Illinois Fighting Illini softball
Appearance
Illinois Fighting Illini softball | |
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Founded | 2000 |
University | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
Head coach | Tyra Perry (8th season) |
Conference | Big Ten |
Location | Urbana, IL |
Home stadium | Eichelberger Field (Capacity: 1500) |
Nickname | Fighting Illini |
Colors | Orange and blue[1] |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022 |
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
[edit]Coaching history
[edit]Years | Coach | Record | % |
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2000–2015 | Terri Sullivan | 487-368-2 | .569 |
2016–present | Tyra Perry | 214-139 | .606 |
Reference:[3] |
Coaching staff
[edit]Name | Position coached | Consecutive season at Illinois in current position | |
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Tyra Perry | Head coach | 8th | |
Laura Trout | Assistant coach | 8th | |
Vann Stuedeman | Assistant coach | 1st | |
Miranda Rodriguez | Volunteer Assistant Coach | 1st | |
Rachel Houck | Director of Operations | 1st | |
Reference:[4] |
Notable players
[edit]Awards
[edit]- Big Ten Coach of the Year
- Terri Sullivan, 2010[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Visual Identity: Color". Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ^ "Eichelberger Field". FightingIllini.com. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS DIVISION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Illinois Softball Record Book" (PDF). FightingIllini.com. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS DIVISION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS. p. 11. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ "Illinois Softball Coaches" (PDF). UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS DIVISION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ "Illinois, Michigan and Ohio State Share Top Softball Honors". BigTen.org. May 19, 2010. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2021.