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List of Michigan Wolverines head softball coaches

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The Michigan Wolverines softball program is a college softball team that represents the University of Michigan in the Big Ten Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association.[1] The team has had three head coaches since it started playing organized softball in the 1975 season.[2] The current coach is Bonnie Tholl, who took over the head coaching position in 2023.[3]

Key

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Coaches

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List of head softball coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards[g]
# Name Term GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PA WA CCs CTs NCs
1 Gloria Soluk 1978–1980 74 49 25 0 .662 0 0
2 Bob De Carolis 1981–1984 195 114 81 0 .585 25 27 .481 1 1 0 0 0
3 Carol Hutchins 1985–2022 2,173 1,684 540 5 .757 662 177 .789 29 12 22 10 1
3 Bonnie Tholl 2023–present 51 26 25 0 .510 10 13 .435

Notes

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  1. ^ A running total of the number of head coaches.
  2. ^ Postseason play involving the NCAA Division I softball championship or AIAW Women's College World Series.
  3. ^ Postseason appearances include seasons with NCAA Division I softball championship bids since the tournament began in 1982.
  4. ^ College World Series appearances include seasons with WCWS bids since the tournament began in 1969.
  5. ^ The Big Ten softball tournament began in 1982, but was not held from 1983–1994, or from 2009–2012.
  6. ^ Women's College World Series sponsored by either the AIAW or NCAA.
  7. ^ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season.

References

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  1. ^ "Michigan". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Michigan Softball Head Coaching Records". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  3. ^ Howard, Leah (August 24, 2022). "Tholl Named Head Coach of Michigan Softball". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 24, 2022.