Buffalo Bulls softball

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The Buffalo Bulls softball team represents the University at Buffalo in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The team plays its home games at Nan Harvey Field located on the university's campus.^[3]

Buffalo Bulls
University	State University of New York at Buffalo
Head coach	Mike Ruechel (2nd season)
Conference	MAC East Division
Location	Amherst, NY
Home stadium	Nan Harvey Field
Nickname	Bulls
Colors	Royal blue and white[1]
Regular Season Conference championships
1985[2]

History

The University at Buffalo softball program was established in 1979, originally competing at the Division III level. The University discontinued the program in 1987. On November 3, 1998, the University announced the reinstatement of the softball program, as mandated by the Mid-American Conference. Marie Curran was named head coach on May 6, 1999. The Bulls opened their first Division I softball season on March 3, 2000, as an Independent school, sweeping St. Michael's College in Orlando, Florida. In 2001, the Bulls became a full-fledged member of the MAC. Marie Curran was relieved of her duties after nine seasons, and was replaced by Jennifer Teague on July 15, 2008. Teague coached the team for five seasons before being relieved of her duties on May 30, 2013. On July 12 of the same year, Buffalo named former LSU All-American Trena Peel as their new head coach.^[4]

No-hitters

The following five no-hitters have been thrown by Buffalo pitchers over the program's history.^[5]

• May 8, 2004. Stacey Evans at Toledo (won 1–0)
• April 14, 2010. Terese Diaz vs St. Bonaventure (won 7–0)
• April 5, 2014. Tori Speckman at Ohio (won 4–0)
• May 3, 2014. Tori Speckman at Kent State (won 9–0, 5 innings)
• March 23, 2018. Ally Power vs Eastern Michigan (won 9–1, 5 innings)

Year-by-year results

Season	Conference	Coach	Overall				Conference				Notes
			Games	Win	Loss	Tie	Games	Win	Loss	Tie
2000[6]	Independent	Marie Curran	45	7	38	0	0	0	0	0
2001[7]	MAC	Marie Curran	52	12	40	0	24	4	20	0
2002[8]	MAC	Marie Curran	38	13	25	0	24	8	16	0
2003[9]	MAC	Marie Curran	39	18	21	0	20	7	13	0
2004[10]	MAC	Marie Curran	48	25	23	0	21	11	10	0
2005[11]	MAC	Marie Curran	50	22	28	0	19	11	8	0
2006[12]	MAC	Marie Curran	58	16	42	0	20	5	15	0
2007[13]	MAC	Marie Curran	48	3	45	0	18	1	17	0
2008[14]	MAC	Marie Curran	42	10	32	0	18	5	13	0
2009[15]	MAC	Jennifer Teague	52	25	27	0	22	7	15	0
2010[16]	MAC	Jennifer Teague	55	21	34	0	23	9	14	0
2011[17]	MAC	Jennifer Teague	47	12	35	0	20	7	13	0
2012[18]	MAC	Jennifer Teague	45	14	31	0	21	4	17	0
2013[19]	MAC	Jennifer Teague	48	16	32	0	20	6	14	0
2014[20]	MAC	Trena Peel	52	30	22	0	16	11	5	0	MAC East Division Champions
2015[21]	MAC	Trena Peel	50	13	37	0	19	4	15	0
2016[22]	MAC	Trena Peel	54	17	37	0	23	9	14	0
2017[23]	MAC	Trena Peel	55	9	46	0	24	3	21	0
2018[24]	MAC	Mike Roberts	47	16	31	0	23	7	16	0
2019[25]	MAC	Mike Ruechel	43	10	32	1	17	6	10	1
2020[26]	MAC	Mike Ruechel	13	2	11	0	0	0	0	0	Season cancelled early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021[27]	MAC	Mike Ruechel	53	18	35	0	38	16	22	0

See also

• List of NCAA Division I softball programs

References

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External links

• Official website