Lafayette Leopards softball

The Lafayette Leopards softball team represents Lafayette College in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Patriot League (PL). The team was formerly a member of the East Coast Conference (ECC). The Leopards are currently led by head coach Karavin Dew. The team plays its home games at Lafayette Softball Field located on the university's campus.^[1]

Lafayette Leopards
University	Lafayette College
Head coach	Karavin Dew (2nd season)
Conference	Patriot League
Location	Easton, PA
Home stadium	Lafayette Softball Field[1]
Nickname	Leopards
Colors	Maroon and white[2]

For all Lafayette College sports, see Lafayette Leopards.

History

The Leopards have struggled as a program since joining the Patriot League. The team has only one season with a winning record in 34 years, doing so in 2008 after achieving a 27–24 record.^[3] Since the team has failed to win games, they have in turn failed a regular season championship as well as failing to win the Patriot League Tournament. Failing to win the latter also means the team has failed to qualify for the NCAA Division I softball tournament.

Lafayette has won several awards during their time in the Patriot League. The team has won three PL Player of the Year awards, winning in 1996 and 1997 with Jen Rothrock,^[4][5] and in 2009 with Christina Giambrone.^[6][7] The team has also won two PL Coach of the Year awards, doing so in 2000 with John Wong and in 2006 with Jeanine Gunther.^[8][9]

Karavin Dew was hired as the Leopards' head coach in August 2022.^[10][11]

Coaching history

Years	Coach	Record	%
1990[12]	Holly Hughes	N/A	N/A
1991–1992	Janet Malouf	9–57–2	.147
1993–1994	Dale Franquet	9–61–1	.134
1995–1999	Stacey Cagenello	48–149	.244
2000–2005	John Wong	46–181	.203
2006–2009	Jeanine Gunther	85–106	.445
2010	Jaime Wallin	15–33	.313
2011–2012	Meaghan Asselta	22–79	.218
2013–2017	Jexx Varner	51–172	.229
2018–2022	Caitlyn de la Haba	27–151–1	.154
2023–present	Karavin Dew	8–36–1	.189

Roster

2024 Lafayette Leopards roster
	Pitchers 24 – Jacqueline Cal – Senior 11 – Morrigan Gardiner – Junior 18 – Parker Rowden – Freshman 34 – Kailee Sawai – Senior Catchers 17 – Kaya Ciccone-Cozart – Junior 26 – Maggie Klug – Junior 15 – Regan Dillon – Freshman 12 – Bella Lowdermilk – Senior Outfielders 4 – Olivia Catalina – Sophomore 2 – Grace Hausamann – Sophomore 23 – Bailey Langford – Senior 10 – Mary Grace O'Neill – Junior 14 – Marisa Powell – Sophomore 8 – Paige Sandidge – Senior		Infielders 13 – Kristen Brown – Senior 6 – Megan Coyle – Sophomore 3 – Kylene Gooch – Sophomore 1 – Katie Harrington – Freshman 5 – Sabina Lehnert – Freshman 16 – Natalia LoCurto – Freshman 22 – Kylee Sweet – Sophomore
Reference:[13]

Season by season results

Statistics overview

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Lafayette Leopards (East Coast Conference) (1990–1990)
1990	Holly Hughes	N/A[N 1]	N/A	N/A
Lafayette Leopards (Patriot League) (1991–present)
1991	Janet Malouf	5–26–2	4–6	4th
1992	Janet Malouf	4–31	3–9	6th
1993	Dale Franquet	4–32	3–9	T–6th
1994	Dale Franquet	5–29–1	3–9	T–5th
1995	Stacey Cagenello	10–33	3–8	T–6th
1996	Stacey Cagenello	14–23	3–7	T–5th
1997	Stacey Cagenello	11–24	3–7	6th
1998	Stacey Cagenello	7–35	2–18	6th
1999	Stacey Cagenello	6–34	4–16	6th
2000	John Wong	6–20	4–6	T–3rd
2001	John Wong	8–33	4–16	6th
2002	John Wong	6–31	2–18	6th
2003	John Wong	5–31	1–19	6th
2004	John Wong	10–32	3–17	6th
2005	John Wong	11–34	3–15	5th
2006	Jeanine Gunther	20–28	10–10	T–2nd
2007	Jeanine Gunther	21–25	10–10	3rd
2008	Jeanine Gunther	27–24	13–7	T–2nd
2009	Jeanine Gunther	17–29	8–12	T–4th
2010	Jaime Wallin	15–33	4–16	6th
2011	Meaghan Asselta	8–39	5–15	T–5th
2012	Meaghan Asselta	14–40	7–13	4th
2013	Jexx Varner	11–43	4–16	6th
2014	Jexx Varner	10–32	4–14	7th
2015	Jexx Varner	4–37	1–17	7th
2016	Jexx Varner	13–32	3–15	7th
2017	Jexx Varner	13–28	5–13	6th
2018	Caitlyn de la Haba	7–42	3–15	7th
2019	Caitlyn de la Haba	8–40–1	1–17	7th
2020	Caitlyn de la Haba	1–11	0–0	N/A	Season cut short due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2021	Caitlyn de la Haba	1–21	1–17	7th
2022	Caitlyn de la Haba	10–37	2–16	7th
2023	Karavin Dew	8–36–1	4–14	6th
2024	Karavin Dew	0–0	0–0
Total:		320–1,025–5 (.239)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

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Notes

1. Results are unavailable for 1990, although newspaper articles indicate a team was fielded in that year with Holly Hughes as head coach.

See also

• List of NCAA Division I softball programs

References

1. "Facilities: Softball Field". Lafayette College Athletics. July 26, 2018.
2. Lafayette College Full-Color Representations (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2016.
3. "2023 Softball Record Book (PDF) - Patriot League" (PDF). patriotleague.org.
4. "Lafayette College to induct five into Maroon Club Hall of Fame". lehighvalleylive. September 9, 2011.
5. "Patriot award for Miller". The Morning Call. Allentown, PA. April 29, 1996. p. 35. Retrieved September 8, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
6. "Softball Boarding School in New Jersey | Blair Academy". www.blair.edu. March 23, 2023.
7. "Other news". The Morning Call. Allentown, PA. May 7, 2009. p. 29. Retrieved September 8, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
8. "SPUNKY LAFAYETTE FALLS TO BUCKNELL DIERUFF GRAD STEPH MORGAN THUNDERS FOR BISON IN PATRIOT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT AT PATES". April 29, 2000.
9. "Five Questions With Lafayette Softball Head Coach Jeanine Gunther". patriotleague.org. June 26, 2007.
10. "Lafayette Hires Karavin Dew as Head Coach - Extra Inning Softball". Retrieved September 8, 2023.
11. "Karavin Dew new sotball coach at Lafayette College". Northwest Georgia News. August 17, 2022.
12. "Northwestern stays unbeaten". The Morning Call. April 19, 1990. Retrieved September 8, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
13. "2024 Softball Roster". Lafayette College Athletics.

External links

• Official website