Kate Drohan
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Northwestern |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 570–345–1 |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | Providence (1995) |
| Playing career | |
| 1992–1995 | Providence |
| Position(s) | Outfielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1995–1997 | Boston College (asst.) |
| 1998–1999 | Northwestern (asst.) |
| 2000–2001 | Northwestern (AHC) |
| 2002–Present | Northwestern |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1995–1997 | Boston College (Asst. AD for Facilities) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 570–345–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Big Ten regular season (2006, 2008) Big Ten Tournament (2008) | |
| Awards | |
| 3× Big Ten Coach of the Year (2005, 2006, 2019) NFCA's Mideast Region Co-Coaching Staff of the Year (2005) NFCA/Speedline National Coaching Staff of the Year (2006) | |
Kate Drohan (born December 24, 1973) is an American softball Head Coach and former collegiate right-handed outfielder and first basemen, originally from Brookfield, Connecticut. She is the current head coach at Northwestern in the Big Ten Conference.[1] She led them to the 2006 Women's College World Series and a national runner up finish. She has mentored athletes Tammy Williams and Eileen Canney. She played for the Providence Friars from 1992-95 in the Big East Conference, where was a three-time All-Conference honoree.[2]
Early life and education
Drohan graduated from Providence College in 1995 with a degree biology. She played softball at Providence, where she was on the All-Big East team in 1992, 1994, and 1995.[3]
Coaching career
Northwestern
Kate Drohan was promoted to head coach of the Northwestern softball program after the 2001 season, when long time head softball coach Sharon Drysdale retired.[4]
Statistics
| YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
| 1992 | 52 | 156 | 23 | 42 | .269 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 49 | .314% | 14 | 16 | 5 | 5 |
| 1993 | 51 | 169 | 23 | 46 | .272 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 56 | .331% | 11 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
| 1994 | 58 | 176 | 24 | 53 | .301 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 63 | .358% | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| 1995 | 55 | 150 | 26 | 38 | .253 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 43 | .286% | 12 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| TOTALS | 216 | 651 | 96 | 179 | .275 | 59 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 211 | .324% | 49 | 42 | 21 | 26 |
Head coaching record
College
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Wildcats (Big Ten Conference) (2002–Present) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Northwestern | 24–18–1 | 10–9 | 5th | |||||
| 2003 | Northwestern | 36–19 | 11–9 | 6th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2004 | Northwestern | 34–20 | 12–8 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2005 | Northwestern | 42–18 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2006 | Northwestern | 50–15 | 16–3 | 1st | Women's College World Series Runner-Up | ||||
| 2007 | Northwestern | 52–13 | 15–3 | 2nd | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2008 | Northwestern | 40–16 | 18–2 | 1st | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2009 | Northwestern | 31–15 | 14–6 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2010 | Northwestern | 25–23 | 10–8 | 4th | |||||
| 2011 | Northwestern | 23–20 | 5–13 | 10th | |||||
| 2012 | Northwestern | 29–29 | 14–10 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2013 | Northwestern | 31–22 | 12–10 | 5th | |||||
| 2014 | Northwestern | 35–18 | 14–9 | 5th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2015 | Northwestern | 28–23 | 14–8 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2016 | Northwestern | 27–28 | 15–8 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2017 | Northwestern | 25–29 | 10–13 | 8th | |||||
| 2018 | Northwestern | 38–19 | 14–8 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2019 | Northwestern | 47–13 | 21–2 | 2nd | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2020 | Northwestern | ||||||||
| Northwestern: | 570–345–1 (.623) | 219–130 (.628) | |||||||
| Total: | 570–345–1 (.623) | ||||||||
|
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
| |||||||||
References
- ^ "Kate Drohan". NUSports.com. Northwestern University Athletics. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "2019 Providence College Softball". Issuu.com. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ "Kate Drohan". NUSports.com. Northwestern University Athletics. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "SHARON DRYSDALE RESIGNS AS SOFTBALL COACH". NUSports.com. Northwestern University Athletics. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
External links
- "NU Sports – Kate Drohan – 2019 Softball Coaching Staff – Northwestern University". nusports.com. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- Kate Drohan on Twitter
- Kate Drohan Program Interview on YouTube