Jamie Pinkerton

Jamie Pinkerton
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamIowa State
ConferenceBig 12
Record158–151 (.511)
Biographical details
Born (1964-05-25) May 25, 1964 (age 60)
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Alma materTulsa
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–1997Tulsa (asst.)
1998Louisiana-Monroe (asst.)
1999–2000Virginia (asst.)
2001–2004Tulsa
2005–2009Arkansas
2010–2013Iowa State (asst.)
2014–2017Montana
2018–PresentIowa State
Head coaching record
Overall508–520 (.494)
TournamentsNCAA: 3–8 (.273)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Big Sky Tournament Champions (2017)
Awards
2× WAC Coach of the Year (2002, 2004)
2× Big Sky Coach of the Year (2016, 2017)

Jamie Pinkerton is an American softball coach who is the current head coach at Iowa State.[1]

Coaching career

Tulsa

Arkansas

Montana

Iowa State

On August 2, 2017, Jamie Pinkerton was announced as the new head coach of the Iowa State softball program,[2][3] replacing Jamie Trachsel who left for Minnesota.[4]

On July 30, 2021 Iowa State and softball coach Jamie Pinkerton agreed to a contract extension through June 30, 2025.

Pinkerton completed his fourth season at the helm of the Cyclones in 2021, leading Iowa State to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1988. After a 34–23 season in 2021, Pinkerton has a record of 105–94 at Iowa State, including a Covid-19 shortened season in 2020. The Cyclones won a pair of games at the 2021 NCAA Regional, advancing to the regional championship for the first time in program history.

Iowa State also earned its first-ever ranking in the NFCA Top-25 Coaches poll on Feb. 23, 2021, debuting at No. 25 in the country. ISU's unprecedented success has been sparked by Pinkerton engineering the greatest offense ever seen in Ames. For the third time in his four seasons at Iowa State, the Cyclones set a new school record for home runs – hitting 64 in just 57 games.

[5]

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (Western Athletic Conference) (2001–2004)
2001 Tulsa 13–42 3–13 6th
2002 Tulsa 48–16 15–9 2nd
2003 Tulsa 34–29 8–12 4th
2004 Tulsa 45–18 16–5 2nd
Tulsa: 140–105 (.571) 42–39 (.519)
Arkansas Razorbacks (Southeastern Conference) (2005–2009)
2005 Arkansas 19–43 4–25 6th (West)
2006 Arkansas 26–35 10–19 4th (West)
2007 Arkansas 21–43 6–22 6th (West)
2008 Arkansas 37–29 8–20 6th (West) NCAA Regional
2009 Arkansas 27–29 10–16 3rd (West) NCAA Regional
Arkansas: 130–179 (.421) 38–102 (.271)
Montana Griz (Big Sky Conference) (2015–2017)
2015 Montana 16–34 8–13 6th
2016 Montana 29–27 14–7 3rd
2017 Montana 35–24 15–6 2nd NCAA Regional
Montana: 80–85 (.485) 37–26 (.587)
Iowa State Cyclones (Big 12 Conference) (2018–Present)
2018 Iowa State 23–33 4–14 6th
2019 Iowa State 37–25 7–11 5th NISC Championship Runners-up
2020 Iowa State 11–13 0–0 Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Iowa State 34–23 6–12 5th NCAA Regional
2022 Iowa State 28–27 6–12 4th
2023 Iowa State 25–30 6–12 5th
Iowa State: 158–151 (.511) 29–61 (.322)
Total: 508–520 (.494)

      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. ^ "Jamie Pinkerton". Cyclones.com. Iowa State Cyclones. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "Pinkerton returns to Iowa State to run softball program". DesMoinesRegister.com. USA Today Network. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "Softball: Pinkerton returns to ISU to be head softball coach". AmesTrib.com. GateHouse Media LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  4. ^ "Gophers hire Jamie Trachsel to replace Jessica Allister as softball coach". TwinCities.com. MediaNews Group, Inc. July 24, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  5. ^ "Pinkerton Awarded Contract Extension Through 2025".


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