# Saint Joseph's Hawks softball

The Saint Joseph's Hawks softball team represents Saint Joseph's University in the NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). The Hawks are currently led by head coach Gina McCool. The team plays its home games at SJU Softball Field located on the university's campus.

## History

The Hawks have won the Atlantic 10 Conference regular season title once, doing so in 2013. However, the team has failed to win the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament after being defeated in three games in 2013 by Fordham. Because of this, they have also failed to qualify for the NCAA Division I softball tournament.
The team has won several awards over its tenure in the Atlantic 10. The Hawks have won the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year award twice, doing so in 1995 with Danielle Cavone and in 2008 with Brooke Darreff. Pitcher Bonnie Gasior was named Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Year twice. Former coach Terri Adams was named Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year in 2013.
On April 18, 2015, in a game against Fordham, centerfielder Bella Picard was injured sliding headfirst into second base after colliding with Fordham shortstop Allie Bradian. Picard's head made contact with Bradian's knee, knocking Picard unconscious and fracturing her fifth cervical vertebra, losing feeling and mobility on her right side. Picard escaped a spinal cord injury and potential paralysis by mere millimeters. After successful spinal fusion surgery and several years of rehabilitative therapy, Picard was able to walk again as of 2019. Through her rehab process, Picard connected with several other athletes who faced similar injuries, including former college baseball player Cory Hahn, former college football player Eric LeGrand, and former professional ice hockey player Denna Laing.
On May 20, 2023, head coach Erin Brooks resigned and was replaced by Gina McCool.

### Coaching history

| Years | Coach | Record | % |
| 1983 | Jim Foster | 8–3 | .727 |
| 1984 | George Webster | 4–9 | .308 |
| 1985–1990 | Bob Shaw | 58–125 | .317 |
| 1991–2001 | Charlie Wieners | 331–185–4 | .640 |
| 2001 | Larry Dougherty | 7–4 | .636 |
| 2002–2006 | Moo Moyer | 112–122–1 | .479 |
| 2007–2017 | Terri Adams | 273–233–3 | .539 |
| 2018–2023 | Erin Brooks | 125–132 | .486 |
| 2024–present | Gina McCool | 0–0 | – |

## Season by season results

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Saint Joseph's Hawks (Atlantic 10 Conference) (1983–present) ||||||
| 1983 | Jim Foster | 8–3 | | | |
| 1984 | George Webster | 4–9 | | | |
| 1985 | Bob Shaw | 5–13 | 0–10 | 6th | |
| 1986 | Bob Shaw | 13–12 | 1–9 | 6th | |
| 1987 | Bob Shaw | 10–15 | 1–9 | 6th | |
| 1988 | Bob Shaw | 13–23 | 3–9 | 6th | |
| 1989 | Bob Shaw | 7–34 | 1–11 | T–6th | |
| 1990 | Bob Shaw | 10–28 | 3–9 | 6th | |
| 1991 | Charlie Wieners | 21–16–1 | 5–7 | 5th | |
| 1992 | Charlie Wieners | 26–15 | 3–7 | 5th | |
| 1993 | Charlie Wieners | 31–16 | 6–4 | T–3rd | |
| 1994 | Charlie Wieners | 23–17 | 3–7 | 5th | |
| 1995 | Charlie Wieners | 37–16 | 6–4 | 3rd | |
| 1996 | Charlie Wieners | 37–11 | 7–7 | 5th | |
| 1997 | Charlie Wieners | 39–16 | 12–4 | 2nd | |
| 1998 | Charlie Wieners | 35–17 | 12–4 | 2nd | |
| 1999 | Charlie Wieners | 34–27–1 | 10–6 | 3rd | |
| 2000 | Charlie Wieners | 34–15–1 | 7–7 | 5th | |
| 2001 | Charlie Wieners/Larry Dougherty | 21–23–1 | 12–9 | 3rd | |
| 2002 | Moo Moyer | 32–17 | 12–9 | T–3rd | |
| 2003 | Moo Moyer | 25–15 | 8–4 | 3rd | |
| 2004 | Moo Moyer | 21–29 | 8–4 | 3rd | |
| 2005 | Moo Moyer | 21–23 | 8–6 | T–3rd | |
| 2006 | Moo Moyer | 13–38–1 | 4–14 | 9th | |
| 2007 | Terri Adams | 13–25 | 6–12 | 9th | |
| 2008 | Terri Adams | 19–23 | 11–9 | 5th | |
| 2009 | Terri Adams | 27–20 | 9–7 | 5th | |
| 2010 | Terri Adams | 29–18 | 11–7 | 5th | |
| 2011 | Terri Adams | 31–16 | 10–4 | 3rd | |
| 2012 | Terri Adams | 22–29–1 | 9–10–1 | 6th | |
| 2013 | Terri Adams | 37–10–1 | 17–5 | 1st | |
| 2014 | Terri Adams | 22–20 | 10–6 | 3rd | |
| 2015 | Terri Adams | 23–18 | 8–11 | 8th | |
| 2016 | Terri Adams | 25–26–1 | 10–12–1 | 5th | |
| 2017 | Terri Adams | 25–28 | 14–8 | 3rd | |
| 2018 | Erin Brooks | 24–25 | 11–12 | 7th | |
| 2019 | Erin Brooks | 28–25 | 13–10 | 5th | |
| 2020 | Erin Brooks | 4–11 | 0–0 | N/A | Season cut short due to COVID-19 Pandemic |
| 2021 | Erin Brooks | 26–20 | 19–3 | 2nd | |
| 2022 | Erin Brooks | 23–23 | 14–8 | 3rd | |
| 2023 | Erin Brooks | 20–28 | 10–14 | 7th | |
| 2024 | Gina McCool | 0–0 | 0–0 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 918–813–8 (.530) | | | |
| 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 ||||||