Eugene Lenti Explained

Eugene Lenti
Current Title:Assistant Coach
Current Team:Auburn
Current Conference:SEC
Birth Date:18 June 1957
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois
Alma Mater:DePaul
Coach Years1:1979–1987
1990–2018
Coach Team1:DePaul Blue Demons
DePaul Blue Demons
Coach Years2:2020–present
Coach Team2:Auburn (assistant)
Overall Record:1,300-656-6

Eugene Lenti (born June 18, 1957) is an American softball coach who is currently an assistant coach at Auburn. He was the head coach for the DePaul Blue Demons softball team for 35 years, starting in the position in 1980. He has compiled a record of 1,236-604-6 at DePaul and has had four seasons (1999, 2001, 2002, and 2008) in which his teams have won more than 50 games. As of May 2015, he ranked seventh in wins in the history of college softball.

He has been inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame.[1] [2] Lenti and his staff were named National Fastpitch Coaches Association Mideast Region Staff of the Year in 2017.[3]

Coaching career

Auburn (asst.)

On June 14, 2019, Lenti was announced as an assistant coach of the Auburn softball program.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DePaul Softball Coach Eugene Lenti to be Inducted into the NFCA Hall of Fame. DePaul Blue Demons. December 10, 2008.
  2. Web site: NCAA Career Statistics Coaches. NCAA. May 11, 2015.
  3. Web site: NFCA website. October 20, 2017.
  4. Web site: Hall-of-Famer Eugene Lenti Joins Auburn Coaching Staff . AuburnTigers.com . June 14, 2019 . Auburn University Athletics . 18 June 2019.