Kirk Walker

	Kirk Walker Kirk Walker is an American softball coach, currently serving as associate head coach of the UCLA Bruins softball team. He previously served as the head coach for the Oregon State Beavers softball team, where he is the winningest softball coach in program history. Coaching career Walker began his coaching career as an undergraduate assistant coach for the UCLA Bruins in 1984. He spent 11 years at UCLA where the Bruins won six Women's College World Series championships in 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1992. Prior to the 1995 season, Walker was named head coach for the Oregon State Beavers softball team. In 1999, he led the Beavers to a 47–25 record, setting a program-record for the most wins, and advanced to NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. Following the season he was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year and Speedline Pacific Region Co-Coaching Staff of the Year. In 2005 he led the Beavers to a 43–16 record, and their first-ever conference championship in pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	UCLA Bruins Softball The UCLA Bruins softball team represents the University of California, Los Angeles in NCAA Division I softball. The Bruins are among the most decorated programs in NCAA softball, leading all schools in NCAA championships with 12, 13 overall Women's College World Series championships, championship game appearances with 22, WCWS appearances with 29, and NCAA Tournament wins with 187. They have dominated against top programs like Arizona (92-59), Washington (62-35), and Alabama (9-1). History Sharron Backus era Judith Holland, UCLA senior associate athletic director, hired Sharon Backus as a part-time coach upon the program's founding in 1975. Holland recalled, "I had seen her play, and she was probably one of the best shortstops who ever played the game." Backus was a physical education teacher at a high school in Anaheim, California when she was hired by UCLA and kept her teaching job for the first couple years after being hired at UCLA. Backus taught in Anaheim in the mornings an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	National Pro Fastpitch National Pro Fastpitch (NPF), formerly the Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL), was a professional women's softball league in the United States. The teams battled for the Cowles Cup. The WPSL was founded in 1997 and folded in 2001; the NPF revived the league in 2004. A new softball league is planned for 2022, the Women's Professional Fastpitch (WPF), and the NPF will be disbanded. Teams Timeline of NPF teams Current NPF teams in tan Former NPF members or defunct teams in blue DateFormat = yyyy ImageSize = width:1100 height:auto barincrement:25 Period = from:2004 till:2021 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal PlotArea = right:140 left:20 bottom:20 top:0 Colors = id:barcolor value:rgb(0.99,0.7,0.7) id:line value:black id:bg value:white PlotData= width:20 textcolor:black shift:(5,-5) anchor:from fontsize:s bar:1 color:powderblue from:2004 till:2021 text:Cleveland Comets, Akron Racers(2004–2017)/Cleveland Comets (2018–2021) ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1999 NCAA Division I Softball Season The 1999 NCAA Division I softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 1999. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1999 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and 1999 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on May 31, 1999. Conference standings Women's College World Series The 1999 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 27 to May 31, 1999 in Oklahoma City. Season leaders Batting Batting average: ''.541 – Amanda Michalsky, UTSA Roadrunners'' RBIs: ''91 – Stacey Nuveman, UCLA Bruins'' Home runs: ''31 – Stacey Nuveman, UCLA Bruins'' Pitching Wins: ''43-6 – Courtney Blades, Southern Miss Golden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1998 NCAA Division I Softball Season The 1998 NCAA Division I softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 1998. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1998 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1998 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on May 25, 1998. Conference standings Women's College World Series The 1998 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 21 to May 25, 1998 in Oklahoma City. Season leaders Batting Batting average: ''.519 – Tanisha Kemp, Morgan State Bears'' RBIs: ''100 – Leah Braatz, Arizona Wildcats'' Home runs: ''25 – Kelly Kretschman, Alabama Crimson Tide & Leah Braatz, Arizona Wildcats'' Pitching Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1997 NCAA Division I Softball Season The 1997 NCAA Division I softball season, a play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 1997. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1997 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1997 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on May 26, 1997. Conference standings Women's College World Series The 1997 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 22 to May 26, 1997 in Oklahoma City. Season leaders Batting Batting average: ''.539 – Kim Durce, Alcorn State Braves'' RBIs: ''78 – Leah Braatz, Arizona Wildcats'' Home runs: ''21 – Leah Braatz, Arizona Wildcats'' Pitching Wins: ''45-10 – Sarah Dawson, Louisiana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1996 NCAA Division I Softball Season The 1996 NCAA Division I softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 1996. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1996 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1996 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in Columbus, Georgia at Golden Park, ended on May 27, 1996. Conference standings Women's College World Series The 1996 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 23 to May 37, 1996 in Columbus, Georgia. The event was held at the same venue that would later host the softball events of the 1996 Summer Olympics. Season leaders Batting Batting average: ''.514 – Jennifer Weaver, Towson Tigers'' RBIs: ''109 – Jenny Dalton, Arizona Wildcats'' Home runs: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	Kirk Walker Kirk Walker is an American softball coach, currently serving as associate head coach of the UCLA Bruins softball team. He previously served as the head coach for the Oregon State Beavers softball team, where he is the winningest softball coach in program history. Coaching career Walker began his coaching career as an undergraduate assistant coach for the UCLA Bruins in 1984. He spent 11 years at UCLA where the Bruins won six Women's College World Series championships in 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1992. Prior to the 1995 season, Walker was named head coach for the Oregon State Beavers softball team. In 1999, he led the Beavers to a 47–25 record, setting a program-record for the most wins, and advanced to NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. Following the season he was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year and Speedline Pacific Region Co-Coaching Staff of the Year. In 2005 he led the Beavers to a 43–16 record, and their first-ever conference championship in pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	UCLA Bruins Softball The UCLA Bruins softball team represents the University of California, Los Angeles in NCAA Division I softball. The Bruins are among the most decorated programs in NCAA softball, leading all schools in NCAA championships with 12, 13 overall Women's College World Series championships, championship game appearances with 22, WCWS appearances with 29, and NCAA Tournament wins with 187. They have dominated against top programs like Arizona (92-59), Washington (62-35), and Alabama (9-1). History Sharron Backus era Judith Holland, UCLA senior associate athletic director, hired Sharon Backus as a part-time coach upon the program's founding in 1975. Holland recalled, "I had seen her play, and she was probably one of the best shortstops who ever played the game." Backus was a physical education teacher at a high school in Anaheim, California when she was hired by UCLA and kept her teaching job for the first couple years after being hired at UCLA. Backus taught in Anaheim in the mornings an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	National Pro Fastpitch National Pro Fastpitch (NPF), formerly the Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL), was a professional women's softball league in the United States. The teams battled for the Cowles Cup. The WPSL was founded in 1997 and folded in 2001; the NPF revived the league in 2004. A new softball league is planned for 2022, the Women's Professional Fastpitch (WPF), and the NPF will be disbanded. Teams Timeline of NPF teams Current NPF teams in tan Former NPF members or defunct teams in blue DateFormat = yyyy ImageSize = width:1100 height:auto barincrement:25 Period = from:2004 till:2021 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal PlotArea = right:140 left:20 bottom:20 top:0 Colors = id:barcolor value:rgb(0.99,0.7,0.7) id:line value:black id:bg value:white PlotData= width:20 textcolor:black shift:(5,-5) anchor:from fontsize:s bar:1 color:powderblue from:2004 till:2021 text:Cleveland Comets, Akron Racers(2004–2017)/Cleveland Comets (2018–2021) ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1999 NCAA Division I Softball Season The 1999 NCAA Division I softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 1999. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1999 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and 1999 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on May 31, 1999. Conference standings Women's College World Series The 1999 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 27 to May 31, 1999 in Oklahoma City. Season leaders Batting Batting average: ''.541 – Amanda Michalsky, UTSA Roadrunners'' RBIs: ''91 – Stacey Nuveman, UCLA Bruins'' Home runs: ''31 – Stacey Nuveman, UCLA Bruins'' Pitching Wins: ''43-6 – Courtney Blades, Southern Miss Golden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1998 NCAA Division I Softball Season The 1998 NCAA Division I softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 1998. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1998 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1998 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on May 25, 1998. Conference standings Women's College World Series The 1998 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 21 to May 25, 1998 in Oklahoma City. Season leaders Batting Batting average: ''.519 – Tanisha Kemp, Morgan State Bears'' RBIs: ''100 – Leah Braatz, Arizona Wildcats'' Home runs: ''25 – Kelly Kretschman, Alabama Crimson Tide & Leah Braatz, Arizona Wildcats'' Pitching Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1997 NCAA Division I Softball Season The 1997 NCAA Division I softball season, a play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 1997. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1997 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1997 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on May 26, 1997. Conference standings Women's College World Series The 1997 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 22 to May 26, 1997 in Oklahoma City. Season leaders Batting Batting average: ''.539 – Kim Durce, Alcorn State Braves'' RBIs: ''78 – Leah Braatz, Arizona Wildcats'' Home runs: ''21 – Leah Braatz, Arizona Wildcats'' Pitching Wins: ''45-10 – Sarah Dawson, Louisiana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1996 NCAA Division I Softball Season The 1996 NCAA Division I softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 1996. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1996 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1996 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in Columbus, Georgia at Golden Park, ended on May 27, 1996. Conference standings Women's College World Series The 1996 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 23 to May 37, 1996 in Columbus, Georgia. The event was held at the same venue that would later host the softball events of the 1996 Summer Olympics. Season leaders Batting Batting average: ''.514 – Jennifer Weaver, Towson Tigers'' RBIs: ''109 – Jenny Dalton, Arizona Wildcats'' Home runs: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]