Texas A&M Aggies softball

Texas A&M Aggies
Founded 1972
University Texas A&M University
Head coach Jo Evans (20th season)
Conference SEC
Western Division
Location College Station, TX
Home stadium Davis Diamond (Capacity: 2,000)
Nickname Aggies
Colors Maroon and White[1]
         
NCAA Tournament champions
1983, 1987
AIAW Tournament champions
1982
NCAA WCWS appearances
1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 2007, 2008, 2017
AIAW WCWS appearances
1979, 1980, 1981, 1982[2]
NCAA Tournament appearances
1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Conference Tournament championships
2008
Conference championships
2005, 2008

The Texas A&M Aggies softball team represents Texas A&M University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team belongs to the SEC Conference and plays home games at the Davis Diamond. The Aggies are currently led by head coach Jo Evans who is in her 13th season as head coach. The Aggies have won two NCAA championships in 1983 and 1987 along with an AIAW national championship in 1982. The Aggies have been NCAA runners-up three times in 1984, 1986, and 2008. Reaching the Women's College World Series eleven times, the Aggies have reached the finals six times in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, and 2008.

Head coaches

The following people have served as head coaches at Texas A&M.[3]

  • Mildred Little 1973
  • Toby Crown 1974
  • Kay Don 1974–1976
  • Diane Quitta 1977
  • Diane Justice/Don Smith 1978
  • Bill Galloway 1979–1980
  • Bob Brock 1981–1996
  • Jo Evans 1997–Present

National Awards

  • NFCA Golden Shoe Award[4]
Sharonda McDonald - 2005

Texas A&M's Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Americans

Player Year(s) Position Team
Cindy Cooper 1987 Third Base 1st
Liz Mizera 1987, 1988 Shortstop 1st
Shawn Andaya 1987 P 1st
Julie Smith 1987 Second Base 1st
Missy Young 1991 P 2nd
Jennifer McFalls 1993 Shortstop 1st
Kendall Richards 1996 At-Large (SS) 1st
Erin Field 1996 Utility 3rd
Selena Collins 2002 At-Large (C) 3rd
Jessica Kapchinski 2004 P 3rd
Amanda Scarborough 2005, 2007 Utility, At-Large-P 1st
Meagan Gibson 2005, 2007, 2008 Designated Player, At-Large-UT, UT/P 2nd, 1st, 1st
Jamie Hinshaw 2008 At-Large/3B 3rd
Meagan May 2010 At-Large/C 2nd
Melissa Dumezich 2011 UT/P 2nd
Mel Dumezich 2011, 2012, 2013 UT/P 3rd
Cali Lanphear 2013 UT/Non-P or DP 2nd
Cassie Tysarczyk 2014 At-Large/OF 3rd
Riley Sartain 2017 3B 3rd
Reference:[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Web Color Palette". Texas A&M University Brand Guide. Texas A&M University. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  2. ↑ Plummer, William; Floyd, Larry C. (2013). A Series Of Their Own: History Of The Women's College World Series. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States: Turnkey Communications Inc. ISBN 978-0-9893007-0-4.
  3. ↑ "Texas A&M Softball History". Texas A&M Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  4. ↑ https://nfca.org/index.php/awards/awards-history/4299-diamond-catchers-of-the-year-division-i
  5. ↑ https://nfca.org/index.php/awards/louisville-sluggernfca-all-americans


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