# Fairfield Stags softball

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The Fairfield Stags softball team represents Fairfield University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). The Stags are currently led by head coach Julie Brzezinski. The team plays its home games at Alumni Softball Field, which opened in 1999 and is located on the college's campus.

## History

Fairfield ranks tied for third in MAAC Tournament championships among active members with Marist at three, trailing only Canisius and Iona, who have 12 and six titles respectively. The Stags qualified for the NCAA Division I softball tournament for the first time in 2015 where they were placed in the Tuscaloosa Regional. They were eliminated after two games without scoring a run, losing via mercy rule to both Alabama and USC Upstate by a combined score of 17–0. Fairfield made their second appearance in the NCAA tournament in 2017. They were placed in the Baton Rouge regional and were defeated by LSU in their opening game after leading early, 2–1. They were eliminated from the tournament by McNeese State by a score of 6–2.
Head coach Julie Brzezinski won her 900th career game on February 17, 2023. During her tenure with Fairfield, Brzezinski has been named MAAC Coach of the Year three times, sharing the award with Iona coach Andrea Farquhar in 2002 and winning it outright in 2004 and 2012. By winning the award in 2002, she joined former Fairfield coaches Bob Zito and Bob Conlan in winning the award, with Zito winning in 1991 and Conlan in 1997. As of 2023, Brzezinski ranks 41st all-time in NCAA Division I history in career wins as a coach.

### Coaching history

| Years | Coach | Record | % |
| 1982–1984 | Bruce Lazar | 24–41 | .329 |
| 1985–92 | Bob Zito | 126–145–1 | .465 |
| 1993–1994 | Andrea Costa | 25–47–1 | .349 |
| 1995–1997 | Patricia Conlan | 54–89 | .378 |
| 1998–present | Julie Brzezinski | 857–919–7 | .483 |

## Season by season results

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Fairfield Stags (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (1982–present) ||||||
| 1982 | Bruce Lazar | 6–17 | | | |
| 1983 | Bruce Lazar | 10–10 | | | |
| 1984 | Bruce Lazar | 8–14 | | | |
| 1985 | Bob Zito | 16–12 | | | |
| 1986 | Bob Zito | 16–15 | | | |
| 1987 | Bob Zito | 14–14 | | 4th | |
| 1988 | Bob Zito | 22–15 | | 3rd | |
| 1989 | Bob Zito | 17–21–1 | | 2nd | |
| 1990 | Bob Zito | 16–28 | | 3rd | |
| 1991 | Bob Zito | 16–18 | | 1st | |
| 1992 | Bob Zito | 9–22 | | 6th | |
| 1993 | Andrea Costa | 14–19–1 | | 6th | |
| 1994 | Andrea Costa | 11–28 | | 2nd | |
| 1995 | Patricia Conlan | 10–33 | | 4th | |
| 1996 | Patricia Conlan | 15–28 | | | |
| 1997 | Patricia Conlan | 29–28 | | 4th | |
| 1998 | Julie Brzezinski | 29–26 | | 2nd | |
| 1999 | Julie Brzezinski | 26–30 | 10–6 | 3rd | |
| 2000 | Julie Brzezinski | 27–28 | 10–6 | 2nd | |
| 2001 | Julie Brzezinski | 36–22–1 | 11–5 | 3rd | |
| 2002 | Julie Brzezinski | 32–27–2 | 13–3 | 1st | |
| 2003 | Julie Brzezinski | 28–35 | 12–4 | 1st | |
| 2004 | Julie Brzezinski | 29–33 | 12–4 | 1st | |
| 2005 | Julie Brzezinski | 31–27–1 | 10–6 | 2nd | |
| 2006 | Julie Brzezinski | 32–27–1 | 8–8 | 4th | |
| 2007 | Julie Brzezinski | 20–24 | 7–9 | 6th | |
| 2008 | Julie Brzezinski | 21–28 | 9–7 | 3rd | |
| 2009 | Julie Brzezinski | 21–28 | 11–5 | 1st | |
| 2010 | Julie Brzezinski | 24–22 | 8–8 | 5th | |
| 2011 | Julie Brzezinski | 31–22 | 13–3 | 1st | |
| 2012 | Julie Brzezinski | 31–27 | 11–5 | 2nd | |
| 2013 | Julie Brzezinski | 29–21 | 12–4 | 1st | |
| 2014 | Julie Brzezinski | 20–22 | 15–5 | 2nd | |
| 2015 | Julie Brzezinski | 25–24 | 15–5 | 2nd | NCAA Regionals |
| 2016 | Julie Brzezinski | 27–23 | 12–8 | 5th | |
| 2017 | Julie Brzezinski | 26–28 | 11–9 | 5th | NCAA Regionals |
| 2018 | Julie Brzezinski | 27–26 | 15–5 | 2nd | |
| 2019 | Julie Brzezinski | 26–24 | 10–10 | 6th | |
| 2020 | Julie Brzezinski | 4–11 | 0–0 | N/A | Season cut short due to COVID-19 Pandemic |
| 2021 | Julie Brzezinski | 22–14 | 20–12 | 4th | |
| 2022 | Julie Brzezinski | 25–22 | 17–5 | 2nd | |
| 2023 | Julie Brzezinski | 22–25 | 11–9 | T–4th | |
| 2024 | Julie Brzezinski | 0–0 | 11–9 | T–4th | |
| Total: | Total: | 1,086–1,241–9 (.467) | | | |
| 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 ||||||