List of college softball coaches with 1,000 wins explained

This is a list of college softball coaches with 1,000 wins as a collegiate head coach.^{[1] [2]} This list includes games won at the NCAA levels. It does not include games won at the junior college level. Coaches with 1,000 wins at the NCAA Division I level are designated with peach shading.

All-time leaders

As of the end of the 2022 NCAA softball season, Carol Hutchins of Michigan is the all-time NCAA wins leader with 1,707 wins.

Patty Gasso of Oklahoma has the highest winning percentage of all active or inactive Division I coaches with at least 1,000 wins, currently with 1,457 wins through the 2023 season

Phil McSpadden, of the Oklahoma City Stars (Oklahoma City University), has won in excess of 1,900 games and garnered 10 national championships at the NAIA level. He is the all-time college leader in wins.

College softball coaches with 1,000 wins

Key

	Active coach in 2024
†	Inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame
	1,000 wins with an NCAA Division I program (or historic equivalent)

Coaches

Unless otherwise noted, statistics are correct through the end of the 2023 NCAA softball season, and has been updated on Feb. 8, 2024 to reflect Patty Gasso moving into third place all time.^[3] .

Rank	width=110	Name	Years	Wins	Losses	Ties	Pct	Teams
1	Carol Hutchins †	38	1,707	551	5		Ferris State (1982), Michigan (1985–2022)
2	Mike Candrea †	34	1,674	436	2		Arizona (1986-2003, 2005-2007, 2009–2021)
3*	Patty Gasso †	30	1,458	345	2		Oklahoma (1995–present)
4	Margie Wright †	33	1,457	542	3		Illinois State (1980–1985), Fresno State (1986–2012)
5	Ralph Weekly †	34	1,452	481	2		Pacific Lutheran (1986–1994), Chattanooga (1995–1998, 2001), Tennessee (2002–2021)
6	Donna Papa †	40	1,368	823	5		Susquehanna (1984–1985), North Carolina (1986–2023)
7*	Lori Meyer †	39	1,366	733	3		Minnesota State (1985–present)
8	Diane Ninemire †	33	1,355	687	1		California (1988–2020)
9	Gary Bryce †	40	1,340	793	8		Wayne State (MI) (1982–2021)
10	Eugene Lenti †	37	1,327	670	6		DePaul (1980–1987, 1990–2018)
11*	Jo Evans †	38	1,326	735	2		Colorado State (1986–1989), Utah (1990–1996), Texas A&M (1997–2022), UC Santa Barbara (2023–present)
12	Yvette Girouard †	31	1,285	421	1		Louisiana–Lafayette (1981–2000), LSU (2001–2011)
13	Margo F. Jonker †	40	1,268	808	7		Central Michigan (1980–2019)
14*	Karen Weekly †	27	1,264	425	2		Chattanooga (1997–2001), Tennessee (2002–present)
15*	Patrick Murphy †	26	1,263	374	4		Northwest Missouri State (1995); Alabama (1999–present)
16	Chris Bellotto †	36	1,252	562	1		Florida Southern (1985–2020)
17	Gayle Blevins †	33	1,245	588	5		Indiana (1980–1987), Iowa (1988–2010)
18*	George Wares †	39	1,232	437	3		Central (IA) (1985–present)
19*	Les Stuedeman †	28	1,228	413	1		Alabama-Huntsville (1996–present)
20	Jan Hutchinson †	33	1,215	288	2		Bloomsburg (1978–2010)
21	JoAnne Graf †	25	1,186	425	6		Florida State (1984–2008)
22	Elaine Sortino †	34	1,185	508	6		UMass (1980–2013)
23*	Steve Warner	31	1,178	443	2		West Virginia Wesleyan (1993–present)
24	Lu Harris-Champer	25	1,168	432	1		Nicholls State (1996–1997); Southern Miss (1999–2000); Georgia (2001–2021)
25	Vickee Kazee-Hollifield †	33	1,167	423	1		Carson–Newman (1986–2018)
26	Melinda Fischer †	39	1,165	872	4		Eastern Illinois (1979–1980), Illinois State (1986–2022)
27*	Bob Coolen	38	1,152	783	1		Bentley (1985–1989), Hawaii (1992–present)
28	Frank Cheek †	25	1,147	363	2		Humboldt State (1989–2013)
29	Kathy Welter	32	1,126	573	7		Oklahoma Baptist (1980–1982), Texas Tech (1983–1985), Cal State Bakersfield (1986–2011)
30	Bob Brock †	34	1,126	776	1		Baylor (1980–1981), Texas A&M (1982–1996), Sam Houston (2002–2018)
31*	bgcolor=#FFE5B4	Rhonda Revelle †	32	1,108	658	0		Nebraska Wesleyan (1987), Nebraska (1993-present)
32*	Judy Lawes	36	1,095	620	2		Kutztown (1988–present)
33*	Ken Eriksen	26	1,083	561	1		South Florida (1997–present)
34*	Chris Hawkins	29	1,067	431	1		USC Upstate (1995-present)
35	Joyce Compton †	28	1,066	563	3		Missouri 1983–1986; South Carolina (1987–2010)
36	Sandy Montgomery †	30	1,051	540	2		SIU Edwardsville (1989–2018)
37*	Tim Walton	21	1,049	287	0		Wichita State (2003-2005), Florida (2006–present)
38*	John Tschida †	29	1,047	232	1		Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (1995–2000), St. Thomas (MN) (2001–2021), Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (2022–present)
39*	Donna Fields †	26	1,044	481	0		St. Mary's University (TX) (1998–present)
40	Jay Miller †	32	1,043	726	0		Purdue (1980–1981), Oklahoma City (1985–1987), Missouri (1988–2002), Mississippi State (2003–2011), Hofstra (2019–2021)
41*	Mike Davenport	23	1,042	267	0		North Georgia (2001–present)
42	George DiMatteo	31	1,032	539	6		Lewis (1984–2014)
43*	Rick Bertagnolli	32	1,018	383	0		USC Upstate (1992–93), Pennsylvania Western University, California (1994–present)
44*		27	1,017	485	0		William Carey (1996), LSU (1998–2000), Baylor (2001–present)
45*	Jana McGinnis	30	1,015	577	0		Jacksonville State (1994–present)
46	Linda Kalafatis	32	1,013	668	2		California (PA) (1989–93), Akron (1994–96), Ohio State 1997–2012), Charleston (2014–2021)
47	Sandy Jerstad †	27	1,011	359	2		Augustana (SD) (1977–2003)
48*	Ron Faubion	27	1,007	502	0		Southeastern Oklahoma 1997–2000, 2004–present), Missouri Southern State (2001–02) Texas A&M–Kingsville (2003)
49	Tami Cyr	26	1,003	504	1		Centenary (LA) (1987–1991), West Florida (1992–2014)
50	Joan Joyce †	28	1,002	664	1		Florida Atlantic (1995–2022)

See also

• National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame
• NCAA Division I Softball Championship

Notes and References

1. Web site: Softball Coaching Records Entering 2021 . NCAA . August 7, 2021.
2. Web site: NCAA Career Statistics Database. NCAA. July 1, 2013.
3. Web site: Winningest Coaches All-Time by Victories.