The Minnesota Golden Gophers softball team represents the
University of Minnesota in
National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA)
Division I competition.
College softball
College softball is softball as played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education, predominantly in the United States. College softball is normally played by women at the Intercollegiate level, whereas college baseball is nor ...
became a varsity sport at the University of Minnesota in 1974.
History
Coaching history
Championships
Conference Championships
Conference tournament championships
Coaching staff
Roster
Notable players
National awards
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NFCA Catcher of the Year
The NFCA Catcher of the Year is an award given by Diamond Sports to the best college softball catcher
Catcher is a Baseball positions, position in baseball and softball. When a Batter (baseball), batter takes their at bat, turn to hit, the ca ...
*Kendyl Lindaman (2017)
Conference awards
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Big Ten Player of the Year
*Barb Drake, 1986
*Kari Blank, 1991
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Sara Groenewegen, 2015
*Kendyl Lindaman, 2017, 2018
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Big Ten Pitcher of the Year
*Sara Groenewegen, 2014, 2017
*Amber Fiser, 2019
*Autumn Pease, 2023
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Big Ten Freshman of the Year
*Brenda Bixby, 1988
*Sara Moulton, 2011
*Sara Groenewegen, 2014
*Maddie Houlihan, 2016
*Kendyl Lindaman, 2017
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Big Ten Coach of the Year
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Linda Wells
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Early life
Wells graduated in 1976 from Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School and graduated from Trinity College, located in Hartfor ...
, 1988
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Teresa Wilson, 1991
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Jessica Allister
Jessica Lynne Allister (born October 7, 1982) is an American softball coach and former catcher who is the current head coach at Stanford. Allister played college softball at Stanford and earned second-team All-American honors in her senior season ...
, 2017
References
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