Sandy Montgomery
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | SIU Edwardsville Cougars |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 43–16 (2015) |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | SIU Edwardsville, BS 1986, MS 1988 |
| Playing career | |
| 1982–85 | SIU Edwardsville Cougars |
| Position(s) | Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1986–88 | SIU Edwardsville (Asst.) |
| 1989–present | SIU Edwardsville |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 957–480–2 |
| Tournaments | 0–2 NCAA Div. I (1) 26–21 NCAA Div. II (11) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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| Records | |
| Most wins in SIUE history (957) | |
Sandy Montgomery is an American softball coach. In 27 years as the head coach of SIU Edwardsville Cougars softball (1989–present), she has more than 950 career wins, more than any other coach in SIUE history in any sport, male or female. As of May 9, 2015, Montgomery had a career record of 957 wins, 480 losses, and 2 ties, for a .666 winning percentage.[1][2] She led the Cougars to the Division II NCAA softball championship in 2007.[3] In 2014, Montgomery passed the 900 win mark[4] while leading the Cougars to their first Division I NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. Montgomery is the longest-tenured head coach at SIUE and the Senior Woman Administrator[5] in the SIUE athletic department. In addition to coaching softball, she began the SIUE volleyball program in 1995 and coached for its first four years, guiding it to a record of 83–54[6] and its first appearance in the NCAA Division II tournament in 1998. After leading the softball Cougars to the regular season title, Montgomery was named the 2015 Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year. [7]
SIUE pitcher
Primary source: [8]
Sandy Montgomery was a pitcher for the SIUE Cougars from 1982 through 1985 building a record of 84–26 in 117 appearances, including 108 starts. On the Cougars' career pitching records lists, she remains #1 in lowest earned run average (ERA) (0.85 in 789 innings), saves (11, including saves in games she started, was relieved, and returned), shutouts (42), most batters faced (3210), and no-hitters (6). She also remains #2 in wins and innings pitched, #3 in appearances and games started, and #4 in strikeouts. Additionally, she still holds the Cougars' single-season records for most shutouts (19 in 1985) and saves (7 also in 1985) while remaining among the leaders in wins, lowest ERA, appearances, games started, shutouts, innings pitched, strikeouts, batters faced, and saves.[9] In her senior season (1985), Montgomery had a record of 30-8 with a 0.64 earned run average, was the Cougars' Most Valuable Player, and was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association’s All-Central Region team. For her play, she has been inducted into the Illinois Amateur Softball Association’s Hall of Fame (2001)[10] and the SIUE Athletics Hall of Fame (2006).
References
- ^ "Softball Coaching Records" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
- ^ "2015 SIUE Softball Schedule". SIU Edwardsville. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
- ^ "Softball Championship History". NCAA. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
- ^ "Sandy Montgomery notches 900th win of illustrious 26-year career". NCAA. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
- ^ "Sandy Montgomery". SIU Edwardsville. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- ^ "Volleyball Coaching Records". SIU Edwardsville. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- ^ "Murray State's Twaddle and SIUE's Chambers Headline Softball Postseason Awards". Ohio Valley Conference. May 5, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "Sandy Montgomery". SIU Edwardsville. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- ^ "SIUE Pitching Records". SIU Edwardsville. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Members". Illinois ASA. Retrieved August 1, 2015.