Texas A&M Aggies softball

Texas A&M Aggies
2024 Texas A&M Aggies softball team
Founded1972
UniversityTexas A&M University
Head coachTrisha Ford (2nd season)
ConferenceSEC
LocationCollege Station, TX
Home stadiumDavis Diamond (Capacity: 2,000)
NicknameAggies
ColorsMaroon and white[1]
   
NCAA Tournament champions
1983, 1987
AIAW Tournament champions
1982
NCAA WCWS runner-up
1984, 1986, 2008
NCAA WCWS appearances
1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 2007, 2008, 2017
AIAW WCWS appearances
1979, 1980, 1981, 1982[2]
NCAA Super Regional appearances
2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2024
NCAA Tournament appearances
1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
2008
Regular Season Conference championships
2005, 2008

The Texas A&M Aggies softball team represents Texas A&M University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team belongs to the SEC Conference and plays home games at the Davis Diamond.The Aggies have won two NCAA championships in 1983 and 1987 along with an AIAW national championship in 1982. The Aggies have been NCAA runners-up three times in 1984, 1986, and 2008. Reaching the Women's College World Series eleven times, the Aggies have reached the finals six times in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, and 2008.

Head coaches

The following people have served as head coaches at Texas A&M.[3]

Name Years Record Pct.
Mildred Little* 1973 N/A N/A
Toby Crown* 1974 N/A N/A
Kay Don* 1975–76 15–14 .517
Diane Quitta 1977 31–9 .775
Diane Justice/Don Smith 1978 33–20 .623
Bill Galloway 1979–81 208–48 .813
Bob Brock 1982–1996 688–255 .730
Jo Evans 1997–2022 987–503–2 .662
Trisha Ford 2023–present 79–36 .687

Records are current as of September 13, 2024.

*No Record statistics are available for Texas A&M until the 1975–76 season

Year-by-year results

Season Coach Record Notes
1973 Mildred Little Records Unavailable
1974 Toby Crown
1975 Kay Don
1976 15–14
1977 Diane Quitta 31–9
1978 Diane Justice/Don Smith 33–20
1979 Bill Galloway 58–20 AIAW Women's College World Series
1980 72–16 AIAW Women's College World Series
1981 78–12 AIAW Women's College World Series
1982 Bob Brock 84–9 AIAW Women's College World Series Champions
1983 41–11 Women's College World Series Champions
1984 51–18 Women's College World Series (Runner-up)
1985 45–12 NCAA Regional
1986 41–13 Women's College World Series (Runner-up)
1987 56–8 Women's College World Series Champions
1988 43–21 Women's College World Series
1989 31–27
1990 47–20 NCAA Regional
1991 46–15 NCAA Regional
1992 41–19
1993 38–14
1994 56–20 NCAA Regional
1995 29–27
1996 39–21 NCAA Regional
1997 Jo Evans 37–29
1998 32–25–2
1999 41–22 NCAA Regional
2000 32–23 NCAA Regional
2001 32–19
2002 40–18 NCAA Regional
2003 38–22 NCAA Regional
2004 33–22 NCAA Regional
2005 47–10 Big 12 Champions, NCAA Super Regional
2006 34–19 NCAA Regional
2007 46–14 Women's College World Series
2008 57–10 Big 12 Champions, Big 12 Tournament Champions, Women's College World Series (Runner-up)
2009 33–22 NCAA Regional
2010 44–16 NCAA Regional
2011 44–15 NCAA Super Regional
2012 41–18 NCAA Regional
2013 42–18 NCAA Super Regional
2014 37–22 NCAA Regional
2015 40–20 NCAA Regional
2016 39–20 NCAA Regional
2017 47–13 Women's College World Series
2018 44–18 NCAA Super Regional
2019 28–27 NCAA Regional
2020 17–9 Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 32–23 NCAA Regional
2022 31–28 NCAA Regional
2023 Trisha Ford 35–21 NCAA Regional
2024 44–15 NCAA Super Regional

Notable players

National awards

NFCA Golden Shoe Award[4]
  • Sharonda McDonald - 2005

Conference awards

Big 12 Player of the Year
Big 12 Pitcher of the Year
Big 12 Freshman of the Year
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year
  • Natalie Villarreal (2009, 2011)
Big 12 Coach of the Year

All-Americans

The Texas A&M Softball program has had 27 different players selected to an all-American team for a total of 43 times. A&M has had 1 four time all–American in Lori Stoll, 4 3–time all-Americans (Andaya, Cooper, Gibson, & Dumezich), as well as an additional 5 2–time all-Americans (Carter, Mizera, Scarborough, Vidales, & Lee).[5]

Player Year(s) Team
Lori Stoll 1980–83 1st
Karen Guerrero 1982 1st
Shawn Andaya 1984–85, '87 2nd, 1st
Josie Carter 1984–85 1st
Cindy Cooper 1984–86 2nd, 1st
Gay McNutt 1985 1st
Judy Trussell 1985 1st
Liz Mizera 1987–88 1st
Julie Smith 1987 1st
Missi Young 1991 2nd
Jennifer McFalls 1993 1st
Erin Field 1996 3rd
Kendall Richards 1996 1st
Selena Collins 2002 3rd
Jessica Kapchinski 2004 3rd
Amanda Scarborough 2005, '07 1st
Megan Gibson 2005, '07–08 2nd, 1st
Jamie Hinshaw 2008 3rd
Meagan May 2010 2nd
Mel Dumezich 2011–2013 2nd, 3rd
Cali Lanphear 2013 2nd
Cassie Tysarczyk 2014 3rd
Tori Vidales 2016, '18 3rd, 2nd
Riley Sartain 2017 3rd
Haley Lee 2021–22 3rd, 2nd
Julia Cottrill 2023 3rd
Emiley Kennedy 2024 2nd

Notable Individual School Records

Career Records

  • Most Games Played: Mya Truelove (1994–97) – 254
  • Highest Batting Average (min 250 at–bats): Kendall Richards (1995–96) – 0.422
  • Most Home Runs: Meagan May (2010–13) – 69
  • Most Hits: Jennifer McFalls (1991–94) – 279
  • Most Stolen Bases: Sharonda McDonald (2004–07) – 153
  • Most Pitching Wins: Lori Stoll (1980–83) – 145
  • Most Strikeouts: Lori Stoll (1980–83) – 1,357
  • Lowest ERA: Lori Stoll (1980–83) – 0.34

Single–Season Records

  • Most At-Bats: Josie Carter (1982) – 294
  • Most RBI's: Josie Carter (1982) – 72
  • Most Home Runs: Haley Lee (2021) – 25
  • Most Hits: Josie Carter (1982) – 97
  • Highest Batting Average: Kendall Richards (1996) – .454
  • Most Stolen Bases: Keeli Miligan (2016) – 54
  • Most Pitching Wins: Lori Stoll (1981) – 46
  • Most Strikeouts: Shawn Andaya (1984) – 395
  • Lowest ERA: Shawn Andaya (1985) – 0.26

Coaching Records

  • Most Games Coached: Jo Evans (1997–2022) – 1492
  • Most Games Won: Jo Evans (1997–2022) - 987
  • Highest Winning Percentage: Bill Galloway (1979–81) – .813
  • Most National Championships Won: Bob Brock (1982–96) – 3

See also

References

  1. ^ "Texas A&M University Brand Guide". Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  2. ^ Plummer, William; Floyd, Larry C. (2013). A Series Of Their Own: History Of The Women's College World Series. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States: Turnkey Communications Inc. ISBN 978-0-9893007-0-4.
  3. ^ "Texas A&M Softball History" (PDF). 12thman.com. Texas A&M Athletics. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  4. ^ "NFCA | National Fastpitch Coaches Association".
  5. ^ "Texas A&M Softball Record Book" (PDF). 12thman.com. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
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