List of college softball coaches with 1,000 wins

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 and NAIA 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

At the end of the 2017 season, Carol Hutchins of Michigan remained the all-time NCAA wins leader with 1,527 wins. Phil McSpadden was the leader among NAIA college coaches with 1,613 wins.

Mike Candrea has the most NCAA Division I national championships with eight (1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006, and 2007). His .796 winning percentage is also the highest among Division I coaches.

Margo F. Jonker of Central Michigan holds the record for most losses as a head softball coach with 754.

College softball coaches with 1,000 wins

Key

*	Active coach in 2018
†	Inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame
	1,000 wins with a NCAA Division I program (or historic equivalent)^{[n 1]}

Coaches

Unless otherwise noted, statistics are correct thru March 4, 2018.

Rank	Name	Years	Wins	Losses	Ties	Pct	Teams
1 *	Phil McSpadden †	31	1617	365	0	.816	Oklahoma City (1988–present)
2 *	Carol Hutchins †	35	1571	504	5	.756	Ferris State (1982), Michigan (1985–present)
3 *	Mike Candrea †	33	1563	402	2	.795	Arizona (1986–present)
4	Margie Wright †	33	1457	542	3	.729	Illinois State (1980–1985), Fresno State (1986–2012)
5 *	Ralph Weekly †	30	1315	476	2	.755	Pacific Lutheran (1986–1994), Chattanooga (1995–1998, 2001), Tennessee (2002–present)
6 *	Eugene Lenti †	36	1303	658	6	.664	DePaul (1980–1987, 1990–present)
7 *	Diane Ninemire †	30	1293	630	0	.672	California (1988–present)
8	Yvette Girouard †	31	1285	421	1	.753	Louisiana–Lafayette (1981–2000), LSU (2001–2011)
9	Gary Bryce †	37	1249	717	8	.635	Wayne State (1982–present)
10	Gayle Blevins †	31	1245	588	5	.679	Indiana (1980–1987), Iowa (1988–2010)
11 *	Donna Papa †	34	1232	686	5	.642	Susquehanna (1984–1985), North Carolina (1986–present)
12 *	Margo F. Jonker †	38	1228	758	6	.618	Central Michigan (1980–present)
13	Jan Hutchinson †	33	1215	288	2	.808	Bloomsburg (1978–2010)
14 *	Chris Bellotto †	33	1205	502	0	.706	Florida Southern (1985–present)
15	JoAnne Graf † ^[3]	25	1186	425	6	.735	Florida State (1984–2008)
16	Elaine Sortino †	34	1185	508	6	.699	UMass (1980–2013)
17 *	Lori Meyer	33	1171	651	3	.642	Minnesota State–Mankato (1985–present)
18 *	Jo Evans	32	1167	611	2	.656	Colorado State (1986–1989), Utah (1990–1996), Texas A&M (1997–present)
19*	Patty Gasso †	23	1160	324	3	.781	Oklahoma (1995–present)
20	Frank Cheek †	25	1147	363	2	.759	Humboldt State (1989–2013)
21 *	Vickee Kazee-Hollifield	33	1151	407	1	.739	Carson–Newman (1986–present)
22	Kathy Welter	33	1143	588	7	.660	Oklahoma Baptist (1980–1982), Texas Tech (1983–1985), Cal State Bakersfield (1986–2011)
23 *	Bob Brock	33	1120	732	1	.605	Baylor (1980–1981), Texas A&M (1982–1996), Sam Houston State (2002–present)
24 *	George Wares †	33	1099	375	3	.745	Central (IA) (1985–present)
25	Joyce Compton †	28	1066	563	3	.654	Missouri 1983–1986; South Carolina (1987–2010)
26 *	Melinda Fischer †	34	1061	764	4	.581	Eastern Illinois (1978–1979), Illinois State (1986–present)
27 *	Lu Harris-Champer	21	1039	373	1	.736	Nicholls State (1995–1997); Southern Miss (1998–2000); Georgia (2000–present)
28 *	Karen Weekly	21	1037	343	2	.751	Chattanooga (1997–2001), Tennessee (2002–present)
29 *	Bob Coolen	31	1037	675	1	.606	Bentley (1985–1989), Hawaii (1992–present)
31 *	Sandy Montgomery	29	1034	522	2	.664	SIU Edwardsville (1989–present)
32	George DiMatteo	31	1032	539	6	.656	Lewis (1984–2014)
33 *	Les Stuedeman †	22	1029	334	1	.755	Alabama-Huntsville (1996–present)
34 *	Patrick Murphy †	20	1027	298	0	.775	Northwest Missouri State (1994–95); Alabama (1998–present)
35	Sandy Jerstad †	27	1011	359	2	.738	Augustana (SD) (1977–2003)
36	Jay Miller †	29	1004	668	0	.600	Purdue (1980–1981), Oklahoma City (1985–1987), Missouri (1988–2002), Mississippi State (2003–2011)
37	Tami Cyr	26	1003	504	1	.670	Centenary (LA) (1987–1991), West Florida (1992–2014)
38	Steve Warner	25	1000	351	1	.740	West Virginia Wesleyan (1993-present)

Notes

↑ The list includes coaches with 1,000 wins regardless of division. Coaches with 1,000 wins at an NCAA Division I school (or historic equivalents) are designated with the referenced peach shading. The referenced shading has also been used for coaches with historic programs that were among the elite programs of their era.

References

↑ "NCAA Softball Coaching Records" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
↑ "NCAA Career Statistics Database". NCAA. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
↑ Graf's career totals do not include 32 wins (30 regular season, 2 ACC tournament) from the 2007 season that were vacated. One source here credits Graf with having a career record of 1,437–478–6.

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[3] The list includes coaches with 1,000 wins regardless of division. Coaches with 1,000 wins at an NCAA Division I school (or historic equivalents) are designated with the referenced peach shading. The referenced shading has also been used for coaches with historic programs that were among the elite programs of their era.

[1] "NCAA Softball Coaching Records" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved March 10, 2016.

[2] "NCAA Career Statistics Database". NCAA. Retrieved July 1, 2013.

[4] Graf's career totals do not include 32 wins (30 regular season, 2 ACC tournament) from the 2007 season that were vacated. One source here credits Graf with having a career record of 1,437–478–6.