The Lafayette Leopards softball team represents Lafayette College in NCAA Division I

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. The team participates in the

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(PL). The team was formerly a member of the East Coast Conference (ECC). The Leopards are currently led by head coach Karavin Dew. The team plays its home games at Lafayette Softball Field located on the university's campus.

History

The Leopards have struggled as a program since joining the Patriot League. The team has only one season with a winning record in 34 years, doing so in 2008 after achieving a 27–24 record. Since the team has failed to win games, they have in turn failed a regular season championship as well as failing to win the Patriot League Tournament. Failing to win the latter also means the team has failed to qualify for the NCAA Division I softball tournament. Lafayette has won several awards during their time in the Patriot League. The team has won three PL Player of the Year awards, winning in 1996 and 1997 with Jen Rothrock, and in 2009 with Christina Giambrone. The team has also won two PL Coach of the Year awards, doing so in 2000 with John Wong and in 2006 with Jeanine Gunther. Karavin Dew was hired as the Leopards' head coach in August 2022.

Coaching history

Roster

Season by season results

Season cut short due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Notes

References

External links

* {{Patriot League softball navbox Lafayette Leopards NCAA Division I softball teams Patriot League softball Softball teams in Pennsylvania