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College softball team

Minnesota Golden Gophers softball
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University	University of Minnesota
Head coach	Piper Ritter (4th season)
Conference	Big Ten
Location	Minneapolis, MN
Home stadium	Jane Sage Cowles Stadium (Capacity: 1,000)
Nickname	Golden Gophers
Colors	Maroon and gold
NCAA WCWS appearances
2019
AIAW WCWS appearances
1976, 1978
NCAA Super Regional appearances
2014, 2019
NCAA Tournament appearances
1988, 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Conference Tournament championships
1999, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
Regular Season Conference championships
1986, 1988, 1991, 2017

The Minnesota Golden Gophers softball team represents the University of Minnesota in National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division I competition. College softball became a varsity sport at the University of Minnesota in 1974.

History

Coaching history

Years	Coach	Record	%
1974–1975, 1977–1989	Linda Wells	350–264–1	.570
1976	Jenny Johnson	16–4	.800
1990–1991	Teresa Wilson	79–59	.572
1992–1998	Lisa Bernstein	239–182–1	.568
1999–2010	Lisa Bernstein & Julie Standering	356–300–2	.543
2011–2017	Jessica Allister	290–107	.730
2018–2020	Jamie Trachsel	102–40–1	.717
2021–present	Piper Ritter	58–37–1	.609

Championships

Conference Championships

Season	Conference	Record	Head coach
1986	Big Ten Conference	15–9	Linda Wells
1988	Big Ten Conference	15–8	Linda Wells
1991	Big Ten Conference	20–4	Teresa Wilson
2017	Big Ten Conference	22–1	Jessica Allister

Conference tournament championships

Year	Conference	Tournament Location	Head coach
1999	Big Ten Conference	Ann Arbor, MI	Lisa Bernstein & Julie Standering
2014	Big Ten Conference	Evanston, IL	Jessica Allister
2016	Big Ten Conference	State College, PA	Jessica Allister
2017	Big Ten Conference	Ann Arbor, MI	Jessica Allister
2018	Big Ten Conference	Madison, WI	Jamie Trachsel

Coaching staff

Name	Position Coached	Consecutive season at Minnesota in current position
Piper Ritter	Head coach	4th (17th at Minnesota)
Carly Wynn	Associate Head Coach	2nd
Annie Smith	Assistant coach	2nd
Bailey Oetting	Assistant coach	2nd
Brooklyn Daly	Graduate assistant	1st
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Roster

2024 Golden Gophers Roster
#	Name	Position	Year	Height	Hometown	High School/Previous Team
1	Breezy Burnett	OF	SO	5'7	Jacksonville, Florida	Trinity Christian Academy
2	Sydney Strelow	INF	GR	5'4	Kenosha, Wisconsin	Bradford High School
3	Addison Leschber	INF	SO	5'8	Thrall, Texas	Thrall High School
4	Maggie Werner	INF	SO	5'10	Greenville, Wisconsin	Hortonville High School
5	Morgan DeBord	OF	GR	5'2	Hillsboro, Oregon	Loyola Marymount
6	Lucy Hooper	INF	FR	5'2	Valley Center, Kansas	Valley Center High School
7	Cameron Grayson	UT/RHP	FR	5'5	Noblesville, Indiana	Noblesville High School
8	Tara Wolocko	C/UT	FR	5'3	Kingwood, Texas	Kingwood High School
9	Jess Oakland	INF	SO	5'9	San Jose, California	Saint Francis High School
11	Sydney Schwartz	P/INF	SO	5'10	Victoria, Minnesota	Chanhassen, Minnesota
12	Macy Richardson	UT/RHP	FR	5'6	Tecumseh, Nebraska	Sterling Public Schools
13	Taylor Krapf	C	JR	6'0	Oviedo, Florida	Duke
16	Lacie Lilyquist	INF	FR	5'4	Hudson, Wisconsin	Hudson High School
17	Maddy Ehlke	INF	SR	5'10	Green Bay, Wisconsin	Bay Port High School
18	Reili Gardner	OF	SR	5'6	Dyersville, Iowa	Illinois State
19	Delanie Cox	UT	GR	5'6	Aurora, Colorado	Cherokee Trail High School
21	Nani Valencia	INF	JR	5'7	Georgetown, Kentucky	Scott County High School
22	Bri Enter	P	GR	5'4	Jacksonville, Florida	Florida State
23	Jacie Hambrick	P	SR	5'10	Dewey, Arizona	Grand Canyon
33	Brooklyn Jones	OF	FR	5'5	Ramsey, Minnesota	Anoka High School
77	Kayla Chavez	INF	JR	5'6	Chino, California	Chino Hills High School
81	Jessica Snippes	RHP	FR	5'9	Rosemount, Minnesota	Rosemount High School

Notable players

National awards

NFCA Catcher of the Year

Kendyl Lindaman (2017)

Conference awards

Big Ten Player of the Year

Barb Drake, 1986
Kari Blank, 1991
Sara Groenewegen, 2015
Kendyl Lindaman, 2017, 2018
Jess Oakland, 2024

Big Ten Pitcher of the Year

Sara Groenewegen, 2014, 2017
Amber Fiser, 2019
Autumn Pease, 2023

Big Ten Freshman of the Year

Brenda Bixby, 1988
Sara Moulton, 2011
Sara Groenewegen, 2014
Maddie Houlihan, 2016
Kendyl Lindaman, 2017

Big Ten Coach of the Year

References

"Colors and Type | University Relations". Retrieved December 20, 2022.
"Minnesota Golden Gophers Softball Roster and Coaches". gophersports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
"2024 Softball Roster". gophersports.com. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
^ "2020 Softball Record Book (PDF) - Big Ten Conference" (PDF). BigTen.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 12, 2019. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
"Softball Award Winners Named". BigTen.org. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
^ "Big Ten Announces Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
"Big Ten Announces 2018 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
^ "Big Ten Honors Softball All-Conference Teams and Individual Award Winners". BigTen.org. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
"Big Ten Announces 2019 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. Archived from the original on May 9, 2019. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
"Big Ten Conference Announces 2023 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 10, 2023. Archived from the original on May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
"Big Ten Announces Softball All-Big Ten Teams and Individual Award Winners". BigTen.org. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
"Softball All-Conference and Award Winners". BigTen.org. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-18.

v t e Minnesota Golden Gophers softball
Head coaches	Linda Wells (1974-1975) Jenny Johnson (1976) Linda Wells (1977-1989) Teresa Wilson (1990-1991) Lisa Bernstein (1992-1998) Lisa Bernstein & Julie Standering # (1999-2010) Jessica Allister (2011-2017) Jamie Trachsel (2018-Present)
Venues	Jane Sage Cowles Stadium
AIAW WCWS appearances	1976 1978
WCWS appearances	2019
NCAA tournament appearances	1988 1991 1996 1998 1999 2002 2003 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
First-team All-Americans	Gretchen Larson (1983) Rachel Nelson (1996) Shannon Beeler (1998) Sara Groenewegen (2016, 2017) Kendyl Lindaman (2017)
M Club Hall of Fame	Gretchen Larson (1985) Shelly Medernach (1995) Denise Erstad Falls (2000) Barbara Drake Lindgren (2004) Mary Owen (2006) Rachel Nelson Olson (2007) Judy Knight (2009) Vicki Swanson (2011) Kari Blank (2014) Amber Hegland (2016) Shannon Beeler (2017) Amber Fiser (2019)

v t e Minnesota Golden Gophers head softball coaches
Linda Wells (1974–1975) Jenny Johnson (1976) Linda Wells (1977–1989) Teresa Wilson (1990–1991) Lisa Bernstein (1992–1998) Lisa Bernstein & Julie Standering (1999–2010) Jessica Allister (2011–2017) Jamie Trachsel (2018–2020) Piper Ritter (2021–)

v t e 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 Oregon Ducks Penn State Nittany Lions Purdue Boilermakers Rutgers Scarlet Knights UCLA Bruins Washington Huskies 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

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Located in: Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota

Academics

Colleges and schools	College of Biological Sciences College of Continuing Education College of Design School of Dentistry College of Education and Human Development College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences School of Journalism and Mass Communication Law School College of Liberal Arts Carlson School of Management Medical School School of Nursing College of Pharmacy Humphrey School of Public Affairs School of Public Health College of Science and Engineering College of Veterinary Medicine College in the Schools
Research centers and institutes	Institute for Advanced Study Charles Babbage Institute Institute on the Environment The Geometry Center GroupLens Research Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute Immigration History Research Center Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy Institute for Law and Politics Institute for Mathematics and its Applications Masonic Cancer Center Minnesota Population Center National Center for Engineering and Technology Education The Polar Geospatial Center University of Minnesota primate research Soudan Underground Laboratory University of Minnesota Supercomputing Institute William I. Fine Theoretical Physics Institute
Journals	Future Anterior Mechademia Management Information Systems Quarterly Minnesota Law Review Minnesota Journal of International Law Journal of Transport and Land Use Wíčazo Ša Review

Athletics

Teams	Golden Gophers Basketball men's women's Football Gymnastics Ice hockey men's women's Soccer Volleyball Wrestling
Venues	Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium Les Bolstad Golf Course 3M Arena at Mariucci Memorial Stadium (demolished) Metrodome (demolished) Northrop Field (demolished) Ridder Arena Siebert Field Huntington Bank Stadium Williams Arena
Culture	Goldy Gopher Ski-U-Mah Spirit Squads Minnesota Marching Band Minnesota Rouser Minnesota March Go Gopher Victory Our Minnesota Minnesota Fight Hail! Minnesota
Other	Big Ten Conference Western Collegiate Hockey Association Little Brown Jug Paul Bunyan's Axe/Slab of Bacon Floyd of Rosedale North Star College Cup

Campus

Buildings	Armory Bell Museum of Natural History Children's Hospital Coffman Memorial Union Old Campus Historic District Eastcliff Katherine E. Nash Gallery Library System (Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in GLBT Studies, James Ford Bell Library, Kautz Family YMCA Archives, Walter Library) Moos Tower Masonic Cancer Center McNamara Alumni Center Medical Center Northrop Auditorium Rarig Center Southeast Steam Plant Weisman Art Museum
Transportation	Campus Shuttle Dinkytown Bikeway Bridge Gopher Way METRO Green Line (West Bank station, East Bank station, Stadium Village station) Transitway Washington Ave. Bridge
Other	Bohemian Flats Cedar-Riverside Dinkytown Grand Rounds Mississippi National River and Recreation Area Northrop Mall Stadium Village

Student life

History

People

Founded: 1851
Students: 54,890
Endowment: 3.281 billion
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