Minnesota Golden Gophers softball explained

Minnesota Golden Gophers softball
University:	University of Minnesota
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Conference Short:	Big Ten
City:	Minneapolis
Stateabb:	MN
State:	Minnesota
Coach:	Piper Ritter
Tenure:	4th
Stadium:	Jane Sage Cowles Stadium
Capacity:	1,000
Wcws:	2019
Wcws2:	1976, 1978
Super Regional:	2014, 2019
Ncaa Tourneys:	1988, 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Conference Tournament:	1999, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
Conference Champion:	1986, 1988, 1991, 2017

The Minnesota Golden Gophers softball team represents the University of Minnesota in National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division I competition. College softball became a varsity sport at the University of Minnesota in 1974.

History

Coaching history

1974–1975, 1977–1989		350–264–1
1976	Jenny Johnson	16–4
1990–1991		79–59
1992–1998	Lisa Bernstein	239–182–1
1999–2010	Lisa Bernstein & Julie Standering	356–300–2
2011–2017		290–107
2018–2020		102–40–1
2021–present		58–37–1

Championships

Conference Championships

1986		15–9	Linda Wells
1988	Big Ten Conference	15–8	Linda Wells
1991	Big Ten Conference	20–4	Teresa Wilson
2017	Big Ten Conference	22–1	Jessica Allister

Conference tournament championships

			Lisa Bernstein & Julie Standering
	Big Ten Conference		Jessica Allister
	Big Ten Conference		Jessica Allister
	Big Ten Conference	Ann Arbor, MI	Jessica Allister
	Big Ten Conference		Jamie Trachsel

Coaching staff

Piper Ritter		4th (17th at Minnesota)
Carly Wynn	Associate Head Coach	2nd
Annie Smith	Assistant coach	2nd
Bailey Oetting	Assistant coach	2nd
Brooklyn Daly	Graduate assistant	1st
Reference:^[1]

Roster

2024 Golden Gophers Roster^[2] !#!Name!Position!Year!Height!Hometown!High School/Previous Team

1	Breezy Burnett	OF	SO	5'7	Jacksonville, Florida	Trinity Christian Academy
2	Sydney Strelow	INF	GR	5'4	Kenosha, Wisconsin	Bradford High School
3	Addison Leschber	INF	SO	5'8	Thrall, Texas	Thrall High School
4	Maggie Werner	INF	SO	5'10	Greenville, Wisconsin	Hortonville High School
5	Morgan DeBord	OF	GR	5'2	Hillsboro, Oregon	Loyola Marymount
6	Lucy Hooper	INF	FR	5'2	Valley Center, Kansas	Valley Center High School
7	Cameron Grayson	UT/RHP	FR	5'5	Noblesville, Indiana	Noblesville High School
8	Tara Wolocko	C/UT	FR	5'3	Kingwood, Texas	Kingwood High School
9	Jess Oakland	INF	SO	5'9	San Jose, California	Saint Francis High School
11	Sydney Schwartz	P/INF	SO	5'10	Victoria, Minnesota	Chanhassen, Minnesota
12	Macy Richardson	UT/RHP	FR	5'6	Tecumseh, Nebraska	Sterling Public Schools
13	Taylor Krapf	C	JR	6'0	Oviedo, Florida	Duke
16	Lacie Lilyquist	INF	FR	5'4	Hudson, Wisconsin	Hudson High School
17	Maddy Ehlke	INF	SR	5'10	Green Bay, Wisconsin	Bay Port High School
18	Reili Gardner	OF	SR	5'6	Dyersville, Iowa	Illinois State
19	Delanie Cox	UT	GR	5'6	Aurora, Colorado	Cherokee Trail High School
21	Nani Valencia	INF	JR	5'7	Georgetown, Kentucky	Scott County High School
22	Bri Enter	P	GR	5'4	Jacksonville, Florida	Florida State
23	Jacie Hambrick	P	SR	5'10	Dewey, Arizona	Grand Canyon
33	Brooklyn Jones	OF	FR	5'5	Ramsey, Minnesota	Anoka High School
77	Kayla Chavez	INF	JR	5'6	Chino, California	Chino Hills High School
81	Jessica Snippes	RHP	FR	5'9	Rosemount, Minnesota	Rosemount High School

Notable players

National awards

NFCA Catcher of the Year

• Kendyl Lindaman (2017)

Conference awards

Big Ten Player of the Year

• Barb Drake, 1986^[3]
• Kari Blank, 1991
• Sara Groenewegen, 2015^[4]
• Kendyl Lindaman, 2017, 2018^{[5] [6]}
• Jess Oakland, 2024

Big Ten Pitcher of the Year

• Sara Groenewegen, 2014, 2017^[7]
• Amber Fiser, 2019^[8]
• Autumn Pease, 2023^[9]

Big Ten Freshman of the Year

• Brenda Bixby, 1988
• Sara Moulton, 2011^[10]
• Sara Groenewegen, 2014
• Maddie Houlihan, 2016^[11]
• Kendyl Lindaman, 2017

Big Ten Coach of the Year

• Linda Wells, 1988
• Teresa Wilson, 1991
• Jessica Allister, 2017

Notes and References

1. Web site: Minnesota Golden Gophers Softball Roster and Coaches . 11 April 2024 . gophersports.com . University of Minnesota Athletics.
2. Web site: 2024 Softball Roster . 2024-04-11 . gophersports.com.
3. Web site: 2020 Softball Record Book (PDF) - Big Ten Conference . https://web.archive.org/web/20191212040215/https://bigten.org/documents/2019/10/7//2020_B1G_Softball_Record_Book.pdf?id=6567 . dead . December 12, 2019 . 2022-04-18 . BigTen.org.
4. Web site: Softball Award Winners Named . https://web.archive.org/web/20210521085650/https://bigten.org/news/2015/5/6/Softball_Award_Winners_Named.aspx . dead . May 21, 2021 . 2022-04-18 . BigTen.org.
5. Web site: Big Ten Announces Softball Postseason Honors . https://web.archive.org/web/20210521085652/https://bigten.org/news/2017/5/10/Big_Ten_Announces_Softball_Postseason_Honors.aspx . dead . May 21, 2021 . 2022-04-18 . BigTen.org.
6. Web site: Big Ten Announces 2018 Softball Postseason Honors . https://web.archive.org/web/20210521085655/https://bigten.org/news/2018/5/9/Big_Ten_Announces_2018_Softball_Postseason_Honors.aspx . dead . May 21, 2021 . 2022-04-18 . BigTen.org.
7. Web site: Big Ten Honors Softball All-Conference Teams and Individual Award Winners . https://web.archive.org/web/20210521085649/https://bigten.org/news/2014/5/7/Big_Ten_Honors_Softball_All_Conference_Teams_and_Individual_Award_Winners.aspx . dead . May 21, 2021 . 2022-04-18 . BigTen.org.
8. Web site: Big Ten Announces 2019 Softball Postseason Honors . https://web.archive.org/web/20190509164436/https://bigten.org/news/2019/5/8/big-ten-announces-2019-softball-postseason-honors.aspx . dead . May 9, 2019 . 2022-04-18 . BigTen.org.
9. Web site: Big Ten Conference Announces 2023 Softball Postseason Honors . https://web.archive.org/web/20230510185001/https://bigten.org/news/2023/5/10/general-big-ten-conference-announces-2023-softball-postseason-honors.aspx . dead . May 10, 2023 . BigTen.org . May 10, 2023 . May 10, 2023.
10. Web site: Big Ten Announces Softball All-Big Ten Teams and Individual Award Winners . https://web.archive.org/web/20210521085646/https://bigten.org/news/2011/5/18/Big_Ten_Announces_Softball_All_Big_Ten_Teams_and_Individual_Award_Winners.aspx . dead . May 21, 2021 . 2022-04-18 . BigTen.org.
11. Web site: Softball All-Conference and Award Winners . https://web.archive.org/web/20210521085651/https://bigten.org/news/2016/5/11/softball_all_conference_and_award_winners.aspx . dead . May 21, 2021 . 2022-04-18 . BigTen.org.