Loren LaPorte explained

Loren LaPorte
Current Title:Head coach
Current Team:James Madison
Current Conference:Sun Belt
Birth Place:Callao, Virginia
Alma Mater:Roanoke College
Player Years1:2005–2008
Player Team1:Roanoke
Player Positions:Shortstop
Coach Years1:2009
Coach Team1:Roanoke (asst.)
Coach Years2:2010–2012
Coach Team2:Radford (asst.)
Coach Years3:2013–2017
Coach Team3:James Madison (asst.)
Coach Years4:2018–present
Coach Team4:James Madison
Tournament Record:NCAA:
Championships:
  • CAA Regular Season Champions (2018, 2019, 2021)
  • CAA Tournament Champions (2019, 2021)
Awards:
  • 3× CAA Coach of the Year (2018, 2019, 2021)

Loren LaPorte is an American softball coach who is the current head coach at James Madison.[1]

Playing career

LaPorte played shortstop for Roanoke where she helped her team to a 118-38 record in her four years as a player including two appearances in the NCAA Division III Tournament in 2005 and 2006. She finished her career ranked in the top 10 all-time in five statistical categories and was a three time 1st team All-ODAC honoree.[2] She graduated in 2008 with a degree in biology and education. [3]

Coaching career

James Madison

On July 31, 2012, LaPorte was announced as an assistant coach of the James Madison softball program.[4]

On September 14, 2017, Loren LaPorte was promoted to head coach of the James Madison softball program after the departure of Mickey Dean who left for Auburn.[5]

Head coaching record

College

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Loren LaPorte . JMUSports.com . James Madison University Athletics . 3 September 2019.
  2. Web site: All-Time Softball All-Conference Teams . odaconline.com . Old Dominion Athletic Conference . 19 May 2024.
  3. Web site: Shining moment . roanoke.edu . Roanoke College . 19 May 2024.
  4. Web site: MESSICK NAMED ASSISTANT SOFTBALL COACH . JMUSports.com . James Madison University Athletics . 3 September 2019.
  5. Web site: LaPorte Elevated to Head Coach of JMU Softball as Dean Departs . JMUSports.com . 14 September 2017 . ames Madison University Athletics . 3 September 2019.