UC Davis Aggies softball

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UC Davis Aggies
Founded	1969
University	University of California, Davis
Head coach	Erin Thorpe (5th season)
Conference	Big West
Location	Davis, CA
Home stadium	La Rue Field (Capacity: 500)
Nickname	Aggies
Colors	Yale blue and gold[1]
NCAA Tournament champions
2003 (Division II)
NCAA Tournament appearances
Div. I: 2010 Div. II: 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Regular Season Conference championships
1973, NCAC (Div. II):1986, 1987, 1995,1997 CCAA(Div. II):1999, 2001, 2002, 2003 Big West: 2010

The UC Davis Aggies softball team represents the University of California, Davis in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Big West Conference. The Aggies are currently led by head coach Erin Thorpe. The team plays its home games at La Rue Field located on the university's campus.^[2]

Head coaches

Sources:^[2][3][4]

Name	Years	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct.
Deanna Sciraffa	1972,1973	7	0*		1.000
* Incomplete record for 1972
Carol Benedetti	1974,1975	11	7	0	.611
Barbara Luick Jahn	1976,1977	10	17	0	.370
Kristi Conklin	1978	12	10	0	.545
Kathy DeYoung	1979–2004	777	402	2	.659
Karen Yoder	2005–2014	217	326	1	.400
Erin Thorpe	2015–Present	119	135	0	.468

Year-by-year results

Sources:^[2][3][4]

Season	Coach	Record		Notes
		Overall	Conference
1969	Judy Meyer Brame	–	–
1970		–	–
1971		–	–
1972	Deanna Sciraffa	–	–
1973		7–0	6–0	1st
Golden State Conference[3]
1974	Carol Benedetti	8–4	4–2	3rd
1975		3–3	3–3	5th
1976	Barbara Luick Jahn	4–7	3–3	4th
1977		6–10	4–4	4th
1978	Kristi Conklin	12–10	8–6	4th
1979	Kathy DeYoung	8–16	6–8	4th
1980		9–16	5–9	5th
1981		7–17	5–9	6th
1982		9–15	7–7	4th
Northern California Athletic Conference
1983	Kathy DeYoung	2–21	2–12	7th
1984		19–17	7–5	3rd
1985		23–13	15–5	2nd
1986		30–12	17–3	1st, NCAA Div. II Regional
1987		34–14–1	17–3	1st, NCAA Div. II Regional
1988		33–23	12–8	3rd
1989		24–28	15–9	2nd
1990		33–15	18–10	3rd
1991		26–17	18–10	T2nd
1992		30–13	17–7	T2nd
1993		36–13	19–5	2nd, Div. II Regional Champion 3rd, Div. II Women's College World Series
1994		33–11	16–6	2nd, NCAA Div. II Regional
1995		43–12	20–4	1st, NCAA Div. II Regional
1996		51–12	20–4	2nd, Div. II Regional Champion 3rd, Div. II Women's College World Series
1997		52–7–1	22–2	1st, Div. II Regional Champion semifinals, Div. II Women's College World Series
1998		30–13	17–7	2nd, NCAA Div. II Regional
California Collegiate Athletic Association
1999	Kathy DeYoung	41–12	27–5	T1st, NCAA Div. II Regional
2000		40–17	22–10	T2nd, NCAA Div. II Regional Champion Semifinals, Div. II Women's College World Series
2001		44–14	23–9	1st, NCAA Div. II Regional
2002		41–13	24–8	1st, NCAA Div. II Regional
2003		53–15	25–7	1st Div. II National Champions
2004		26–26	14–10	4th
Division I Independent
2005	Karen Yoder	7–47	–
2006		15–39	–
2007		31–27	–
Big West Conference
2008	Karen Yoder	24–36	9–12	6th
2009		22–32	6–15	7th
2010		26–29	15–6	1st, NCAA Div. I Regional
2011		22–28	7–14	6th
2012		24–28	14–7	3rd
2013		25–27	11–13	T6th
2014		21–33	9–12	5th
2015[4]	Erin Thorpe	18–31	6–15	T6th
2016		15–35	4–17
2017		22–32	7–14
2018		27–24	9–12	4th
2019		39–14	13–8
Totals	1973–present	837–849–3	519–333

Notable players

Conference awards

Big West Pitcher of the Year

• Alex Holmes (2010)
• Justine Vela (2012)
• Brooke Yanez (2019)^[5]

Big West Freshman Player of the Year

• Kelly Harman (2009)
• Elizabeth Santana (2010)

Big West Freshman Pitcher of the Year

• Justine Vela (2012)
• Brooke Yanez (2018)

Big West Coach of the Year

• Karen Yoder (2010)

See also

• List of NCAA Division I softball programs

References

1. UC Davis Athletics Style Guidelines (PDF). January 4, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
2. "2015 Record Book" (PDF). UCDavisAggies.com. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
3. "2003 Media Guide" (PDF). UCDavisAggies.com. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
4. "Softball". Big West Conference. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
5. "League Champion Titans Claim Four Softball Honors" (PDF). Big West Conference. May 14, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2021.

External links

• Official website