Kim Maher Explained

Kim Maher
Fullname:	Kim Ly Maher
Birth Place:	Saigon, South Vietnam
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Kim Ly Maher (born September 5, 1971 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese-American, former collegiate All-American, Olympic champion, right-handed softball player and current Head Coach originally from Fresno, California.^{[1] [2]} She competed in college for the Fresno State Bulldogs in both the Big West and Western Athletic Conference from 1991-94, ranking in the latter for career batting average (.401) for her last two years and leading them in two semifinal finishes at the 1991 and 1992 Women's College World Series, being named All-Tournament for both events.^{[3] [4] [5]} Maher won gold at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics with Team USA. Maher is head of the SWOSU Bulldogs softball team.^[6]

Career

She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where she received a gold medal with the American team.^[7]

Maher played NCAA Division I softball for the Fresno State Bulldogs. She is the former head coach of the Purdue University softball team. Maher resigned after her Boilers posted a 23-32 record during the 2013 season and failed to qualify for postseason play for the fourth consecutive season.

Statistics

Fresno State Bulldogs

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YEAR	G	AB	R	H	BA	RBI	HR	3B	2B	TB	SLG	BB	SO	SB	SBA
1991	68	223	34	59	.264	32	4	1	11	84	.376%	18	15	0	0
1992	68	208	34	67	.322	36	3	6	14	102	.490%	21	8	2	2
1993	62	189	44	72	.381	49	14	3	8	128	.677%	26	13	1	2
1994	65	202	50	85	.421	64	10	5	16	141	.698%	21	11	1	2
TOTALS	263	822	162	283	.344	181	31	15	49	455	.553%	86	47	4	6

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Team USA Olympic Games

YEAR	G	AB	R	H	BA	RBI	HR	3B	2B	TB	SLG	BB	SO	SB
1996	9	32	7	7	.218	3	1	0	1	11	.343%	2	5	0

College

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1994 NSCA Division I All-America Teams . Nfca.org . 2021-02-27.
2. Kim Maher . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418033423/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/kim-maher-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . May 24, 2015.
3. Web site: 2018 Media Guide . PDF . 27 February 2021.
4. Web site: WAC 2021 Softball Record Book . PDF . 27 February 2021.
5. Web site: Division I Softball Championship Results . PDF . Fs.ncaa.org . 27 February 2021.
6. Web site: Kim Maher . Swosuathletics.com . 2021-02-27.
7. Web site: 1996 Summer Olympics  - Atlanta, United States  - Softball . databaseOlympics.com . 2008-11-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080907043054/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=24&sp=SOF . 2008-09-07 .
8. Web site: Final 1991 Women's Softball Statistics Report . Ncaa.org . 2018-06-19.
9. Web site: Final 1992 Women's Softball Statistics Report . Ncaa.org . 2018-06-19.
10. Web site: Final 1993 Women's Softball Statistics Report . Ncaa.org . 2018-06-19.
11. Web site: Final 1994 Women's Softball Statistics Report . Ncaa.org . 2018-06-19.
12. Web site: Kim Maher . https://web.archive.org/web/20151229044117/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-softball/athletes/Kim-Maher . dead . December 29, 2015 . Teamusa.org . 2021-03-03.