Cathy Compton

Cathy Compton
Current position
TitleHead coach
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1987–1990Eureka College
1991–1995Nicholls State
1997–1998LSU
Head coaching record
Overall412–143–4 (.741)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As head coach:

Cathy Compton is the former head softball coach at LSU, Nicholls State and Eureka College.[1][2] She had an overall record of 412–143–4 (.741).[3]

Born in Binghamton, New York, Compton graduated from the State University of New York at Cortland, where she lettered in basketball and softball.[4]

Coaching career

LSU

Compton led the LSU Tigers softball team from 1997 to 1998 after the program was revived after 16 years.[5][6] Compton posted a 100–26 (.797) overall record at LSU, including a 41–12 (.774) record in SEC play. She won two SEC Western Division championships and advanced to the NCAA Regional in 1998.

Nicholls State

Compton was also head coach of the Nicholls State Colonels softball team from 1991 to 1995.[2][7] She had an overall record of 200–80–4 (.711).

Eureka College

Compton's first head coaching job was at Eureka College from 1987 to 1990.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Softball produces strong history in short time". The Daily Reveille. 23 April 2010. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  2. ^ a b "Nicholls State University Athletics Hall of Fame". geauxcolonels.com. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  3. ^ a b "All-Divisions Coaching Records" (PDF). ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1997-10-25. Retrieved 2018-11-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Call Girouard the grandmother of La. softball". thetowntalk.com. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  6. ^ "Transactions College". The New York Times. 13 May 1998. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  7. ^ "Perry at home on diamond". news-gazette.com. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 2018-09-16.


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