South Florida Bulls softball
The South Florida Bulls softball team represents University of South Florida in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the American Athletic Conference. The Bulls are currently led by head coach Ken Eriksen. The team plays its home games at USF Softball Stadium located on the university's campus.[2]
| South Florida Bulls softball | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 1973 |
| University | University of South Florida |
| Athletic director | Michael Kelly |
| All-time Record | 1677-866-1 (.659) |
| Head coach | Ken Eriksen (23rd season) |
| Conference | AAC |
| Location | Tampa, FL |
| Home stadium | USF Softball Stadium (Capacity: 1600) |
| Nickname | Bulls |
| Colors | Green and Gold[1] |
| ASA national champions | |
| 1983, 1984 | |
| NCAA WCWS appearances | |
| 2012 | |
| AIAW WCWS appearances | |
| 1976, 1981 | |
| NCAA Super Regional appearances | |
| 2006, 2012 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019 | |
| Conference Tournament championships | |
| 2013 | |
| Conference championships | |
| 1997, 1998, 2008, 2016, 2018, 2019 | |
USF's softball team has won two national championships, both coming before softball was an NCAA sanctioned sport. They won in the American Softball Association in 1983 and 1984.[3]
History
Pre-NCAA
Before softball officially became an NCAA sport in 1985, the Bulls (known as the Lady Brahmans until 1987) played in the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women and the American Softball Association. Unfortunately, not many records exist from this era of USF softball, and 1985 is recognized by the school as the first official season of the team as that is the year they joined the NCAA. However, it is known that the team's actual first season of play was in 1973 and that the team went to the AIAW Quarterfinals in 1976 and 1981.[4] After the AIAW disbanded in 1982, the American Softball Association (now USA Softball) took over as the top collegiate governing body for the sport. The Lady Brahmans won the national championship in both years of the ASA before joining the NCAA in 1985, making them the first team in USF history to win a national championship.[5]
Coaching history
| Years | Name | Record | Win Percentage |
| 1973–1996 | Hildred Deese | 686-355 | .659 |
| 1997–2019 | Ken Eriksen | 975–502–1 | .660 |
| 2020 | Jessica Moore (interim) | 16-9 | .640 |
Season by season results
| Year | Conference | Games Played | Record | Win Percentage | Conference Record | Coach | Postseason |
| 1973 | Independent (AIAW) | 13 | 10-3 | .769 | N/A | Hildred Deese | |
| 1974 | 18 | 13-5 | .722 | ||||
| 1975 | 11 | 6-5 | .545 | ||||
| 1976 | 39 | 30-9 | .769 | AIAW Quarterfinal | |||
| 1977 | 21 | 10-11 | .476 | ||||
| 1978 | 31 | 18-13 | .581 | ||||
| 1979 | 42 | 32-10 | .762 | ||||
| 1980 | 37 | 21-16 | .568 | ||||
| 1981 | 60 | 37-23 | .617 | AIAW Quarterfinal | |||
| 1982 | 56 | 40-16 | .714 | ||||
| 1983 | Independent (ASA) | 67 | 52-15 | .776 | ASA National Champions | ||
| 1984 | 38 | 31-7 | .816 | ASA National Champions | |||
| 1985 | Independent (NCAA) | 59 | 43-16 | .729 | |||
| 1986 | 50 | 39-11 | .780 | ||||
| 1987 | 51 | 32-19 | .627 | ||||
| 1988 | 52 | 26-26 | .500 | ||||
| 1989 | 48 | 22-26 | .458 | ||||
| 1990 | 45 | 27-18 | .600 | ||||
| 1991 | 53 | 35-18 | .660 | ||||
| 1992 | 51 | 34-17 | .667 | ||||
| 1993 | 46 | 28-18 | .609 | ||||
| 1994 | 51 | 30-21 | .588 | ||||
| 1995 | Conference USA | 49 | 29-20 | .592 | 9-3 | ||
| 1996 | 53 | 41-12 | .774 | 10-2 | NCAA Regional | ||
| 1997 | 63 | 50-13 | .794 | 12-0 | Ken Eriksen | NCAA Regional | |
| 1998 | 71 | 57-14 | .803 | 11-1 | NCAA Regional | ||
| 1999 | 70 | 44-26 | .629 | 6-6 | |||
| 2000 | 73 | 41-33 | .562 | 13-9 | |||
| 2001 | 77 | 43-34 | .558 | 14-11 | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2002 | 58 | 24-33-1 | .414 | 9-13 | |||
| 2003 | 73 | 54-19 | .740 | 19-8 | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2004 | 74 | 60-14 | .811 | 18-5 | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2005 | 71 | 42-29 | .592 | 17-11 | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2006 | Big East | 75 | 50-25 | .667 | 17-3 | NCAA Super Regional | |
| 2007 | 66 | 44-22 | .667 | 15-5 | |||
| 2008 | 64 | 44-20 | .688 | 16-4 | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2009 | 56 | 34-22 | .607 | 12-10 | |||
| 2010 | 53 | 24-29 | .453 | 9-13 | |||
| 2011 | 54 | 33-21 | .611 | 13-5 | |||
| 2012 | 64 | 50-14 | .781 | 17-5 | Women's College World Series | ||
| 2013 | 61 | 45-16 | .738 | 18-3 | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2014 | American Athletic Conference | 60 | 43-17 | .717 | 13-5 | NCAA Regional | |
| 2015 | 56 | 36-20 | .643 | 6-10 | |||
| 2016 | 61 | 45-16 | .738 | 15-3 | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2017 | 56 | 32-24 | .571 | 9-8 | |||
| 2018 | 62 | 39-23 | .629 | 14-7 | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2019 | 60 | 41-19 | .683 | 17-4 | NCAA Regional | ||
| 2020 | 27 | 16-9 | .640 | 0-0 | Jessica Moore (interim)[lower-alpha 1] | Season cut short due to COVID-19 Pandemic | |
| Total | 2544 | 1677-866-1 | .659 | 329-154 | 19 Appearances | ||
| Bold indicates tournament won Italics indicate Conference Championship | |||||||
- Ken Eriksen on leave with Team USA
Championships
National Championships
| Season | League | Record | Head Coach |
| 1983 | American Softball Association | 52-15 | Hildred Deese |
| 1984 | American Softball Association | 31-7 | Hildred Deese |
Conference Championships
| Season | Conference | Record | Head Coach |
| 1997 | Conference USA | 12–0 | Ken Eriksen |
| 1998 | Conference USA | 11–1 | Ken Eriksen |
| 2008 | Big East Conference | 16–4 | Ken Eriksen |
| 2016 | American Athletic Conference | 15–3 | Ken Eriksen |
| 2018 | American Athletic Conference | 14–7 | Ken Eriksen |
| 2019 | American Athletic Conference | 17–4 | Ken Eriksen |
Conference Tournament Championships
| Season | Conference | Location | Head Coach |
| 2013 | Big East Conference | Tampa, FL | Ken Eriksen |
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Years with team | |
| Ken Eriksen | Head coach (on leave) | 23 | |
| Jessica Moore | Head Coach (interim) | 5 | |
| Tommy Santiago | Assistant Coach | 1 | |
| Morgan Gross | Assistant Coach | 1 | |
| Kristen Wyckoff | Volunteer Assistant Coach | 1 | |
| Morgan Gross | Graduate Assistant | 1 | |
| Michele Latimer | Senior Athletic Trainer | 14 | |
| Reference:[10] | |||
Perfect Games and No Hitters
Perfect Games
USF pitchers have thrown three perfect games in school history:[11]
- Leigh Ann Ellis, March 11, 2003 vs. Canisus
- Sara Nevins, March 11, 2012 vs. Toledo
- Sara Nevins, May 4, 2014 vs. Temple
No Hitters
Bulls pitchers have also thrown 21 no hitters (not including no hitters that were also perfect games):
- Lori Romero, 1985
- Lori Romero, 1986
- Monica Triner, 1996 vs. Bradley
- Monica Triner, 1996 vs. Penn State
- Jessi Kowal, 2000 vs. St. Louis
- Leigh Ann Ellis, 2003 vs. Ball State
- Danielle Urbanik, 2004 vs. UAB
- Kristen Gordon/Bree Spence, 2007 vs. ETSU
- Cristi Ecks, Capri Catalano & Courtney Mosch, 2009 vs. Hofstra
- Sara Nevins, 2012 vs. Central Connecticut
- Sara Nevins, 2012 vs. Pittsburgh
- Lindsey Richardson, 2013 vs. Maine
- Sara Nevins, 2013 vs. Pittsburgh
- Lindsey Richardson, 2013 vs. Providence
- Lindsey Richardson, 2013 vs. Marshall
- Sara Nevins/Erica Nuun, 2014 vs Illinois State
- Sara Nevins, 2014 vs. UMass
- Sara Nevins, 2014 vs. UConn
- Sara Nevins, 2014 vs. UCF
- Erica Nuun, 2015 vs. Illinois State
- Georgina Corrick, 2018 vs. UNF
Awards and Honors
First team
- Leslie Kanter, 1986
- Dawn Melfi, 1992
Second team
- Lisa Wunar, 1987
- Monica Triner, 1998
- Monica Triner, 1999
- Holly Groves, 2004
- Sara Nevins, 2012
- Erica Nuun, 2016
- Georgina Corrick, 2019
Third team
- Leigh Ann Ellis, 2004
- Tiffany Stewart, 2005
- Sara Nevins, 2013
- Sara Nevins, 2014
Conference USA Pitcher of the Year
- Leigh Ann Ellis, 2004
Conference USA Freshman of the Year
- Bree Spence, 2005
Big East Pitcher of the Year
- Sara Nevins, 2013
Big East Freshman of the Year
- Cristi Ecks, 2006
- Capri Catalano, 2008
AAC Player of the Year
- Juli Weber, 2016
AAC Pitcher of the Year
- Sara Nevins, 2014
- Erica Nunn, 2016
- Georgina Corrick, 2018, 2019
AAC Freshman of the Year
- Juli Weber, 2014
- Georgina Corrick, 2018
AAC Defensive Player of the Year
- Macy Cook, 2019
National Team members
Monica Triner, 2000- Leigh Ann Ellis, 2005–06
- Kourtney Salvarola, 2011–13
- Lee Ann Spivey, 2013
- Erica Nuun, 2013
- Sara Nevins, 2013–15
- Astin Donovan, 2015–16
Lauren Evans, 2017–present- Georgina Corrick, 2017–present
USF Athletic Hall of Fame
- Monica Triner, 1996-99 (inducted 2011)
- Sara Nevins, 2011-14 (inducted 2019)
References
- USF Color Palettes | University Communications. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- "USF SOFTBALL STADIUM". GoUSFBulls.com. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- Greenberg, Mark (2006-01-01). "University of South Florida: The First Fifty Years, 1956-2006". Western Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications.
- "University of South Florida yearbook. (1982)". digital.lib.usf.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- "USF 50th Anniversary - College of Education "Remember When"". fcit.usf.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- "University of South Florida yearbook. (1982)". digital.lib.usf.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- "University of South Florida yearbook. (1983)". digital.lib.usf.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- "University of South Florida yearbook. (1984)". digital.lib.usf.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- "2020 Softball Media Guide (PDF)" (PDF). USF Athletics. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
- "South Florida Softball Coaches". GoUSFBulls.com. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- "2020 Softball Media Guide (PDF)" (PDF). USF Athletics. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
- "Conference USA Softball Record Book" (PDF). ConferenceUSA.com. Conference USA. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- "Big East Softball Record Book" (PDF). BigEast.com. THE BIG EAST CONFERENCE. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
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