The National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame was established in 1991 to recognize coaches who have made extraordinary contributions to the sport of softpitch softball. The National Fastpitch Coaches Association ("NFCA") is a professional organization for fastpitch softball coaches from all competitive levels of play. As of 2023, 95 individuals have been inducted into the NFCA Hall of Fame.

Inductees Name Inducted Wins Losses Ties Pct. TeamsSharon Backus1991 854 1733 UCLA 1975–1996Linda Wells 914 679 1 Minnesota 1975–1989; Arizona State 1990–2005Linda Draft 357 233 2 Wisconsin-Parkside 1978–1992Lorene Ramsey1992 840 309 Illinois Central 1968–1995June Walker 721 154 The College of New Jersey 1974–1995Judy Sherman 298 117 .718 Pacific (Oregon) 1979–1992Betty Hoff 521 350 1.598 Luther College (Iowa) 1969–2001Judy Martino1993 . South Carolina 1979–1981; North Carolina; NFCA founderJudi Garman 1124 4164. Golden West College 1972–1979; Cal State Fullerton 1980–1999Sharon Drysdale1994 704 529 3.571 Kansas 1973–1975; Northwestern University 1979–2001Carol Spanks 688 375 6.646 Cal Poly Pomona 1979–1993; UNLV 1995–1997Mary Littlewood1995 648 202 .762 Arizona State 1971–1989Gerry Pinkston 418 271 1.607 Central Oklahoma 1976–1997Mike Candrea1996 1257 265 2 Arizona 1986–2011 (stats through March 26, 2011)Connie Claussen . Nebraska at Omaha 1969–1976Mary Nutter1997 . Marge Willadsen 569 447 2.560 Buena Vista 1981–2008Kathy Veroni1998 869 598 2.592 Western Illinois 1973–2005Dianne Baker 785 462 3.629 Stephen F. Austin 1981–1995; Texas Woman's 1997–2005Rayla Allison1999 213 185 .535 Pioneer category (coach at Texas–Arlington 1985–1989; Hawaii 1990–1991; first full-time Executive Director of the NFCA 1991–1994) Gayle Blevins 1245 588 5 Indiana 1980–1987; Iowa 1988–2010Sandy Jerstad2000 1011 359 2.738 Augustana (South Dakota) 1977–2003Margie Wright 1403 508 3 Illinois State 1980–1985; Fresno State 1986–2010 (stats through March 25, 2011)Fran Ebert . Cindy Bristow2001 . International Softball Federation; Arizona State; New Mexico State; Wichita StateBill Galloway 881 390 2.693 Texas A&M 1979–1981; Louisiana Tech 1982–2002Joyce Compton2002 1066 563 3. Missouri 1983–1986; South Carolina 1987–2010 (stats through 2010)Margo F. Jonker2003 1007 599 5. Central Michigan 1980–2010 (stats through 2010)JoAnne Graf 1186 425 6.735 Florida State 1984–2008Celeste Knierim 1043 542 .658 St. Louis Community College-MeramecJan Hutchinson2004 1215 288 2. Bloomsburg 1978–2010 Elaine Sortino 1099 451 6. University of Massachusetts Amherst 1980–2010 (stats through 2010)Yvette Girouard2005 1263 415 1 University of Louisiana at Lafayette 1981–2000; LSU 2001–2010 (stats through March 26, 2011)Scott Whitlock 901 229 . Kennesaw State 1991–2010 (stats through 2010)Liz Miller 377 156 .707 Notre Dame 1993–2001Sue Enquist2006 887 175 1.835 UCLA 1989–2006Clyde Washburne 284 1101.720 Eastern Connecticut State 1977–1987, 1993Carol Hutchins 1209 414 4 Ferris State 1981–82, Michigan 1985–2011 (stats through March 26, 2011)Henry Christowski2007 451 130 2.775 Simpson College 1996–2009 (stats through 2009)Judy Groff 924 581 5.614 American International College (Mass.) 1969–2009 (stats through 2009)George Wares 840 280 3.749 Central College (Iowa) 1985–2009 (stats through 2009)Gary Torgeson2008 636 216 7.774 Cal State Northridge 1982–1994Jay Miller 954 607 .611 Purdue 1980–1981; Oklahoma City 1985–1987; Missouri 1988–2002; Mississippi State 2003–2009 (stats through 2009)Eugene Lenti 1022 494 6.673 DePaul 1980–2009 (stats through 2009)Donna Newberry 884 398 1.689 Muskingum 1975–2009 (stats through 2009)Sandy Fischer 853 358 3.704 Oklahoma State 1979–2001Gary Bryce 925 577 6.615 Wayne State 1982–2009 (stats through 2009)Diane Ninemire2009 970 477 .670 California 1988–2009 (stats through 2009)Frank Cheek 1049 288 2. Humboldt State 1989–2010 (stats through 2010)Bill Edwards 721 351 3.672 Hofstra 1990–2009 (stats through 2009)Chris Bellotto2010 1042 323 . Florida Southern College 1985–2010 (stats through 2010)Rhonda Revelle 658 358 .648 Nebraska Wesleyan 1987; Nebraska 1993–2009 (stats through 2009)Melinda Fischer 817 554 4.596 Eastern Illinois 1978–1979; Illinois State 1986–2009Deb Pallozzi20117343541.674Rensselaer 1986–1988; Ithaca College 1988–presentRalph Weekly11653812.753Pacific Lutheran 1985–1994; UTC 1994–1998; Tennessee 2002–presentMark Eldridge201210833046.780Palomar Junior College 1978–2006, 2009–10Patty Gasso11403553.762Long Beach City College 1991–94; Oklahoma 1995–presentDonna Papa11186165.643Susquehanna University 1984–85; North Carolina 1986–presentRick Bertagnolli20131004284 .780California University of Pennsylvania 1994–presentJoan Joyce780493 .613Florida Atlantic University 1995–presentLori Meyer10106023.625Minnesota State University Mankato 1985–presentPatrick Murphy870246 .780Northwest Missouri State 1995; University of Alabama 1999–presentLacy Lee Baker2014 Executive Director of the NFCA, 1994–presentJulie Lenhart7853322.702Wisconsin-Platteville 1990–94; SUNY Cortland 1995–presentPhil McSpadden1,413357 .798Oklahoma City University 1988–presentLes Stuedeman8942781.763University of Alabama-Huntsville 1996–presentJo Evans20151,1025742.657Colorado State 1986–89, Utah 1990–96, Texas A&M 1997–present,Anita Kibicka8293172.723Montclair State 1991–presentClint Myers1,0641871.850Central Arizona College 1987–95, Arizona State 2006–13, Auburn University 2014–presentBob Brock20161,1147191.608Baylor 1980–81, Texas A&M 1982–1996, Sam Houston State 2002–presentJacquie Joseph Bowling Green 1989–1993, Michigan State 1994–present, Inducted as member of Pioneer CategoryMona Stevens2812391.541Utah 1997–2005; Inducted as member of Pioneer CategoryJohn Tschida856157 .845St. Mary's University 1995–2000, University of St. Thomas 2001–presentKaren Mullins20178726365.578Connecticut 1984–2014Vickee Kazee-Hollifield11614101.738Carson-Newman 1986–2018Gary Haning OC Batbusters OC BatbustersSheilah Gulas9294871.656Allegheny College 1987–1990, Wittenberg 1991–1996, Ashland 1997–2017Karen Weekly201810733562.750UT-Chattanooga 1997–2001; Tennessee 2002–presentMike Lambros878110 .889North Davidson High School 1980–2017Margie Knight8051932.806North Caroline High School 1983–1996; Salisbury University 1997–presentAnthony Larezza2019 Immaculate Heart Academy (N.J.) 2005–2015Brad Pickler Cypress College 1987–presentDee Abrahamson NCAA 1996–2015; Northern Illinois University 1980–1994; Lincoln Trail Community College; Inducted as member of Pioneer CategoryDonna Fields2020 St. Mary's University 1998–presentHeinz Mueller Phoenix College 1990–presentKris Herman Tufts University 1988–2003; Williams College 2004–presentMary Higgins2021564298 .654Creighton University 1977–1993Leslie Huntington University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 2001–presentKerri Blaylock2022 Southern Illinois University Carbondale 2000–2022Jenny Allard Harvard University 1995–presentSandy Montgomery10515402.660Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 1989–2018Kim Wilson20239433502 Washington & Jefferson College 1991–1996; Rowan University 1997–presentJohn Byrne Moravian University; 1994–2022 Carol Bruggeman Purdue University; 1994–2005 Lonni Alameda University of Nevada, Las Vegas 2004–2008; Florida State University 2009–presentConnie Clark2024 University of Texas at Austin 1996–2018Gretta Melsted Culver-Stockton 2004–06; Augustana University: 2007–presentTim Walton Wichita State University 2003–05; University of Florida 2006–presentLu Harris-Champer20251,163 429 1 Nicholls State 1996–97; Southern Miss 1998–2000; Georgia 2001–21Judy Lawes Kutztown 1988–presentMike Reed East Texas Baptist 2001–03; UT Tyler 1988–presentSuzy Willemssen West Springfield HS 2002–05; Chantilly HS 2006–09; Episcopal HS 2010; Lee HS 2011–18; Bishop O'Connell HS 2019–24; Virginia Glory 2010–presentKen Eriksen2026 South Florida 1997–presentDenny Griffin Alma College 1989–presentKirk Walker594 490 3 Oregon State 1995–2012Veronica Wiggins726 1 Florida A&M 1990–2020

See also National Softball Hall of Fame and Museum

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