Kristin Vesely

Kristin Vesely
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamHouston
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record211–193–1 (.522)
Biographical details
Born (1984-02-07) February 7, 1984 (age 40)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Playing career
2003–2006Oklahoma
2006–2007New England Riptide
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2010Blanchard HS (OK)
2011–2014Houston (asst.)
2015–2016Houston (assoc. HC)
2017–presentHouston
Head coaching record
Overall211–193–1 (.522)

Kristin Marie Vesely is an American, former collegiate All-American, professional softball outfielder and current head coach at Houston.[1][2][3] She played college softball at Oklahoma.[4]

Coaching career

Houston

On June 10, 2016, Kristin Vesely was announced as the new head coach of the Houston softball program.[5] She was promoted to the role of head coach after serving as associate head coach for 2 years.[6] In 2019, Vesely lead the Cougars to the finals of the Austin Regional to play Texas, where they lost both games.[7]

Statistics

Oklahoma Sooners
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2003 59 179 33 46 .257 13 2 1 4 58 .324% 13 26 4 11
2004 68 211 35 65 .308 17 0 4 14 87 .412% 22 24 15 19
2005 67 215 63 97 .451 31 2 2 18 131 .665% 21 13 32 35
2006 62 193 54 85 .440 49 5 3 17 123 .637% 28 14 11 13
TOTALS 256 798 185 293 .367 110 9 10 53 393 .492% 84 77 62 78

Head coaching record

Sources:[8]

College

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Houston Cougars (American Athletic Conference) (2017–2023)
2017 Houston 30–25 12–6 2nd
2018 Houston 37–22 13–8 2nd NCAA Regional
2019 Houston 39–19 12–8 3rd NCAA Regional
2020 Houston 16–7 — — Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Houston 17–33 8–16 4th
2022 Houston 27–27–1 8–9–1 4th
2023 Houston 20–30 7–10 5th
Houston Cougars (Big 12 Conference) (2024–present)
2024 Houston 25–30 4–23 10th
Houston: 211–193–1 (.522) 64–80–1 (.445)
Total: 211–193–1 (.522)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ "Kristin Vesely". UHCougars.com. University of Houston Athletics. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "2005 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "2006 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "Oklahoma Softball 2019 Media Guide". Soonersports.com. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "Kristin Vesely Named Houston Softball Head Coach". UHCougars.com. University of Houston Athletics. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  6. ^ "UH promotes Kristin Vesely to head softball coach". Chron.com. Hearst Newspaper. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  7. ^ "No. 9 Softball beats Houston twice to win NCAA Austin Regional". TexasSports.com. University of Texas Athletics. May 19, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  8. ^ "Houston Softball Record Book" (PDF). UHCougars.com. University of Houston Athletics. p. 18. Retrieved May 24, 2019.


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