South Florida Bulls softball

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South Florida Bulls softball
South Florida Bulls wordmark.svg
Founded1973[a]
UniversityUniversity of South Florida
Athletic directorMichael Kelly
All-time Record1,708-885-1 (.659)
Head coachKen Eriksen (24th season)
ConferenceAAC
LocationTampa, FL
Home stadiumUSF Softball Stadium (Capacity: 1,600)
NicknameBulls
ColorsGreen and gold[1]
   
ASA national champions
1983, 1984
NCAA WCWS appearances
2012
AIAW WCWS appearances
1976, 1981
NCAA Super Regional appearances
2006, 2012
NCAA Tournament appearances
1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021
Conference Tournament championships
2013
Regular Season Conference championships
1996, 1997, 1998, 2008, 2016, 2018, 2019

The South Florida Bulls softball team represents University of South Florida in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the American Athletic Conference. The Bulls are currently led by head coach Ken Eriksen. The team plays its home games at USF Softball Stadium located on the university's main campus in Tampa, Florida.[2]

USF's softball team has won two national championships, both coming before softball was an NCAA sanctioned sport. They won in the American Softball Association in 1983 and 1984.[3] They have also won eight conference championships, seven of which were regular season titles and one of which was in the conference tournament.[4]

History[]

Pre-NCAA[]

Before softball officially became an NCAA sport in 1985, the Bulls (known as the Lady Brahmans until 1987) played in the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women and the American Softball Association. Unfortunately, not many records exist from this era of USF softball, and 1985 is recognized by the school as the first official season of the team as that is the year they joined the NCAA. However, it is known that the team's actual first season of play was in 1973 and that the team went to the AIAW Quarterfinals in 1976 and 1981.[5] After the AIAW disbanded in 1982, the American Softball Association (now USA Softball) took over as the top collegiate governing body for the sport. The Lady Brahmans won the national championship in both years of the ASA before joining the NCAA in 1985, making them the first team in USF history to win a national championship.[6]

Coaching history[]

Years Name Record Win percentage
1973–1996 Hildred Deese 686-355 .659
1997–2019, 2021–present Ken Eriksen 1,006–521–1 .659
2020 Jessica Moore (interim) 16-9 .640

Season by season results[]

Year Conference Games played Record Win percentage Conference record Head coach Postseason
1973 Independent (AIAW) 13 10–3 .769 N/A Hildred Deese
1974 18 13–5 .722
1975 11 6–5 .545
1976 39 30–9 .769 AIAW Quarterfinal
1977 21 10–11 .476
1978 31 18–13 .581
1979 42 32–10 .762
1980 37 21–16 .568
1981 60 37–23 .617 AIAW Quarterfinal
1982 56 40–16 .714
1983 Independent (ASA) 67 52–15 .776 ASA National Champions
1984 38 31–7 .816 ASA National Champions
1985 Independent (NCAA) 59 43–16 .729
1986 50 39–11 .780
1987 51 32–19 .627
1988 52 26–26 .500
1989 48 22–26 .458
1990 45 27–18 .600
1991 53 35–18 .660
1992 51 34–17 .667
1993 46 28–18 .609
1994 51 30–21 .588
1995 Southern Atlantic Softball Alliance 49 29–20 .592 9–3
1996 53 41–12 .774 10–2 NCAA Regional
1997 63 50–13 .794 12–0 Ken Eriksen NCAA Regional
1998 71 57–14 .803 11–1 NCAA Regional
1999 70 44–26 .629 6–6
2000 Conference USA 73 41–33 .562 13–9
2001 77 43–34 .558 14–11 NCAA Regional
2002 58 24–33–1 .414 9–13
2003 73 54–19 .740 19–8 NCAA Regional
2004 74 60–14 .811 18–5 NCAA Regional
2005 71 42–29 .592 17–11 NCAA Regional
2006 Big East 75 50–25 .667 17–3 NCAA Super Regional
2007 66 44–22 .667 15–5
2008 64 44–20 .688 16–4 NCAA Regional
2009 56 34–22 .607 12–10
2010 53 24–29 .453 9–13
2011 54 33–21 .611 13–5
2012 64 50–14 .781 17–5 Women's College World Series
2013 61 45–16 .738 18–3 NCAA Regional
2014 American Athletic Conference 60 43–17 .717 13–5 NCAA Regional
2015 56 36–20 .643 6–10
2016 61 45–16 .738 15–3 NCAA Regional
2017 56 32–24 .571 9–8
2018 62 39–23 .629 14–7 NCAA Regional
2019 60 41–19 .683 17–4 NCAA Regional
2020 27 16–9 .640 0–0 Jessica Moore (interim)[b] Season cut short due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2021 50 31–19 .633 16–7 Ken Eriksen NCAA Regional
Total 2,594 1,708–885–1 .659 345–161 20 Appearances
Bold indicates tournament won
Italics indicate Conference Championship

[7][8][9][10]

Championships[]

National Championships[]

Season League Record Head coach
1983 American Softball Association 52-15 Hildred Deese
1984 American Softball Association 31-7 Hildred Deese

Conference Championships[]

Season Conference Conference record Head coach
1997 Conference USA 12–0 Ken Eriksen
1998 Conference USA 11–1 Ken Eriksen
2008 Big East Conference 16–4 Ken Eriksen
2016 American Athletic Conference 15–3 Ken Eriksen
2018 American Athletic Conference 14–7 Ken Eriksen
2019 American Athletic Conference 17–4 Ken Eriksen

Conference Tournament Championships[]

Season Conference Location Head coach
2013 Big East Conference Tampa, FL Ken Eriksen

Coaching staff[]

Name Position Years with team
Ken Eriksen Head coach 23
Jessica Moore Associate Head Coach 6
Tommy Santiago Assistant Coach 2
Morgan Gross Assistant Coach 2
Kristen Wyckoff Volunteer Assistant Coach 2
Michele Latimer Senior Athletic Trainer 15
Reference:[11]

Perfect Games and No Hitters[]

Perfect Games[]

USF pitchers have thrown three perfect games in school history:[12]

  • Leigh Ann Ellis, March 11, 2003, vs. Canisus
  • Sara Nevins, March 11, 2012, vs. Toledo
  • Sara Nevins, May 4, 2014, vs. Temple

No Hitters[]

Bulls pitchers have also thrown 26 no hitters (not including no hitters that were also perfect games):

  • Lori Romero, 1985
  • Lori Romero, 1986
  • Monica Triner, 1996 vs. Bradley
  • Monica Triner, 1996 vs. Penn State
  • Jessi Kowal, 2000 vs. St. Louis
  • Leigh Ann Ellis, 2003 vs. Ball State
  • Danielle Urbanik, 2004 vs. UAB
  • Kristen Gordon/Bree Spence, 2007 vs. ETSU
  • Cristi Ecks, Capri Catalano & Courtney Mosch, 2009 vs. Hofstra
  • Sara Nevins, 2012 vs. Central Connecticut
  • Sara Nevins, 2012 vs. Pittsburgh
  • Lindsey Richardson, 2013 vs. Maine
  • Sara Nevins, 2013 vs. Pittsburgh
  • Lindsey Richardson, 2013 vs. Providence
  • Lindsey Richardson, 2013 vs. Marshall
  • Sara Nevins/Erica Nuun, 2014 vs Illinois State
  • Sara Nevins, 2014 vs. UMass
  • Sara Nevins, 2014 vs. UConn
  • Sara Nevins, 2014 vs. UCF
  • Erica Nuun, 2015 vs. Illinois State
  • Georgina Corrick, 2018 vs. UNF
  • Georgina Corrick/Vivian Ponn, 2020 vs. FIU
  • Georgina Corrick, 2021 vs. North Dakota
  • Georgina Corrick, April 30, 2021 vs. ECU
  • Georgina Corrick, May 1, 2021 vs. ECU
  • Georgina Corrick, 2021 vs. Baylor

Awards and Honors[]

All Americans[]

First team[]

  • Leslie Kanter, 1986
  • Dawn Melfi, 1992

Second team[]

  • Lisa Wunar, 1987
  • Monica Triner, 1998
  • Monica Triner, 1999
  • Holly Groves, 2004
  • Sara Nevins, 2012
  • Erica Nuun, 2016
  • Georgina Corrick, 2019

Third team[]

  • Leigh Ann Ellis, 2004
  • Tiffany Stewart, 2005
  • Sara Nevins, 2013
  • Sara Nevins, 2014

Conference Awards and Honors[]

Sources:[13][14]

Conference USA Pitcher of the Year[]

  • Leigh Ann Ellis, 2004

Conference USA Freshman of the Year[]

  • Bree Spence, 2005

Big East Pitcher of the Year[]

  • Sara Nevins, 2013

Big East Freshman of the Year[]

  • Cristi Ecks, 2006
  • Capri Catalano, 2008

AAC Player of the Year[]

  • Juli Weber, 2016

AAC Pitcher of the Year[]

  • Sara Nevins, 2014
  • Erica Nunn, 2016
  • Georgina Corrick, 2018, 2019

AAC Freshman of the Year[]

  • Juli Weber, 2014
  • Georgina Corrick, 2018

AAC Defensive Player of the Year[]

  • Macy Cook, 2019

National Team members[]

  • United States Monica Triner, 2000
  • United States Leigh Ann Ellis, 2005–06
  • United States Kourtney Salvarola, 2011–13
  • United States Lee Ann Spivey, 2013
  • United States Erica Nuun, 2013
  • United States Sara Nevins, 2013–15
  • United States Astin Donovan, 2015–16
  • United Kingdom Lauren Evans, 2017–present
  • United Kingdom Georgina Corrick, 2017–present

USF Athletic Hall of Fame[]

Main article: University of South Florida Athletic Hall of Fame
  • Monica Triner, 1996-99 (inducted 2011)
  • Sara Nevins, 2011-14 (inducted 2019)

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ While the team started play in the AIAW in 1973, the university considers 1985 to be the founding year because it is the year the team joined the NCAA.
  2. ^ Ken Eriksen on leave with Team USA

References[]

  1. ^ USF Color Palettes | University Communications. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  2. ^ "USF SOFTBALL STADIUM". GoUSFBulls.com. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  3. ^ Greenberg, Mark (2006-01-01). "University of South Florida: The First Fifty Years, 1956-2006". Western Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications.
  4. ^ "Championships and Success". USF Athletics. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  5. ^ "University of South Florida yearbook. (1982)". digital.lib.usf.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  6. ^ "USF 50th Anniversary - College of Education "Remember When"". fcit.usf.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  7. ^ "University of South Florida yearbook. (1982)". digital.lib.usf.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  8. ^ "University of South Florida yearbook. (1983)". digital.lib.usf.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  9. ^ "University of South Florida yearbook. (1984)". digital.lib.usf.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  10. ^ "2020 Softball Media Guide (PDF)" (PDF). USF Athletics. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  11. ^ "South Florida Softball Coaches". GoUSFBulls.com. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  12. ^ "2020 Softball Media Guide (PDF)" (PDF). USF Athletics. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  13. ^ "Conference USA Softball Record Book" (PDF). ConferenceUSA.com. Conference USA. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Big East Softball Record Book" (PDF). BigEast.com. THE BIG EAST CONFERENCE. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
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