Heather Tarr
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Washington |
| Conference | Pac-12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 5, 1974 Kirkland, Washington |
| Playing career | |
| 1994–1997 | Washington |
| 1997–1998 | Tampa Bay FireStix |
| Position(s) | Infielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1998 | Washington (student asst.) |
| 1999–2003 | Pacific (asst.) |
| 2004 | Pacific (assoc. HC) |
| 2005–present | Washington |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 584–235–1 (.713) |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 68–30 (.694) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
As player:
As head coach:
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| Awards | |
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Heather Robyn Tarr (born October 5, 1974)[1] is an American softball coach who is the current head coach of the Washington Huskies Softball team at the University of Washington.
Early life and education
Born in Kirkland, Washington, Tarr graduated from Redmond High School and played at infielder on the Washington Huskies softball team from 1994 to 1997 while attending the University of Washington.[1] Playing a total of 244 games at Washington,[1][2] Tarr was an honorable mention all-Pac-10 honoree from 1995 to 1997 and second-team NFCA All-Pacific Region honoree in 1997.[3] As a senior in 1997, Tarr batted .283 with 53 hits and 32 RBI.[2]
Professional softball career
Tarr played professionally with the Tampa Bay FireStix of the Women's Professional Softball League in 1997 and 1998, playing 64 games with 26 hits and 10 RBI.[4][5][6]
Coaching career
College assistant (1998-2004)
In 1998, Tarr was an undergraduate assistant at Washington while completing her geography degree.[7]
From 1999 to 2004, Tarr was an assistant coach at Pacific under head coach Brian Kolze and was associate head coach during the 2004 season. With Tarr on staff, Pacific went 232-124 and 90-44 mark in the Big West Conference. In 2001, Tarr and Pacific head coach Brian Kolze was named 2001 NFCA West Region Coaching Staff of the Year after guiding the Tigers to within one win of the Women's College World Series and finished the year at No. 18 in the final national ranking. [8]
Washington (2005-present)
After the 2004 season at Pacific as an assistant, Heather Tarr was named head coach of the Washington Huskies softball team. In her first season Heather Tarr led the Huskies to a 35-22 overall record and led them to the NCAA Super Regionals where they lost to eventual national champion Michigan. In 2009, Tarr led Washington 51-12 overall record and to Women's College World Series National Championship.[9]
As of the end of the 2018 season, Tarr has an overall 584–235–1 record at Washington.[10]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Huskies (Pacific-10/Pac-12 Conference) (2005–present) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Washington | 35–22 | 10–11 | 6th | NCAA Super Regionals | ||||
| 2006 | Washington | 35–25 | 6–15 | 7th | NCAA Super Regionals | ||||
| 2007 | Washington | 42–19 | 12–9 | T–3rd | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2008 | Washington | 30–25–1 | 7–14 | T–5th | NCAA Regionals | ||||
| 2009 | Washington | 51–12 | 14–7 | 2nd | WCWS Champions | ||||
| 2010 | Washington | 50–9 | 17–4 | 1st | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2011 | Washington | 37–16 | 9–12 | T–6th | NCAA Super Regionals | ||||
| 2012 | Washington | 39–19 | 7–16 | 8th | NCAA Super Regionals | ||||
| 2013 | Washington | 45–17 | 12–5 | T–2nd | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2014 | Washington | 37–15 | 13–9 | 4th | NCAA Super Regionals | ||||
| 2015 | Washington | 42–17 | 11–11 | 6th | NCAA Regionals | ||||
| 2016 | Washington | 39–15 | 16–8 | 3rd | NCAA Super Regionals | ||||
| 2017 | Washington | 50–14 | 16–8 | 3rd | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2018 | Washington | 52–10 | 15–8 | 4th | WCWS Runners-up | ||||
| Washington: | 584–235–1 (.713) | 165–137 (.546) | |||||||
| Total: | 584–235–1 (.713) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ a b c "Heather Tarr". University of Washington. Archived from the original on June 18, 1997. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ a b http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/WSB/Softball_Women's_Division%20I_1997_756_University%20of%20Washington.pdf
- ^ "National & Regional Awards" (PDF), Washington Softball 2018, University of Washington, pp. 55–56, 2018
- ^ "Firestix Slip Past Wahoos, 3-1". Orlando Sentinel. July 2, 1998. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ "Softball's Kim DePaul Picked Eighth In The Women's Pro Softball League Senior Draft". University of Washington. December 5, 2000. Archived from the original on February 23, 2001. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ "Assistant Coach: Heather Tarr". University of the Pacific. Archived from the original on December 29, 2003. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ "Heather Tarr Bio". gohuskies.com. University of Washington. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "Heather Tarr Named Washington Softball Coach". University of Washington. July 6, 2004. Archived from the original on August 15, 2004. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ "2009 Washington Softball Schedule". gohuskies.com. University of Washington. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ a b "NCAA Statistics: Heather Tarr". NCAA. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ "Year-by-year finishes" (PDF), Washington Softball 2018, University of Washington, p. 78, 2018