List of college softball coaches with 1,000 wins

This is a list of college softball coaches with 1,000 wins as a collegiate head coach.[1][2] This list includes games won at the NCAA levels. It does not include games won at the junior college level. Coaches with 1,000 wins at the NCAA Division I level are designated with peach shading.

All-time leaders

At the end of the 2019 season, Carol Hutchins of Michigan remained the all-time NCAA wins leader with 1,616 wins.

Mike Candrea has the most NCAA Division I national championships with eight (1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006, and 2007). His .794 winning percentage is also the highest among active Division I coaches.

Melinda Fischer of Illinois State holds the record for most losses as a head softball coach with 818.

College softball coaches with 1,000 wins

Key

*	Active coach in 2019
†	Inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame
	1,000 wins with a NCAA Division I program (or historic equivalent)[n 1]

Coaches

Unless otherwise noted, statistics are correct thru February 1, 2020[3].

Rank	Name	Years	Wins	Losses	Ties	Pct	Teams
1 *	Carol Hutchins †	36	1616	517	5	.757	Ferris State (1982), Michigan (1985–present)
2 *	Mike Candrea †	32	1611	418	2	.794	Arizona (1986–present)
3	Margie Wright †	33	1457	542	3	.729	Illinois State (1980–1985), Fresno State (1986–2012)
4 *	Ralph Weekly †	32	1394	457	2	.753	Pacific Lutheran (1986–1994), Chattanooga (1995–1998, 2001), Tennessee (2002–present)
5 *	Diane Ninemire †	32	1345	678	0	.665	California (1988–present)
6	Eugene Lenti †	36	1300	656	6	.664	DePaul (1980–1987, 1990–2018)
7 *	Gary Bryce †	38	1307	767	8	.630	Wayne State (1982–present)
8 *	Donna Papa †	36	1295	724	5	.641	Susquehanna (1984–1985), North Carolina (1986–present)
9	Yvette Girouard †	31	1285	421	1	.753	Louisiana–Lafayette (1981–2000), LSU (2001–2011)
10 *	Margo F. Jonker †	40	1268	808	7	.610	Central Michigan (1980–present)
11*	Patty Gasso †	25	1260	333	2	.791	Oklahoma (1995–present)
12	Gayle Blevins †	31	1245	588	5	.679	Indiana (1980–1987), Iowa (1988–2010)
13 *	Chris Bellotto †	35	1242	548	1	.694	Florida Southern (1985–present)
14 *	Lori Meyer	35	1229	687	3	.641	Minnesota State–Mankato (1985–present)
15 *	Jo Evans	34	1220	652	2	.652	Colorado State (1986–1989), Utah (1990–1996), Texas A&M (1997–present)
16	Jan Hutchinson †	33	1215	288	2	.808	Bloomsburg (1978–2010)
17	JoAnne Graf †	25	1186	425	6	.735	Florida State (1984–2008)
18	Elaine Sortino †	34	1185	508	6	.699	UMass (1980–2013)
19	Vickee Kazee-Hollifield	33	1167	423	1	.734	Carson–Newman (1986–2018)
20 *	George Wares †	35	1152	394	3	.745	Central (IA) (1985–present)
21	Frank Cheek †	25	1147	363	2	.759	Humboldt State (1989–2013)
22	Kathy Welter	33	1129	573	7	.663	Oklahoma Baptist (1980–1982), Texas Tech (1983–1985), Cal State Bakersfield (1986–2011)
23	Bob Brock	34	1126	776	1	.592	Baylor (1980–1981), Texas A&M (1982–1996), Sam Houston State (2002–2018)
24 *	Karen Weekly	23	1116	373	2	.749	Chattanooga (1997–2001), Tennessee (2002–present)
25 *	Patrick Murphy †	22	1111	323	0	.775	Northwest Missouri State (1994–95); Alabama (1998–present)
26 *	Lu Harris-Champer	23	1111	404	1	.733	Nicholls State (1995–1997); Southern Miss (1998–2000); Georgia (2000–present)
27 *	Les Stuedeman †	24	1094	363	1	.751	Alabama-Huntsville (1996–present)
28 *	Melinda Fischer †	36	1092	818	4	.572	Eastern Illinois (1978–1979), Illinois State (1986–present)
29 *	Bob Coolen	31	1078	707	1	.604	Bentley (1985–1989), Hawaii (1992–present)
30	Joyce Compton †	28	1066	563	3	.654	Missouri 1983–1986; South Carolina (1987–2010)
31 *	Steve Warner	27	1063	389	1	.732	West Virginia Wesleyan (1993-present)
32	Sandy Montgomery	29	1051	540	2	.660	SIU Edwardsville (1989–2018)
33	George DiMatteo	31	1032	539	6	.656	Lewis (1984–2014)
34 *	Jay Miller †	30	1024	695	0	.596	Purdue (1980–1981), Oklahoma City (1985–1987), Missouri (1988–2002), Mississippi State (2003–2011)
35	Sandy Jerstad †	27	1011	359	2	.738	Augustana (SD) (1977–2003)
36	Tami Cyr	26	1003	504	1	.665	Centenary (LA) (1987–1991), West Florida (1992–2014)

See also

• National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame
• NCAA Division I Softball Championship

Notes

1. The list includes coaches with 1,000 wins regardless of division. Coaches with 1,000 wins at an NCAA Division I school (or historic equivalents) are designated with the referenced peach shading. The referenced shading has also been used for coaches with historic programs that were among the elite programs of their era.

References

1. "NCAA Softball Coaching Records" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
2. "NCAA Career Statistics Database". NCAA. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
3. "Winningest Coaches All-Time by Victories" (PDF).