The Colgate Raiders softball team represents

Colgate University Colgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York. The college was founded in 1819 as the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York and operated under that name until 1823, when it was renamed Hamilton Theologi ...

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. The team participates in the

Patriot League The Patriot League is a collegiate athletic conference comprising private institutions of higher education and two United States service academies based in the Northeastern United States. Outside the Ivy League, it is among the most selective gr ...

(PL), having joined in 1991. From 1979 until 1990, the team was independent. The Raiders are currently led by head coach Marissa Lamison-Myers. The team plays its home games at Eaton Street Softball Complex located on the university's campus.

History

Since joining the

in 1991 as a founding program, the Raiders have had some moderate success. The team has won two regular season championships, doing so in 1999 in a three way tie, and also in 2011 outright. The program has won the Patriot League Tournament three times, doing so in 1999, 2003, and 2007. By winning the tournament, the team advanced to the NCAA Division I softball tournament. Despite qualifying for the

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, and

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tournaments, Colgate failed to win a single game in each of them. Colgate has won several awards during their time in the Patriot League. The program has won four PL Player of the Year awards, winning in 1998 with Melissa Mack, 2003 with Melissa Rawson, 2004 with Dorothy Donaldson, and 2006 with LaPorscha Albert. The team has also won three PL Coach of the Year awards, winning them in 2003, 2007, and 2009 with Vickie Sax. Marissa Lamison-Myers was hired as the program's head coach in July 2017.

Coaching history

Roster

Season by season results

Season cut short due to

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