Big Ten Conference Softball Coach of the Year

Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year

Awarded for| the most outstanding softball coach in the Big Ten Conference
Country| United States
History
First award| 1985
Most recent| Melyssa Lombardi, Oregon

The Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year is a college softball award given to the Big Ten Conference's most outstanding coach. The award has been given annually since 1985.

## Key

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| Co-Coaches of the Year

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## Winners

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Season  | Player  | School  | Reference

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1985  | Carol Hutchins | Michigan | [1]
1986  | Gloria Becksford | Michigan State
1987  | Sharon Drysdale | Northwestern
1988  | Linda Wells | Minnesota
1989  | Gayle Blevins | Iowa
1990  | Gail Davenport | Ohio State
1991  | Teresa Wilson | Minnesota
1992  | Carol Hutchins (2)  | Michigan
1993  | Carol Hutchins (3)  | Michigan
1994  | Diane Stephenson | Indiana
1995  | Sharon Drysdale (2)  | Northwestern
1996  | Carol Hutchins (4)  | Michigan
1997  | Gayle Blevins (2)  | Iowa
1998  | Carol Hutchins (5)  | Michigan
1999  | Carol Hutchins† (6)  | Michigan
1999  | Robin Petrini†  | Penn State
2000  | Gayle Blevins (3)  | Iowa
2001  | Carol Hutchins (7)  | Michigan
2002  | Linda Kalafatis | Ohio State
2003  | Jacquie Joseph | Michigan State
2004  | Carol Hutchins (8)  | Michigan | [2]
2005  | Carol Hutchins† (9)  | Michigan | [3]
2005  | Kate Drohan†  | Northwestern
2006  | Kate Drohan (2)  | Northwestern | [4]
2007  | Linda Kalafatis (2)  | Ohio State | [5]
2008  | Carol Hutchins (10)  | Michigan | [6]
2009  | Carol Hutchins (11)  | Michigan | [7]
2010  | Terri Sullivan | Illinois | [8]
2011  | Carol Hutchins (12)  | Michigan | [9]
2012  | Carol Hutchins (13)  | Michigan | [10]
2013  | Carol Hutchins (14)  | Michigan | [11]
2014  | Rhonda Revelle | Nebraska | [12]
2015  | Carol Hutchins (15)  | Michigan | [13]
2016  | Carol Hutchins (16)  | Michigan | [14]
2017  | Jessica Allister | Minnesota | [15]
2018  | Carol Hutchins (17)  | Michigan | [16]
2019  | Kate Drohan (3)  | Northwestern | [17]
2021  | Carol Hutchins (18)  | Michigan | [18]
2022  | Kate Drohan (4)  | Northwestern | [19]
2023  | Kate Drohan (5)  | Northwestern | [20]
2024  | Kate Drohan (6)  | Northwestern | [21]
2025  | Melyssa Lombardi | Oregon | [22]

## Winners by school

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School  | Winners  | Years

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Michigan | 18  | 1985, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021
Northwestern | 8  | 1987, 1995, 2005, 2006, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
Iowa | 3  | 1989, 1997, 2000
Minnesota | 3  | 1988, 1991, 2017
Ohio State | 3  | 1990, 2002, 2007
Michigan State | 2  | 1986, 2003
Indiana | 1  | 1994
Illinois | 1  | 2010
Nebraska | 1  | 2014
Oregon | 1  | 2025
Penn State | 1  | 1999
Maryland | 0  | —
Purdue | 0  | —
Rutgers | 0  | —
UCLA | 0  | —
Washington | 0  | —
Wisconsin | 0  | —

## References

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1. ^ "Big Ten Conference Softball Record Book" (PDF). BigTen.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 12, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
2. ^ "Michigan's Jessica Merchant Named 2004 Big Ten Player Of The Year". BigTen.org. May 12, 2004. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
3. ^ "Northwestern's Cooper Named Big Ten Softball Player of the Year". BigTen.org. May 12, 2005. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
4. ^ "Northwestern Sweeps 2006 Softball Postseason Awards". BigTen.org. May 11, 2006. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
5. ^ "Northwestern's Cooper Named Big Ten's First Three-Time Player Of The Year". BigTen.org. May 10, 2007. Archived from the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
6. ^ "Big Ten co-champions Michigan and Northwestern Split Top Softball Individual Honors". BigTen.org. May 8, 2008. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
7. ^ "Michigan and Northwestern Split Top Softball Individual Honors". BigTen.org. May 13, 2009. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
8. ^ "Illinois, Michigan and Ohio State Share Top Softball Honors". BigTen.org. May 19, 2010. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
9. ^ "Big Ten Announces Softball All-Big Ten Teams and Individual Award Winners". BigTen.org. May 18, 2011. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
10. ^ "Big Ten Announces Softball All-Big Ten Teams and Individual Award Winners". BigTen.org. May 16, 2012. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
11. ^ "Big Ten Honors Softball All-Conference Teams and Individual Award Winners". BigTen.org. May 8, 2013. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
12. ^ "Big Ten Honors Softball All-Conference Teams and Individual Award Winners". BigTen.org. May 7, 2014. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
13. ^ "Softball Award Winners Named". BigTen.org. May 6, 2015. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
14. ^ "Softball All-Conference and Award Winners". BigTen.org. May 11, 2016. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
15. ^ "Big Ten Announces Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 10, 2017. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
16. ^ "Big Ten Announces 2018 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 9, 2018. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
17. ^ "Big Ten Announces 2019 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 8, 2019. Archived from the original on May 9, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
18. ^ "Big Ten Announces 2021 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 19, 2021. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
19. ^ "Big Ten Conference Announces 2022 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 11, 2022. Archived from the original on May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
20. ^ "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.
21. ^ "Big Ten Conference Announces 2024 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
22. ^ "Big Ten Announces 2025 Softball Postseason Honors". BigTen.org. May 9, 2025. Retrieved May 9, 2025.

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Big Ten Conference Softball Coach of the Year

* 1985: Hutchins
* 1986: Becksford
* 1987: Drysdale
* 1988: Wells
* 1989: Blevins
* 1990: Davenport
* 1991: Wilson
* 1992: Hutchins
* 1993: Hutchins
* 1994: Stephenson
* 1995: Drysdale
* 1996: Hutchins
* 1997: Blevins
* 1998: Hutchins
* 1999: Hutchins & Petrinidagger
* 2000: Blevins
* 2001: Hutchins
* 2002: Kalafatis
* 2003: Joseph
* 2004: Hutchins
* 2005: Hutchins & Drohan
* 2006: Drohan
* 2007: Kalafatis
* 2008: Hutchins
* 2009: Hutchins
* 2010: Sullivan
* 2011: Hutchins
* 2012: Hutchins
* 2013: Hutchins
* 2014: Revelle
* 2015: Hutchins
* 2016: Hutchins
* 2017: Allister
* 2018: Hutchins
* 2019: Drohan
* 2020: Not awarded
* 2021: Hutchins
* 2022: Drohan
* 2023: Drohan
* 2024: Drohan
* 2025: Lombardi

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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

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