70 45 25 0 27 22 5 0
1996 Southland Gay McNutt 51 10 41 0 24 7 17 0
1997 Southland Gay McNutt 55 26 29 0 22 12 10 0
1998 Southland Gay McNutt 58 40 18 0 26 23 3 0 SLC regular season champions
SLC tournament champs
NCAA tournament – 1st round
1999 Southland Gay McNutt 57 31 26 0 26 19 7 0 SLC regular season champions
2000 Southland Gay McNutt 60 41 19 0 26 22 4 0 SLC regular season champs
SLC tournament champs
NCAA tournament – 1st round
2001 Southland Ty Singleton 50 30 20 0 26 15 11 0
2002[10] Southland Ty Singleton 70 45 25 0 27 22 5 0 SLC tournament champs
NCAA tournament – 1st round
2003[11] Southland Eileen Schmidt 60 27 33 0 27 14 13 0
2004[12] Southland Eileen Schmidt 63 35 28 0 26 14 12 0
2005[13] Southland Mike Perniciaro 63 35 28 0 27 15 12 0
2006[14] Southland Becky McMurty 60 28 32 0 25 12 13 0
2007[15] Southland Becky McMurty 58 29 29 0 30 17 13 0
2008[16] Southland Becky McMurty 55 10 45 0 29 5 24 0
2009[17] Southland Donald Pickett 50 5 45 0 29 3 26 0
2010[18] Southland Donald Pickett 54 27 27 0 30 13 17 0
2011[19] Southland Donald Pickett 57 32 25 0 32 15 17 0
2012[20] Southland Donald Pickett 50 19 31 0 21 7 14 0
2013[21] Southland Donald Pickett 55 40 15 0 25 18 7 0 SLC tournament champs
NCAA tournament – 1st round
2014[22] Southland Donald Pickett 50 30 20 0 25 15 10 0 SLC tournament champs
NCAA tournament – 1st round
2015[23] Southland Donald Pickett 54 36 18 0 25 22 3 0 SLC regular season champs
SLC tournament finalist

Post Season Play

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Lady Demons have appeared in five NCAA Division I Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–10.

YearRoundOpponentResult/Score
NCAA Division I Tournament Results
1998First Game
Second Game		Washington
Long Beach State		L 0–2
L 1–9
2000LSU
Oregon		L 1–7
L 1–4
2002LSU
Mississippi State		L 2–3 (10)
L 6–9
2013Louisiana–Lafayette
Central Connecticut State		L 0–3
L 1–9
2014Baylor Lady Bears softball
Houston Cougars softball		L 1–6
L 6–7

Source:[7]

Honors and awards

Southland Conference

Sources: [7] Player of the Year

  • Rhonda Rube, 1989, 91,
  • Annie Johnston, 2002

Hitter of the Year

  • Brandy Kenney, 1998 (Shared)
  • Annie Johnston, 2002

Pitcher of the Year

  • Cindy Leggett, 1999

Newcomer of the Year

  • Rhonda Rube, 1989
  • Nancy Percle, 1990
  • Annie Johnston, 2001

Freshman of the Year

  • Jessica Holaway, 2000

Coach of the Year

  • Rickey McCalister, 1989, 90, 91
  • Gay McNutt, 1998, 99, 00

All-Conference 1st Team

  • Misty Carraway, 1997
  • Ginger Craig, 1988
  • Lindsey Danzy, 2003, 04
  • Amy Grisham, 1991, 92
  • Annie Johnston, 2001, 02
  • Shante Jones, 1998
  • Brandy Kenney, 1998, 99
  • Anne LaHaye, 1990
  • Cindy Leggett, 1999
  • Erin Mancuso, 2001
  • Nicole Martin, 2003, 05
  • Crista Miller, 2002
  • Sarina Noack, 2006
  • Sonja Olsen, 1988, 89, 90, 91
  • Jennifer Owens, 1998
  • Erin Palomarez, 2001
  • Missy Pereira, 1990
  • Claudia Percle, 1990
  • Nancy Percle, 1990
  • Brianna Rodriguez, 2013
  • Rhonda Rube, 1989, 90, 91
  • Rustie Stevens, 1992
  • Shannon Straty, 1999
  • Linette Stuart, 1999
  • Brittany Virgoe, 2014
  • Amber Welker, 2000

See also

References
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  2. 2017 Northwestern State Demons Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Retrieved April 23, 2017.
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