| Kate Drohan | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Northwestern |
| Current Conference: | Big Ten |
| Current Record: | 780–417–1 |
| Alma Mater: | Providence (1995) |
| Player Years1: | 1992–1995 |
| Player Team1: | Providence |
| Player Positions: | Outfielder |
| Coach Years1: | 1995–1997 |
| Coach Team1: | Boston College (asst.) |
| Coach Years2: | 1998–1999 |
| Coach Team2: | Northwestern (asst.) |
| Coach Years3: | 2000–2001 |
| Coach Team3: | Northwestern (associate) |
| Coach Years4: | 2002–present |
| Coach Team4: | Northwestern |
| Admin Years1: | 1995–1997 |
| Admin Team1: | Boston College (Asst. AD for Facilities) |
| Overall Record: | 780–417–1 |
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Kate Drohan (born December 24, 1973) is an American softball coach and former collegiate softball player who is the current head coach of the Northwestern Wildcats softball team in the Big Ten Conference.[1] She led Northwestern to the 2006 Women's College World Series and a national runner up finish in 2022. She has mentored athletes Tammy Williams and Eileen Canney. She played college softball for the Providence Friars from 1992 to 1995 in the Big East Conference, where she was a three-time All-Conference honoree.[2]
Drohan graduated from Providence College in 1995 with a degree biology. She played softball at Providence, where she was on the All-Big East team in 1992, 1994, and 1995.[3]
Kate Drohan was promoted to head coach of the Northwestern softball program after the 2001 season, when long time head softball coach Sharon Drysdale retired.[4]
| YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA | |
| 1992 | 52 | 156 | 23 | 42 | .269 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 49 | .314% | 14 | 16 | 5 | 5 | |
| 1993 | 51 | 169 | 23 | 46 | .272 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 56 | .331% | 11 | 7 | 4 | 7 | |
| 1994 | 58 | 176 | 24 | 53 | .301 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 63 | .358% | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
| 1995 | 55 | 150 | 26 | 38 | .253 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 43 | .286% | 12 | 10 | 4 | 6 | |
| TOTALS | 216 | 651 | 96 | 179 | .275 | 59 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 211 | .324% | 49 | 42 | 21 | 26 |