Illinois Fighting Illini softball

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Illinois Fighting Illini softball
Founded2000
UniversityUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Head coachTyra Perry (4th season)
ConferenceBig Ten
LocationChampaign, IL
Home stadiumEichelberger Field (Capacity: 1500)
NicknameFighting Illini
ColorsOrange and blue[1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2019

The Illinois Fighting Illini softball team represents University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Big Ten Conference. The Fighting Illini are currently led by head coach Tyra Perry. The team plays its home games at Eichelberger Field located on the university's campus.[2]

History

Coaching history

Years Coach Record %
2000–2015 Terri Sullivan
2016–present Tyra Perry 145–108 .573

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Coaching staff

Name Position coached Consecutive season at
Illinois in current position
Tyra Perry Head coach 4th
Laura Trout Assistant Coach 4th
Lance McMahon Assistant Coach 3rd
Tess Soefje Volunteer Assistant Coach 1st
Michael Palmer Director of Operations 1st
Ryan Deppa Office Manager 4th
Reference:[4]

References

  1. ^ "University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Visual Identity: Color". Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "Eichelberger Field". FightingIllini.com. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS DIVISION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Illinois Softball Record Book" (PDF). FightingIllini.com. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS DIVISION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS. p. 17. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Illinois Softball Coaches". FighingIllini.com. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS DIVISION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS. Retrieved 1 May 2019.