The National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame was established in 1991 to recognize coaches who have made extraordinary contributions to the sport of softpitch softball

Softball

Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...

. The National Fastpitch Coaches Association ("NFCA") is a professional organization for fastpitch softball coaches from all competitive levels of play. As of 2010, 53 individuals have been inducted into the NFCA Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame

A hall of fame, wall of fame, walk of fame, walk of stars or avenue of stars is a type of attraction established for any field of endeavor to honor individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field...

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Inductees

Name	Inducted	Wins	Losses	Ties	Pct.	Teams
Sharon Backus Sharon Backus Sharron Backus is a former softball player and coach. She played as a shortstop and third baseman on seven Amateur Softball Association national championship teams from 1961 to 1975. She served as the head softball coach at UCLA from 1975 to 1997 and led her teams to nine national collegiate...	1991	854	173	3		UCLA UCLA Bruins The UCLA Bruins are the sports teams for University of California, Los Angeles . The Bruin men's and women's teams participate in NCAA Division I as part of the Pacific-12 Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation . For football, they are in the Football Bowl Subdivision of Division I...  1975-1996
Linda Wells Linda Wells Linda Wells is an American journalist and current editor-in-chief at Allure magazineLinda Wells graduated in 1980 from Trinity College in Hartford. Connecticut. She began her journalism career at Vogue, where she wrote and edited stories about beauty, health, nutrition, and fitness...	1991	914	679	1		Minnesota Minnesota Golden Gophers The Minnesota Golden Gophers are the college sports team for the University of Minnesota. The university fields both men's and women's teams in basketball, cross country, gymnastics, golf, ice hockey, swimming, tennis, and track and field. Men's-specific sports include baseball, football, and...  1975-1989; Arizona State 1990-2005
Linda Draft	1991	357	233	2		Wisconsin-Parkside 1978-1992
Lorene Ramsey Lorene Ramsey Lorene Ramsey, a pioneer in women's sports, is one of the most successful college coaches of all time. In 1968, Ramsey joined the staff of Illinois Central College, a community college in East Peoria, Illinois. There, before the passing of Title IX, she started the women's athletic program...	1992	840	309			Illinois Central Illinois Central College Illinois Central College, often called ICC, is a large Illinois community college with its largest campus in East Peoria, Illinois, off Illinois State Route 116 near U.S. Route 150 and the McClugage Bridge...  1968-1995
June Walker	1992	721	154			The College of New Jersey The College of New Jersey The College of New Jersey, abbreviated TCNJ, is a public, coeducational university located in Ewing Township, New Jersey, a suburb of Trenton....  1974-1995
Judy Sherman	1992	298	117		.718	Pacific (Oregon) Pacific University Pacific University is a private university located in Oregon, United States. The first campus began more than 160 years ago and is located about 38 km west of Portland in Forest Grove...  1979-1992
Betty Hoff	1992	521	350	1	.598	Luther College (Iowa) Luther College (Iowa) Luther College is a four-year, residential liberal arts institution of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, located in Decorah, Iowa, USA...  1969-2001
Judy Martino	1993				.	South Carolina South Carolina Gamecocks softball The South Carolina Gamecocks softball team represents the University of South Carolina in NCAA Division I college softball. The team joined the Southeastern Conference in 1997 when the conference began to sponsor the sport. Prior to 1997, the team competed as an independent. Home games are...  1979–1981; North Carolina University of North Carolina Chartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century... ; NFCA founder
Judi Garman Judi Garman Judi Garman is a former college softball coach. She was the head softball coach at Cal State Fullerton from 1980 to 1999 and led Fullerton to the 1986 Women's College World Series championship...	1993	1124	416	4	.	Golden West College Golden West College Golden West College or GWC, is a community college providing two-year associate of arts degrees, and lower-division classes transferable to other colleges and universities...  1972-1979; Cal State Fullerton Cal State Fullerton Titans The Cal State Fullerton Titans are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Cal State Fullerton, located in Fullerton, California. The Titans are a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I level...  1980-1999
Sharon Drysdale	1994	704	529	3	.571	Kansas University of Kansas The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...  1973-1975; Northwestern University Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....  1979-2001
Carol Spanks	1994	688	375	6	.646	Cal Poly Pomona California State Polytechnic University, Pomona California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, or Cal Poly Pomona, is a public university located in Pomona, California, United States...  1979-1993; UNLV UNLV Rebels The University of Nevada, Las Vegas' sports teams are called the Rebels. The Rebels participate in NCAA Division I and in the Mountain West Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. The school's colors are Scarlet and Grey. The Rebels' main rival is the Wolf Pack of the University...  1995-1997
Mary Littlewood	1995				.	Arizona State 1971-1989
Gerry Pinkston	1995	418	271	1	.607	Central Oklahoma University of Central Oklahoma The University of Central Oklahoma, often referred to as UCO, is a coeducational public university located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The university is the third largest in Oklahoma, with almost 18,000 students and approximately 434 full-time and 400 adjunct faculty...  1976-1997
Mike Candrea Mike Candrea Mike Candrea is the head softball coach at The University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. He was also the head coach of the United States women's national softball team.-Collegiate Coaching Record:...	1996	1257	265	2		Arizona University of Arizona The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...  1986-2011 (stats thru March 26, 2011)
Connie Claussen	1996				.	Nebraska at Omaha University of Nebraska at Omaha The University of Nebraska at Omaha is a four-year state university located in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Founded in 1908 as Omaha University, the institution became the public Municipal University of Omaha in 1931. It assumed its current name in 1968 following a merger into the University...  1969-1976
Mary Nutter	1997				.
Marge Willadsen	1997	569	447	2	.560	Buena Vista Buena Vista University Buena Vista University is a private 4-year college located in Storm Lake, Iowa. Founded in 1891 as Buena Vista College, it is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. The university's campus is situated on the shores of Storm Lake, a natural lake...  1981-2008
Kathy Veroni	1998	869	598	2	.592	Western Illinois Western Illinois University Western Illinois University is a public university founded in 1899 as Western Illinois State Normal School. Like many similar institutions of the time, Western Illinois State Normal School focused on teacher training for its relatively small body of students. As the normal school grew, it became...  1973-2005
Dianne Baker	1998	785	462	3	.629	Stephen F. Austin Stephen F. Austin State University Stephen F. Austin State University is a public university located in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States. Founded as a teachers' college in 1923, the university was named after one of Texas' founding fathers, Stephen F. Austin. Its campus resides on part of the homestead of another Texas founding...  1981-1995; Texas Woman's Texas Woman's University Texas Woman's University is a co-educational university in Denton, Texas, United States with two health science center branches in Dallas, Texas and Houston, Texas...  1997-2005
Rayla Allison	1999	213	185		.535	Pioneer category (coach at Texas-Arlington UT Arlington Mavericks The UT Arlington Mavericks are the athletic teams that represent the University of Texas at Arlington. The Mavericks team name selection was made in 1971, predating the Dallas Mavericks starting choice in 1980. The Mavericks compete in the NCAA Division I Southland Conference in 14 varsity sports...  1985-1989; Hawaii University of Hawaii The University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment...  1990-1991; first full-time Executive Director of the NFCA 1991-1994)
Gayle Blevins Gayle Blevins L. Gayle Blevins is a former college softball coach. She was the head coach at Indiana University from 1980 to 1987 and at the University of Iowa from 1988 to 2010...	1999	1245	588	5		Indiana Indiana University Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...  1980-1987; Iowa University of Iowa The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...  1988-2010
Sandy Jerstad Sandy Jerstad Sandra Isabelle "Sandy" Jerstad is a Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate, representing the 12th district since 2006. Senator Jerstad sought reelection in 2010 but was defeated in the general election by Republican Mark Johnston....	2000	1011	359	2	.738	Augustana (South Dakota) Augustana College (South Dakota) Augustana College is a private, liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. The campus makes the school the largest private university in South Dakota...  1977-2003
Margie Wright Margie Wright Margie Wright is a college softball coach. She has been the head softball coach at California State University, Fresno—more commonly known as Fresno State—since 1986. She led the Fresno State Bulldogs to the NCAA national softball championship in 1998 and is the NCAA's all-time winningest...	2000	1403	508	3		Illinois State Illinois State University Illinois State University , founded in 1857, is the oldest public university in Illinois; it is located in the town of Normal. ISU is considered a "national university" that grants a variety of doctoral degrees and strongly emphasizes research; it is also recognized as one of the top ten largest...  1980-1985; Fresno State 1986-2010 (stats thru March 25, 2011)
Fran Ebert	2000				.
Cindy Bristow	2001				.	International Softball Federation International Softball Federation thumb|Map of member states.|400px|rightThe International Softball Federation is the international governing body for the sport of softball. The ISF is a non-profit corporation recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the General Association of International Sports Federations .The... ; Arizona State; New Mexico State New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State University's teams are called the Aggies, a nickname derived from the university's agricultural beginnings. Since 2005, they have competed in the Western Athletic Conference. The mascot is known as "Pistol Pete". NMSU's colors are crimson and white. The current athletics director... ; Wichita State Wichita State Shockers The Shockers are the athletic teams at Wichita State University, who compete in the NCAA Division I Missouri Valley Conference. Wichita State is well known for its fan support and its baseball program, which has the highest winning percentange of any college baseball team over the past 31 years...
Bill Galloway	2001	881	390	2	.693	Texas A&M Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M Aggies refers to the students, graduates, and sports teams of Texas A&M University. The nickname "Aggie" is common at land-grant or "Ag" schools in many states. The teams compete in Division I of NCAA sports...  1979-1981; Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters softball The Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters softball team represents Louisiana Tech University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Western Athletic Conference. They are currently coached by head coach Sarah Dawson and assistant coaches Brad Kerr and Amber Miles. They play...  1982-2002
Joyce Compton	2002	1066	563	3	.	Missouri Missouri Tigers The Missouri Tigers athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of the University of Missouri, located in Columbia, Missouri, United States...  1983-1986; South Carolina South Carolina Gamecocks softball The South Carolina Gamecocks softball team represents the University of South Carolina in NCAA Division I college softball. The team joined the Southeastern Conference in 1997 when the conference began to sponsor the sport. Prior to 1997, the team competed as an independent. Home games are...  1987-2010 (stats thru 2010)
Margo F. Jonker	2003	1007	599	5	.	Central Michigan Central Michigan University Central Michigan University is a public research university located in Mount Pleasant in the U.S. state of Michigan...  1980-2010 (stats thru 2010)
JoAnne Graf	2003	1186	425	6	.735	Florida State Florida State Seminoles The Florida State Seminoles are the men's and women's sports teams of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. Florida State participates in the NCAA's Division I . FSU joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1991, and competes in the Atlantic Division in any sports split into a...  1984-2008
Celeste Knierim	2003				.	St. Louis Community College-Meramec
Jan Hutchinson	2004	1215	288	2	.	Bloomsburg 1978-2010
Elaine Sortino	2004	1099	451	6	.	University of Massachusetts University of Massachusetts This article relates to the statewide university system. For the flagship campus often referred to as "UMass", see University of Massachusetts Amherst...  1980-2010 (stats thru 2010)
Yvette Girouard Yvette Girouard Yvette Girouard is the head coach of the LSU Lady Tigers softball team.Girouard began coaching at Lafayette High School in Lafayette, Louisiana in 1977. In 1980, she coached at her alma mater, Comeaux High School, before starting the softball program at the University of Southwestern Louisiana...	2005	1263	415	1		University of Louisiana at Lafayette University of Louisiana at Lafayette The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, or UL Lafayette, is a coeducational, public research university located in Lafayette, Louisiana, in the heart of Acadiana...  1981-2000; LSU LSU Tigers The LSU Tigers are the athletic teams of Louisiana State University. They participate in the NCAA's Division I, in the Southeastern Conference. It fields teams in 14 varsity sports . Its official team nickname is the Fighting Tigers and the school mascot is Mike the Tiger...  2001-2010 (stats thru March 26, 2011)
Scott Whitlock	2005	901	229		.	Kennesaw State Kennesaw State Owls Kennesaw State University fields 16 varsity athletics teams called the Owls. After spending 10 years in Division II's Peach Belt Conference, the university fully transitioned to Division I status in the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the beginning of the 2009–10 season. All teams...  1991-2010 (stats thru 2010)
Liz Miller	2005	377	156		.707	Notre Dame Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame's nickname is inherited from Irish immigrant soldiers who fought in the Civil War with the Union's Irish Brigade, , recollected among other places in the poetry of Joyce Kilmer who served with one of the Irish Brigade regiments during World War I...  1993-2001
Sue Enquist Sue Enquist Sue Enquist is a former softball player and coach. She played softball at UCLA under Sharron Backus from 1975 to 1978. She helped lead UCLA to its first national softball championship in the 1978 Women's College World Series and became UCLA's first All-American softball player. Her career...	2006	887	175	1	.835	UCLA UCLA Bruins The UCLA Bruins are the sports teams for University of California, Los Angeles . The Bruin men's and women's teams participate in NCAA Division I as part of the Pacific-12 Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation . For football, they are in the Football Bowl Subdivision of Division I...  1989-2006
Clyde Washburne	2006	284	110	1	.720	Eastern Connecticut State Eastern Connecticut State University Eastern Connecticut State University is a public, coeducational liberal arts university and is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. Eastern is located in Willimantic, Connecticut on . Founded in 1889, it is the second-oldest campus in the Connecticut State University System...  1977-1987, 1993
Carol Hutchins Carol Hutchins Carol "Hutch" Hutchins is an American softball coach. In 27 years as the head coach of Michigan Wolverines softball , she has more than 1,200 career wins, more than any other coach in University of Michigan history in any sport, male or female...	2006	1209	414	4		Ferris State 1981-82, Michigan Michigan Wolverines softball The Michigan Wolverines softball team represents the University of Michigan in National Collegiate Athletics Association Division I competition. College softball became a varsity sport at the University of Michigan in 1978. Carol Hutchins has been the head coach since 1985...  1985-2011 (stats thru March 26, 2011)
Henry Christowski	2007	451	130	2	.775	Simpson College Simpson College Simpson College is a four-year, coeducational liberal arts institution situated in Indianola, Iowa, USA, and affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Simpson, which has been fully accredited by North Central Association since 1913, is a small school with approximately 1,400 full-time students...  1996-2009 (stats thru 2009)
Judy Groff	2007	924	581	5	.614	American International College (Mass.) American International College American International College is a private, co-educational liberal-arts college located in the Mason Square neighborhood of Springfield, Massachusetts.-History:...  1969-2009 (stats thru 2009)
George Wares	2007	840	280	3	.749	Central College (Iowa) 1985-2009 (stats thru 2009)
Gary Torgeson	2008	636	216	7	.774	Cal State Northridge California State University, Northridge California State University, Northridge is a public university in Northridge, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California, United States....  1982-1994
Jay Miller	2008	954	607		.611	Purdue Purdue Boilermakers Boilermakers is the official nickname for the intercollegiate athletic teams of Purdue University. As is common with athletic nicknames, it is also used as colloquial designation of Purdue's students and alumni at large....  1980-1981; Oklahoma City Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City University, often referred to as OCU, is a coeducational, urban, private university historically affiliated with the United Methodist Church...  1985-1987; Missouri Missouri Tigers The Missouri Tigers athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of the University of Missouri, located in Columbia, Missouri, United States...  1988-2002; Mississippi State Mississippi State Bulldogs The Mississippi State Bulldogs are the athletic teams of Mississippi State University. They participate in NCAA's Division I in the competitive 12-member Southeastern Conference under the mascot Bulldogs and the school colors of maroon and white...  2003-2009 (stats thru 2009)
Eugene Lenti	2008	1022	494	6	.673	DePaul DePaul Blue Demons The DePaul Blue Demons are the intercollegiate athletic teams of DePaul University, located in Chicago Illinois. The Blue Demons participate in NCAA Division I and is a member of the Big East Conference....  1980-2009 (stats thru 2009)
Donna Newberry	2008	884	398	1	.689	Muskingum 1975-2009 (stats thru 2009)
Sandy Fischer	2008	853	358	3	.704	Oklahoma State Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Cowboys are the athletic teams that represent Oklahoma State University. Their mascot is a cowboy named Pistol Pete. Oklahoma State participates in the NCAA's Division I-A and in the Big 12 Conference's South Division. The university's current athletic director is Mike Holder...  1979-2001
Gary Bryce	2008	925	577	6	.615	Wayne State Wayne State University Wayne State University is a public research university located in Detroit, Michigan, United States, in the city's Midtown Cultural Center Historic District. Founded in 1868, WSU consists of 13 schools and colleges offering more than 400 major subject areas to over 32,000 graduate and...  1982-2009 (stats thru 2009)
Diane Ninemire	2009	970	477		.670	California California Golden Bears The California Golden Bears is the nickname used for 29 varsity athletic programs and various club teams of the University of California, Berkeley...  1988-2009 (stats thru 2009)
Frank Cheek	2009	1049	288	2	.	Humboldt State Humboldt State University Humboldt State University is the northernmost campus of the California State University system, located in Arcata within Humboldt County, California, USA. The main campus, nestled at the edge of a coast redwood forest, is situated on Preston hill overlooking Arcata and with commanding views of...  1989-2010 (stats thru 2010)
Bill Edwards	2009	721	351	3	.672	Hofstra Hofstra University Hofstra University is a private, nonsectarian institution of higher learning located in the Village of Hempstead, New York, United States, about east of New York City: less than an hour away by train or car...  1990-2009 (stats thru 2009)
Chris Bellotto	2010	1042	323		.	Florida Southern College Florida Southern College Florida Southern College is a private college located in Lakeland, Florida, United States. It was selected by U.S...  1985-2010 (stats thru 2010)
Rhonda Revelle	2010	658	358		.648	Nebraska Wesleyan Nebraska Wesleyan University Nebraska Wesleyan University is a private, coeducational university located in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was founded in 1887 by Nebraska Methodists. As of 2007, it has 1,600 full-time students and 300 faculty and staff. The school teaches in the tradition of a liberal arts college education....  1987; Nebraska Nebraska Cornhuskers The Nebraska Cornhuskers is the name given to several sports teams of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The university is a member of the Big Ten Conference...  1993-2009 (stats thru 2009)
Melinda Fischer	2010	817	554	4	.596	Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois Panthers The Eastern Illinois Panthers are the men's and women's athletic teams representing Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, IL. Eastern Illinois University's colors are blue and gray. Eastern Illinois sports teams, except for men's soccer and swimming teams, participate in NCAA Division I in...  1978-1979; Illinois State Illinois State University Illinois State University , founded in 1857, is the oldest public university in Illinois; it is located in the town of Normal. ISU is considered a "national university" that grants a variety of doctoral degrees and strongly emphasizes research; it is also recognized as one of the top ten largest... 1986-2009