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Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters Softball
The Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters softball team represents Louisiana Tech University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in Conference USA. They are currently coached by head coach Josh Taylor. They play home games at Dr. Billy Bundrick Field. The Lady Techsters have made eleven NCAA Tournament appearances and have advanced to the Women's College World Series three times. On April 25, 2019, a tornado struck the Louisiana Tech campus, completely destroying the team's home stadium that was then known as the Lady Techster Softball Complex. In March of 2020, construction began on a new stadium which was completed and unveiled as the Lady Techsters' new home ahead of the 2021 spring season. History In Bill Galloway’s first season as head coach of the Lady Techsters in 1981, he led Tech to a record of 52-18 and the first of three trips to the College World Series, and the tradition of winning and dominance throughout the 1980s began. Louisiana Tech reached th ...
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Josh Taylor Softball
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Mark Montgomery (softball)
Mark Montgomery (born April 30, 1966) is the head coach of the Maryland Terrapins softball The Maryland Terrapins softball team represents University of Maryland, College Park in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Big Ten Conference. The Terrapins are currently led by head coach Mark Montgomery. The team ... program. Coaching career Louisiana Tech On September 24, 2012, Montgomery was announced as the new head coach of the Louisiana Tech softball program. Maryland On September 9, 2019, Montgomery was announced as the new head coach of the Maryland softball program. Head coaching record References External linksMaryland profile
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2019 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
The 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 31 to June 4, 2019, as the final part of the 2019 NCAA Division I softball season. Thirty-two teams were awarded automatic bids as champions of their conferences, and the remaining 32 were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I softball selection committee. The 64-team, double-elimination tournament concluded with the 2019 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. The UCLA Bruins won their 13th championship, defeating the Oklahoma Sooners in two games. Bids Automatic bids The Big West, Mountain West, Pac-12, and West Coast Conference bids were awarded to the regular-season champion. All other conferences have the automatic bid go to the conference tournament winner. At-large By conference National seeds 16 National Seeds were announced on the Selection Show, on Sunday, May 12 at 9 p.m. EDT on ESPN2. The 16 national seeds host the Regionals. Teams in italics advanced to Super R ...
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2017 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
The 2017 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 18 through June 7, 2017, as the final part of the 2017 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 participating NCAA Division I college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 293 teams on May 14, 2017. Thirty-two teams were awarded automatic bids as champions of their conferences, and the remaining 32 were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I softball selection committee. The tournament culminated with eight teams playing in the 2017 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma would repeat as National Champions, defeating Florida in 2 games and 17 innings in the first game. Oklahoma became the lowest seeded team to ever win the National Championship, winning as the 10 seed. Automatic bids The Big West, Mountain West, Pac-12, and West Coast Conference bids were awarded to the regular-season champion. All other conferences have the automatic bid go to the conference tourn ...
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2008 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
The 2008 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 15 through June 4, 2008. 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament. The tournament culminated with eight teams playing in the 2008 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. National seeds ''Bold indicates WCWS participant.'' #Florida # # # # #Arizona State # # # # # # # # # # Regionals and super regionals Bold indicates winner. * indicates host. Gainesville Super Regional Houston Super Regional College Station Super Regional Ann Arbor Super Regional Tuscaloosa Super Regional Tempe Super Regional Tucson Super Regional Los Angeles Super Regional Automatic bids Women's College World Series Participants † Excludes results of the pre-NCAA Women's College World Series of 1969 through 1981. Tournament notes *Florid ...
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1986 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
The 1986 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the fifth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1986 to mark the conclusion of the 1986 NCAA Division I softball season, fifteen Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured seven regionals of two teams (the last team, Creighton, qualified automatically) with the winner of each region (a total of 7 teams plus Creighton) advancing to the 1986 Women's College World Series at Seymour Smith Park in Omaha, Nebraska. Cal State Fullerton won the championship by defeating 1–0 in the final game. Qualifying Regionals *Cal State Fullerton qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 *Indiana qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 *Louisiana Tech qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 *Texas A&M qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 *Midwest Regional was not held ** Creighton qualified as eighth team. *Northwestern qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 *Long Beach Sta ...
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1985 Women's College World Series
The 1985 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the fourth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1985, sixteen Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of two teams with the winner of each region (a total of 8 teams) advancing to the 1985 Women's College World Series at Seymour Smith Park in Omaha, Nebraska. The event held from May 22 through May 26 marked the conclusion of the 1985 NCAA Division I softball season. UCLA won the championship by defeating 2–1 in the final game. Nebraska's appearance was later vacated due to NCAA infractions. Regionals *Cal State Fullerton qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 *Northwestern qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 *Louisiana Tech qualifies for WCWS, 2–1 *Utah qualifies for WCWS, 2–1 *Nebraska qualifies for WCWS, 2–1 *† ''Nebraska's wins vacated'' *Adelphi qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 *Cal Pol ...
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1983 Women's College World Series
The 1983 NCAA Division I softball tournament were held in May at the end of the 1983 NCAA Division I softball season. Sixteen Division I college softball teams competed in the NCAA tournament's first round, which consisted of eight regionals with two teams each. The winner of each region, a total of eight teams, advanced to the 1983 Women's College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. The 1983 Women's College World Series was the second NCAA-sponsored championship in the sport of college softball at the Division I level. The event was held in Omaha, Nebraska from May 25 through May 29 and marked the conclusion of the 1983 NCAA Division I softball season. Texas A&M, following up its 1982 AIAW WCWS title, won the championship by defeating 2–1 in the final game. Regionals *Cal State Fullerton qualifies for WCWS, 2–1 *Indiana qualifies for WCWS, 2–1 *South Carolina qualifies for WCWS, 2–1 *Texas A&M qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 *Missouri qualifies for WCWS, ...
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Maria Winn-Ratliff
Maria Winn-Ratliff is an American softball coach who is the current head coach at Trinity Valley CC. Coaching career Tyler Junior College On July 27, 2016, Winn-Ratliff was announced as the new head coach of the Tyler Junior College softball program. Louisiana Tech On September 23, 2019, Winn-Ratliff was announced as the new head coach of the Louisiana Tech softball program. Head coaching record Junior college NCAA References {{DEFAULTSORT:Winn-Ratliff, Maria Living people Female sports coaches American softball coaches Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters softball coaches Year of birth missing (living people) ...
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Sarah Dawson (softball)
Sarah N. Dawson (born January 22, 1975) is an American, former collegiate All-American, softball pitcher and head coach. She played college softball for Louisiana–Monroe and is the Southland Conference career leader in wins, strikeouts, shutouts, WHIP and innings pitched. She ranks top-10 all-time in NCAA Division I for career shutouts (9th) and innings (5th). After graduating from college, Dawson played three years of professional softball for the Orlando Wahoos/Akron Racers. Dawson served as an assistant softball coach at Marshall and Louisiana–Monroe, before serving as the head softball coach at Louisiana Tech from 2003 to 2012. Early life Dawson attended Christian High School San Diego in El Cajon, California, where she played softball for her mother, legendary California high school softball coach Roma Dawson. Playing career She played college softball for Louisiana–Monroe team from 1994 to 1997. She is the Southland Conference career leader in wins, strik ...
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Louisiana Tech Bulldogs And Lady Techsters
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters, commonly abbreviated La. Tech and Dawgs, refer to the sports teams of Louisiana Tech University, in Ruston, Louisiana. The teams compete in Division I of NCAA sports. Since 2013, Louisiana Tech has been a member of Conference USA (C-USA). Sports sponsored As a primary member of Conference USA and an affiliate member of the Southland Bowling League, Louisiana Tech sponsors teams in seven men's and nine women's NCAA sanctioned sports. Baseball The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball team has won 21 regular season conference titles, four conference division titles, and three conference championship series. The Bulldogs have made eight appearances in the NCAA Baseball Tournament (11-16 overall record). Its former players include MLB players David Segui, Mike Jeffcoat, Rebel Oakes, Brian Myrow, Charlie Montoyo, and George Stone. Since the MLB Draft being in 1965, 69 Louisiana Tech players have been selected in the Major League Baseball dr ...
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Gary Blair
Gary Claude Blair (born August 10, 1945) is a retired women's basketball head coach. He coached for 37 years closing with Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball, who he coached from 2003 until his retirement in 2022. In his 37 years as a collegiate head coach, Blair only suffered two losing seasons, and has reached postseason play 28 times, including 23 NCAA Tournament appearances and Final Four appearances in 1998 with Arkansas and 2011 with Texas A&M. He led the Aggies to the NCAA national championship in 2011. He is listed in the top 35 of the all-time winningest NCAA Division I women's basketball coaches, and he is one of the few coaches to guide three different schools to national rankings and NCAA Tournament berths. Blair was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013. Early life Gary Blair is the son of Lee, a plaster foreman, and Jean, a housewife. He was raised in the Forest Hills neighborhood of Dallas. He grew up playing baseball, and as a 128-pound center ...
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