Tyra Perry Explained
| Tyra Perry |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Illinois |
| Current Conference: | Big Ten |
| Birth Place: | Zachary, Louisiana |
| Alma Mater: | LSU |
| Player Years1: | 1994–1995 |
| Player Team1: | Nicholls State |
| Player Years2: | 1997–1998 |
| Player Team2: | LSU |
| Coach Years1: | 2001–2007 |
| Coach Years2: | 2008–2013 |
| Coach Team2: | Western Kentucky |
| Coach Years3: | 2014–2015 |
| Coach Team3: | Ball State |
| Coach Years4: | 2016–present |
| Coach Team4: | Illinois |
| Admin Years1: | 2006–2007 |
| Admin Team1: | Birmingham-Southern (Assistant AD/Senior Woman Administrator) |
| Tournament Record: | NCAA:
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| Awards: | - MAC Coach of the Year (2014)
- 2× Sun Belt Coach of the Year (2009, 2013)
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| Coaching Records: | - Birmingham-Southern Softball First Winning Record Season (2006)
- First 40-plus-win Season in Western Kentucky Program History (2013)
- First Sun Belt Title in Western Kentucky Program History (2013)
- Winningest Coach in Western Kentucky Softball History (196)
- First ever NCAA Regional in Western Kentucky Program History (2013)
- Finished ranked #26 in NCAA RPI the Highest Final Ranking in Program History (2013)
- First NCAA Regional Victory in Ball State Program History (2015)
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Tyra Perry is an American, former collegiate softball outfielder and current head coach originally from Zachary, Louisiana. She began playing for the Nicholls State Colonels from 1994-95 and ended with the LSU Tigers from 1997-98. She is currently leading Illinois Fighting Illini softball.[1]
Coaching career
Ball State
On August 6, 2013, Perry was named the head coach at Ball State.[2]
Illinois
On June 24, 2015, Perry was named the head coach at Illinois.[3]
Career statistics
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Head coaching record
College
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Notes and References
- Web site: Tyra Perry . FightingIllini.com . UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS DIVISION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS . 21 February 2019.
- Web site: Ball State Names Tyra Perry Head Softball Coach . getsomemaction.com . August 6, 2013 . August 6, 2013.
- Web site: TYRA PERRY NAMED ILLINOIS HEAD SOFTBALL COACH . FightingIllini.com . UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS DIVISION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS . 6 February 2020.
- Web site: Archived Team-By-Team Final Statistics . Ncaa.org . 2021-08-04.
- Web site: Big South Conference Softball Record Book . BigSouthSports.com . Big South Conference . 21 February 2019.
- Web site: Sun Belt Conference Softball Record Book . SunBeltSports.org . Sun Belt Conference . 21 February 2019.
- Web site: MAC Softball Record Book . GetSomeMACtion.com . Mid-American Conference . 21 February 2019.
- Web site: Big Ten Conference Softball Record Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20190222041749/https://bigten.org/documents/2018/8/28/2019_Softball_Record_Book.pdf . dead . February 22, 2019 . BigTen.org . Big Ten Conference . 21 February 2019.
