Marshall Thundering Herd softball

Marshall Thundering Herd
2023 Marshall Thundering Herd softball team
Founded1994
UniversityMarshall University
Head coachMorgan Zerkle (1st season)
ConferenceSun Belt
LocationHuntington, WV
Home stadiumDot Hicks Field (Capacity: 325)
NicknameThundering Herd
ColorsKelly green and white[1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
2013, 2017
Conference Tournament championships
1995, 2013
Regular Season Conference championships
2003, 2005, 2017

The Marshall Thundering Herd softball team represents Marshall University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Sun Belt Conference. They are currently coached by head coach Morgan Zerkle. They play their home games at Dot Hicks Field. The Thundering Herd have made two NCAA Tournament appearances, most recently in 2017.

Dot Hicks Field, home of Marshall Softball.

NCAA Regional appearances

NCAA Regional Results
2013 Lexington, KY Regional

Lost to Kentucky, 1–2
Defeated Notre Dame, 3–1
Lost to Virginia Tech, 2–3
First time in NCAA Tournament

2017 Lexington, KY Regional

Lost to Illinois, 2–3
Defeated DePaul, 2–1
Lost to Illinois, 2–10

Year-by-year results

Season Conference Coach Overall Conference Notes
Games Win Loss Tie Games Win Loss Tie
1994 SoCon Louie Berndt 38 17 21 0 6 1 5 0
1995 SoCon Louie Berndt 57 28 29 0 12 4 8 0 SoCon Tournament champions
1996 SoCon Louie Berndt 62 38 24 0 15 4 11 0
1997 SoCon Louie Berndt 61 36 25 0 15 8 7 0
1998 MAC Louie Berndt 55 16 39 0 28 5 23 0
1999 MAC Louie Berndt 52 24 28 0 25 8 17 0
2000 MAC Shonda Stanton 52 25 27 0 24 15 9 0
2001 MAC Shonda Stanton 58 35 23 0 24 15 9 0
2002 MAC Shonda Stanton 46 18 28 0 24 11 13 0
2003 MAC Shonda Stanton 58 41 17 0 24 20 4 0 MAC champions
2004 MAC Shonda Stanton 58 31 27 0 24 12 12 0
2005 MAC Shonda Stanton 58 38 20 0 24 20 4 0 MAC champions
2006 C-USA Shonda Stanton 56 33 23 0 24 15 9 0
2007 C-USA Shonda Stanton 58 32 26 0 24 11 13 0
2008 C-USA Shonda Stanton 55 26 29 0 22 11 11 0
2009 C-USA Shonda Stanton 51 31 20 0 21 11 10 0
2010 C-USA Shonda Stanton 55 24 30 1 24 3 20 1
2011 C-USA Shonda Stanton 53 19 33 1 23 5 17 1
2012 C-USA Shonda Stanton 57 36 21 0 24 15 9 0
2013 C-USA Shonda Stanton 58 36 22 0 23 13 10 0 C-USA Tournament champions
2014 C-USA Shonda Stanton 59 28 31 0 24 13 11 0
2015 C-USA Shonda Stanton 50 35 15 0 22 14 8 0
2016 C-USA Shonda Stanton 56 30 26 0 24 13 11 0
2017 C-USA Shonda Stanton 54 42 12 0 24 20 4 0 C-USA champions
2018 C-USA Jennifer Steele 55 25 29 1 23 13 9 1
2019 C-USA Megan Smith 64 42 22 0 24 17 7 0
2020 C-USA Megan Smith 25 18 7 0 0 0 0 0 Season canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic
2021 C-USA Megan Smith 33 20 13 0 16 8 8 0
2022 C-USA Megan Smith 53 35 18 0 24 15 9 0
2023 Sun Belt Megan Smith 55 45 10 0 22 17 5 0

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National Awards

  • All-Americans[3]
Autumn Owen, C - 2023 NFCA/Louisville Slugger All-American Third Team
Mya Stevenson, OF - 2022 NFCA/Louisville Slugger All-American Third Team
Morgan Zerkle, SS - 2017 NFCA/Louisville Slugger All-American Second Team
Jordan Dixon, P - 2017 NFCA/Louisville Slugger All-American Third Team
Rachel Folden, C - 2006, 2007 NFCA/Louisville Slugger All-American Second Team; 2005, 2008 NFCA/Louisville Slugger All-American Third Team
Morgan Zerkle – 2015
Elicia D'Orazio – 2017

Former players

Marshall Thundering Herd Softball Alumni

Main article: List of Marshall University people


References

  1. ^ Marshall University Brand Guidelines (PDF). Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "2019 Marshall Softball Record Book" (PDF). Marshall University. p. 60. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "2020 Softball Record book (PDF) - Marshall University Athletics" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "New Balance / NFCA Golden Shoe Award Winners". nfca.org. Retrieved May 23, 2021.


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