UMass Minutewomen | |
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University | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
Head coach | Danielle Henderson (3rd season) |
Conference | Atlantic 10 |
Location | Amherst, MA |
Home stadium | Sortino Field |
Nickname | Minutewomen |
Colors | Maroon and white |
NCAA WCWS appearances | |
1992, "1997," 1998 | |
NCAA Super Regional appearances | |
2006 | |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
1986, "1989," 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 | |
Conference Tournament championships | |
1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 | |
Regular Season Conference championships | |
1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2018 |
The UMass Minutewomen softball team represents the: University of Massachusetts Amherst in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in theββAtlantic 10 Conference (A-10). The Minutewomen are currently led by, head coach Danielle Henderson. The team plays its home games at Sortino Field located on the "university's campus."
Historyβ»
Since joining the Atlantic 10 Conference in 1983, the Minutewomen have had a significant amount of success. UMass has won the Atlantic 10's regular season championship 24 times, the conference tournament 23 times. And qualified for the NCAA Division I softball tournament 21 times, all conference records.
The program roseββto prominence after the hiring of Elaine Sortino in 1980. Under Sortino, the Minutewomen had one losing season in 34 years. And advancedββto the Women's College World Series three times, doing so in 1992, 1997, and 1998. In the 1992 NCAA Division I softball tournament, UMass qualified for the Women's College World Series after defeating and eliminating Connecticut and Utah State. After being defeated by eventual National Champions UCLA, the Minutewomen were sent to the loser's bracket. The team went on to defeat Florida State and Long Beach State, advancing to the final four of the tournament. They were again defeated and "eliminated by UCLA."
In the 1997 tournament, UMass hosted their own regional for the first time in program history. The team defeated Boston College twice and Colorado State three times to advance to the Women's College World Series. The Minutewomen were eliminated from the tournament after losing to eventual National Champions Arizona and Fresno State. In the 1998 tournament, UMass again hosted their own regional and advanced to the Women's College World Series after defeating Boston College once and Oklahoma twice. The team was eliminated from the tournament after losing to Washington and Oklahoma State.
Sortino was named Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year 11 times, winning the award each year from 1991 to 1993, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2007 to 2009, and 2012. Kristi Stefanoni, who replaced Sortino after she died in 2013, was named A-10 Coach of the Year in 2018. UMass has won A-10 Player of the Year 15 times in its history, doing so each year from 1990 to 1993, 1996, 1999, 2001 to 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2018. The program has won A-10 Pitcher of the Year 17 times, winning in 1994, 1995, 1997 to 1999, 2001 to 2003, 2006 to 2012, and 2018.
Current head coach and former pitcher Danielle Henderson was named to the 2000 Summer Olympics, winning gold medal with Team USA.
Coaching historyβ»
Years | Coach | Record | % |
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1975β1976 | Jean Follansbee | 4β15 | .211 |
1977β1978 | Diane Thompson | 36β10 | .783 |
1979 | Chet Gladchuck | 26β2β1 | .914 |
1980β2013 | Elaine Sortino | 1,185β508β6 | .699 |
2014β2021 | Kristi Stefanoni | 167β158β1 | .514 |
2022βpresent | Danielle Henderson | 36β66 | .353 |
Rosterβ»
2024 UMass Minutewomen roster | ||||||||
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Season by season resultsβ»
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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UMass Minutewomen (AIAW) (1975β1982) | |||||||||
1975 | Jean Follansbee | 1β7 | |||||||
1976 | Jean Follansbee | 3β8 | |||||||
1977 | Diane Thompson | 16β2 | |||||||
1978 | Diane Thompson | 20β8 | |||||||
1979 | Chet Gladchuck | 26β2β1 | |||||||
1980 | Elaine Sortino | 23β3 | |||||||
1981 | Elaine Sortino | 16β8 | |||||||
1982 | Elaine Sortino | 18β7 | |||||||
UMass Minutewomen (Atlantic 10 Conference) (1983βpresent) | |||||||||
1983 | Elaine Sortino | 28β10 | |||||||
1984 | Elaine Sortino | 29β12 | |||||||
1985 | Elaine Sortino | 25β23β1 | 4β5 | 4th | |||||
1986 | Elaine Sortino | 36β9 | 8β2 | 1st | NCAA Regionals | ||||
1987 | Elaine Sortino | 35β12 | 6β4 | Tβ2nd | NCAA Regionals | ||||
1988 | Elaine Sortino | 36β16 | 11β1 | 1st | |||||
1989 | Elaine Sortino | 35β19 | 9β3 | Tβ2nd | NCAA Regionals | ||||
1990 | Elaine Sortino | 27β20 | 9β3 | 2nd | |||||
1991 | Elaine Sortino | 35β11 | 12β0 | 1st | NCAA Regionals | ||||
1992 | Elaine Sortino | 39β16 | 10β0 | 1st | Women's College World Series | ||||
1993 | Elaine Sortino | 33β20 | 9β1 | 1st | |||||
1994 | Elaine Sortino | 31β19 | 8β2 | 1st | |||||
1995 | Elaine Sortino | 40β22 | 9β1 | 1st | NCAA Regionals | ||||
1996 | Elaine Sortino | 38β15β1 | 14β0 | 1st | NCAA Regionals | ||||
1997 | Elaine Sortino | 37β23 | 12β3 | 1st | Women's College World Series | ||||
1998 | Elaine Sortino | 45β14 | 15β1 | 1st | Women's College World Series | ||||
1999 | Elaine Sortino | 43β10 | 13β1 | 1st | NCAA Regionals | ||||
2000 | Elaine Sortino | 35β23 | 13β3 | 1st | NCAA Regionals | ||||
2001 | Elaine Sortino | 44β13 | 21β0 | 1st | NCAA Regionals | ||||
2002 | Elaine Sortino | 53β13 | 21β0 | 1st | NCAA Regionals | ||||
2003 | Elaine Sortino | 38β15 | 11β1 | 1st | NCAA Regionals | ||||
2004 | Elaine Sortino | 34β17 | 11β1 | 6th | NCAA Regionals | ||||
2005 | Elaine Sortino | 37β16β1 | 13β3 | 2nd | NCAA Regionals | ||||
2006 | Elaine Sortino | 41β16 | 17β3 | Tβ1st | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
2007 | Elaine Sortino | 39β14β1 | 18β0 | 1st | NCAA Regionals | ||||
2008 | Elaine Sortino | 42β13 | 20β0 | 1st | NCAA Regionals | ||||
2009 | Elaine Sortino | 41β10 | 16β2 | 1st | NCAA Regionals | ||||
2010 | Elaine Sortino | 42β10β1 | 17β0β1 | 1st | NCAA Regionals | ||||
2011 | Elaine Sortino | 29β19 | 14β5 | 2nd | |||||
2012 | Elaine Sortino | 38β13 | 19β0 | 1st | NCAA Regionals | ||||
2013 | Elaine Sortino | 18β25 | 12β10 | 8th | |||||
2014 | Kristi Stefanoni | 16β22β1 | 9β6β1 | 4th | |||||
2015 | Kristi Stefanoni | 15β28 | 8β14 | 8th | |||||
2016 | Kristi Stefanoni | 26β24 | 16β6 | 3rd | |||||
2017 | Kristi Stefanoni | 29β24 | 13β6 | 2nd | |||||
2018 | Kristi Stefanoni | 35β14 | 21β0 | 1st | |||||
2019 | Kristi Stefanoni | 26β22 | 12β5 | 2nd | |||||
2020 | Kristi Stefanoni | 4β7 | 0β0 | N/A |
Season cut short due to COVID-19 Pandemic | ||||
2021 | Kristi Stefanoni | 16β17 | 12β12 | 5th | |||||
2022 | Danielle Henderson | 19β32 | 12β12 | Tβ6th | |||||
2023 | Danielle Henderson | 17β34 | 8β18 | 8th | |||||
2024 | Danielle Henderson | 0β0 | 0β0 | ||||||
Total: | 1,454β759β8 (.656) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "University of Massachusetts Amherst Athletics Official Style Guide" (PDF). Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ "Sortino Field - Facilities". University of Massachusetts Athletics.
- ^ "SOFTBALL RECORD BOOK THROUGH 2016-17 SEASON (PDF) - Atlantic 10" (PDF). static.atlantic10.com.
- ^ "UMass Walks Off with the 2012 A-10 Softball Championship". atlantic10.com. May 12, 2012.
- ^ Canelas, Nick. "Legendary UMass softball coach Elaine Sortino dies after battle with cancer".
- ^ "Memories From the Women's College World Series: Rachel Lawson - Extra Inning Softball".
- ^ "1992 NCAA Women's College World Series". Softball History USA. December 1, 2020.
- ^ "1997 NCAA Women's College World Series". Softball History USA. December 3, 2020.
- ^ "1997 Softball Schedule". University of Arizona Athletics.
- ^ "1990 National Collegiate Division I Women's Softball Championship" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org.
- ^ "The Automated ScoreBook Game Results for NCAA (as of May 10, 2015) (All games)" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org.
- ^ "Division I Softball Championship Results" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org.
- ^ "Elaine Sortino - Softball Coach". University of Massachusetts Athletics.
- ^ "Cozza, Oliver, Rauch and Stefanoni Win Major A-10 Softball Awards". atlantic10.com. May 8, 2018.
- ^ MassLive, Daniel Malone | Special to (June 29, 2014). "Interim no more: Kristi Stefanoni named UMass softball head coach". masslive.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Softball: Northern legend Stefanoni takes over at UMass". Burlington County Times.
- ^ "2020 softball record book" (PDF). University of Massachusetts Athletics.
- ^ "Danielle HENDERSON". olympics.com.
- ^ "Olympics: UMass softball coach Danielle Henderson reflects on Sydney games, softball's return". gazettenet.com.
- ^ "2024 Softball Roster". University of Massachusetts Athletics.
- ^ "2023 Softball Standings". atlantic10.com.