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The National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame was established in 1991 to recognize coaches who have made extraordinary contributions to the sport of softpitch softball. The National Fastpitch Coaches Association ("NFCA") is a professional organization for fastpitch softball coaches from all competitive levels of play. As of 2022, 91 individuals have been inducted into the NFCA Hall of Fame.

Inductees

Name Inducted Wins Losses Ties Pct. Teams
Sharon Backus 1991 854 173 3 .831 UCLA 1975–1996
Linda Wells 1991 914 679 1 .574 Minnesota 1975–1989; Arizona State 1990–2005
Linda Draft 1991 357 233 2 .605 Wisconsin-Parkside 1978–1992
Lorene Ramsey 1992 840 309 .731 Illinois Central 1968–1995
June Walker 1992 721 154 .824 The College of New Jersey 1974–1995
Judy Sherman 1992 298 117 .718 Pacific (Oregon) 1979–1992
Betty Hoff 1992 521 350 1 .598 Luther College (Iowa) 1969–2001
Judy Martino 1993 . South Carolina 1979–1981; North Carolina; NFCA founder
Judi Garman 1993 1124 416 4 . Golden West College 1972–1979; Cal State Fullerton 1980–1999
Sharon Drysdale 1994 704 529 3 .571 Kansas 1973–1975; Northwestern University 1979–2001
Carol Spanks 1994 688 375 6 .646 Cal Poly Pomona 1979–1993; UNLV 1995–1997
Mary Littlewood 1995 648 202 .762 Arizona State 1971–1989
Gerry Pinkston 1995 418 271 1 .607 Central Oklahoma 1976–1997
Mike Candrea 1996 1257 265 2 .825 Arizona 1986–2011 (stats through March 26, 2011)
Connie Claussen 1996 . Nebraska at Omaha 1969–1976
Mary Nutter 1997 .
Marge Willadsen 1997 569 447 2 .560 Buena Vista 1981–2008
Kathy Veroni 1998 869 598 2 .592 Western Illinois 1973–2005
Dianne Baker 1998 785 462 3 .629 Stephen F. Austin 1981–1995; Texas Woman's 1997–2005
Rayla Allison 1999 213 185 .535 Pioneer category (coach at Texas–Arlington 1985–1989; Hawaii 1990–1991; first full-time Executive Director of the NFCA 1991–1994)
Gayle Blevins 1999 1245 588 5 .679 Indiana 1980–1987; Iowa 1988–2010
Sandy Jerstad 2000 1011 359 2 .738 Augustana (South Dakota) 1977–2003
Margie Wright 2000 1403 508 3 .734 Illinois State 1980–1985; Fresno State 1986–2010 (stats through March 25, 2011)
Fran Ebert 2000 .
Cindy Bristow 2001 . International Softball Federation; Arizona State; New Mexico State; Wichita State
Bill Galloway 2001 881 390 2 .693 Texas A&M 1979–1981; Louisiana Tech 1982–2002
Joyce Compton 2002 1066 563 3 . Missouri 1983–1986; South Carolina 1987–2010 (stats through 2010)
Margo F. Jonker 2003 1007 599 5 . Central Michigan 1980–2010 (stats through 2010)
JoAnne Graf 2003 1186 425 6 .735 Florida State 1984–2008
Celeste Knierim 2003 1043 542 .658 St. Louis Community College-Meramec
Jan Hutchinson 2004 1215 288 2 . Bloomsburg 1978–2010
Elaine Sortino 2004 1099 451 6 . University of Massachusetts Amherst 1980–2010 (stats through 2010)
Yvette Girouard 2005 1263 415 1 .753 University of Louisiana at Lafayette 1981–2000; LSU 2001–2010 (stats through March 26, 2011)
Scott Whitlock 2005 901 229 . Kennesaw State 1991–2010 (stats through 2010)
Liz Miller 2005 377 156 .707 Notre Dame 1993–2001
Sue Enquist 2006 887 175 1 .835 UCLA 1989–2006
Clyde Washburne 2006 284 110 1 .720 Eastern Connecticut State 1977–1987, 1993
Carol Hutchins 2006 1209 414 4 .744 Ferris State 1981–82, Michigan 1985–2011 (stats through March 26, 2011)
Henry Christowski 2007 451 130 2 .775 Simpson College 1996–2009 (stats through 2009)
Judy Groff 2007 924 581 5 .614 American International College (Mass.) 1969–2009 (stats through 2009)
George Wares 2007 840 280 3 .749 Central College (Iowa) 1985–2009 (stats through 2009)
Gary Torgeson 2008 636 216 7 .774 Cal State Northridge 1982–1994
Jay Miller 2008 954 607 .611 Purdue 1980–1981; Oklahoma City 1985–1987; Missouri 1988–2002; Mississippi State 2003–2009 (stats through 2009)
Eugene Lenti 2008 1022 494 6 .673 DePaul 1980–2009 (stats through 2009)
Donna Newberry 2008 884 398 1 .689 Muskingum 1975–2009 (stats through 2009)
Sandy Fischer 2008 853 358 3 .704 Oklahoma State 1979–2001
Gary Bryce 2008 925 577 6 .615 Wayne State 1982–2009 (stats through 2009)
Diane Ninemire 2009 970 477 .670 California 1988–2009 (stats through 2009)
Frank Cheek 2009 1049 288 2 . Humboldt State 1989–2010 (stats through 2010)
Bill Edwards 2009 721 351 3 .672 Hofstra 1990–2009 (stats through 2009)
Chris Bellotto 2010 1042 323 . Florida Southern College 1985–2010 (stats through 2010)
Rhonda Revelle 2010 658 358 .648 Nebraska Wesleyan 1987; Nebraska 1993–2009 (stats through 2009)
Melinda Fischer 2010 817 554 4 .596 Eastern Illinois 1978–1979; Illinois State 1986–2009
Deb Pallozzi 2011 734 354 1 .674 Rensselaer 1986 – 1988; Ithaca College 1988 to present
Ralph Weekly 2011 1165 381 2 .753 Pacific Lutheran 1985–1994; UTC 1994–1998; Tennessee 2002 to present
Mark Eldridge 2012 1083 304 6 .780 Palomar Junior College 1978–2006, 2009–10
Patty Gasso 2012 1140 355 3 .762 Long Beach City College 1991–94; Oklahoma 1995–present
Donna Papa 2012 1118 616 5 .643 Susquehanna University 1984–85; North Carolina 1986–present
Rick Bertagnolli 2013 1004 284 .780 California University of Pennsylvania 1994–present
Joan Joyce 2013 780 493 .613 Florida Atlantic University 1995–present
Lori Meyer 2013 1010 602 3 .625 Minnesota State University Mankato 1985–present
Patrick Murphy 2013 870 246 .780 Northwest Missouri State 1995; University of Alabama 1999–present
Lacy Lee Baker 2014 Executive Director of the NFCA, 1994–present
Julie Lenhart 2014 785 332 2 .702 Wisconsin-Platteville 1990–94; SUNY Cortland 1995–present
Phil McSpadden 2014 1,413 357 .798 Oklahoma City University 1988–present
Les Stuedeman 2014 894 278 1 .763 University of Alabama-Huntsville 1996–present
Jo Evans 2015 1,102 574 2 .657 Colorado State 1986–89, Utah 1990–96, Texas A&M 1997–present,
Anita Kibicka 2015 829 317 2 .723 Montclair State 1991–present
Clint Meyers 2015 1,064 187 1 .850 Central Arizona College 1987–95, Arizona State 2006–13, Auburn University 2014–present
Bob Brock 2016 1,114 719 1 .608 Baylor 1980–81, Texas A&M 1982–1996, Sam Houston State 2002–present
Jacquie Joseph 2016 Bowling Green 1989–1993, Michigan State 1994–present, Inducted as member of Pioneer Category
Mona Stevens 2016 281 239 1 .541 Utah 1997–2005 ; Inducted as member of Pioneer Category
John Tschida 2016 856 157 .845 St. Mary's University 1995–2000, University of St. Thomas 2001–present
Karen Mullins 2017 872 636 5 .578 Connecticut 1984–2014
Vickee Kazee-Hollifield 2017 1161 410 1 .738 Carson-Newman 1986–2018
Gary Haning 2017 OC Batbusters OC Batbusters
Sheilah Gulas 2017 929 487 1 .656 Allegheny College 1987–1990, Wittenberg 1991–1996, Ashland 1997–2017
Karen Weekly 2018 1073 356 2 .750 UT-Chattanooga 1997–2001; Tennessee 2002–present
Mike Lambros 2018 878 110 .889 North Davidson High School 1980–2017
Margie Knight 2018 805 193 2 .806 North Caroline High School 1983–1996; Salisbury University 1997–present
Anthony Larezza 2019 Immaculate Heart Academy (N.J.) 2005–2015
Brad Pickler 2019 Cypress College 1987–present
Dee Abrahamson 2019 NCAA 1996–2015; Northern Illinois University 1980–1994; Lincoln Trail Community College ; Inducted as member of Pioneer Category
Donna Fields 2020 St. Mary's University 1998–present
Heinz Mueller 2020 Phoenix College 1990–present
Kris Herman 2020 Tufts University 1988–2003; Williams College 2004–present
Mary Higgins 2021 564 298 .654 Creighton University 1977–1993
Leslie Huntington 2021 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 2001–present
Kerri Blaylock 2022 Southern Illinois University Carbondale 2000–2022
Jenny Allard 2022 Harvard University 1995–present
Sandy Montgomery 2022 1051 540 2 .660 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 1989–2018

See also

  • National Softball Hall of Fame and Museum
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