Illinois Fighting Illini softball

Illinois Fighting Illini softball
Illinois Fighting Illini softball
Founded	2000
University	University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Head coach	Tyra Perry (4th season)
Conference	Big Ten
Location	Champaign, IL
Home stadium	Eichelberger Field (Capacity: 1500)
Nickname	Fighting Illini
Colors	Orange and blue;
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[]

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

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]

^ "Illinois Athletics Web Style Guide". FightingIllini.com. July 21, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
^ "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. 17. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^ "Illinois Softball Coaches". FightingIllini.com. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS DIVISION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^ "Illinois, Michigan and Ohio State Share Top Softball Honors". BigTen.org. May 19, 2010. Retrieved May 23, 2021.

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v t Illinois Fighting Illini softball
Head coaches	(2000-2015) Tyra Perry (2016-Present)
Venues	Eichelberger Field (2001-Present)
NCAA Tournament Appearances	2003 2004 2009 2010 2016 2017 2019
First-team All-Americans	(2006) (2010)
Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame	(2019)

v t Big Ten Conference softball
Teams	Illinois Fighting Illini Indiana Hoosiers Iowa Hawkeyes Maryland Terrapins Michigan Wolverines Michigan State Spartans Minnesota Golden Gophers Nebraska Cornhuskers Northwestern Wildcats Ohio State Buckeyes Penn State Nittany Lions Purdue Boilermakers Rutgers Scarlet Knights Wisconsin Badgers
Championships & awards	Big Ten Conference Softball Tournament List of Big Ten Conference softball champions Coach of the Year Player of the Year Pitcher of the Year Freshman of the Year