# Minnesota Golden Gophers softball

The Minnesota Golden Gophers softball team represents the University of Minnesota in National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division I competition. College softball became a varsity sport at the University of Minnesota in 1974.

## History
### Coaching history

| Years | Coach | Record | % |
| 1974–1975, 1977–1989 | Linda Wells | 350–264–1 | .570 |
| 1976 | Jenny Johnson | 16–4 | .800 |
| 1990–1991 | Teresa Wilson | 79–59 | .572 |
| 1992–1998 | Lisa Bernstein | 239–182–1 | .568 |
| 1999–2010 | Lisa Bernstein & Julie Standering | 356–300–2 | .543 |
| 2011–2017 | Jessica Allister | 290–107 | .730 |
| 2018–2020 | Jamie Trachsel | 102–40–1 | .717 |
| 2021–present | Piper Ritter | 58–37–1 | .609 |

## Championships
### Conference Championships

| Season | Conference | Record | Head coach |
| 1986 | Big Ten Conference | 15–9 | Linda Wells |
| 1988 | Big Ten Conference | 15–8 | Linda Wells |
| 1991 | Big Ten Conference | 20–4 | Teresa Wilson |
| 2017 | Big Ten Conference | 22–1 | Jessica Allister |

### Conference tournament championships

| Year | Conference | Tournament Location | Head coach |
| 1999 | Big Ten Conference | Ann Arbor, MI | Lisa Bernstein & Julie Standering |
| 2014 | Big Ten Conference | Evanston, IL | Jessica Allister |
| 2016 | Big Ten Conference | State College, PA | Jessica Allister |
| 2017 | Big Ten Conference | Ann Arbor, MI | Jessica Allister |
| 2018 | Big Ten Conference | Madison, WI | Jamie Trachsel |

## Coaching staff

| Name | Position Coached | Consecutive season at Minnesota in current position |
| Piper Ritter | Head coach | 4th (17th at Minnesota) |
| Carly Wynn | Associate Head Coach | 2nd |
| Annie Smith | Assistant coach | 2nd |
| Bailey Oetting | Assistant coach | 2nd |
| Brooklyn Daly | Graduate assistant | 1st |
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## Roster

2024 Golden Gophers Roster :
| # | Name | Position | Year | Height | Hometown | High School/Previous Team |
| 1 | Breezy Burnett | OF | SO | 5'7 | Jacksonville, Florida | Trinity Christian Academy |
| 2 | Sydney Strelow | INF | GR | 5'4 | Kenosha, Wisconsin | Bradford High School |
| 3 | Addison Leschber | INF | SO | 5'8 | Thrall, Texas | Thrall High School |
| 4 | Maggie Werner | INF | SO | 5'10 | Greenville, Wisconsin | Hortonville High School |
| 5 | Morgan DeBord | OF | GR | 5'2 | Hillsboro, Oregon | Loyola Marymount |
| 6 | Lucy Hooper | INF | FR | 5'2 | Valley Center, Kansas | Valley Center High School |
| 7 | Cameron Grayson | UT/RHP | FR | 5'5 | Noblesville, Indiana | Noblesville High School |
| 8 | Tara Wolocko | C/UT | FR | 5'3 | Kingwood, Texas | Kingwood High School |
| 9 | Jess Oakland | INF | SO | 5'9 | San Jose, California | Saint Francis High School |
| 11 | Sydney Schwartz | P/INF | SO | 5'10 | Victoria, Minnesota | Chanhassen, Minnesota |
| 12 | Macy Richardson | UT/RHP | FR | 5'6 | Tecumseh, Nebraska | Sterling Public Schools |
| 13 | Taylor Krapf | C | JR | 6'0 | Oviedo, Florida | Duke |
| 16 | Lacie Lilyquist | INF | FR | 5'4 | Hudson, Wisconsin | Hudson High School |
| 17 | Maddy Ehlke | INF | SR | 5'10 | Green Bay, Wisconsin | Bay Port High School |
| 18 | Reili Gardner | OF | SR | 5'6 | Dyersville, Iowa | Illinois State |
| 19 | Delanie Cox | UT | GR | 5'6 | Aurora, Colorado | Cherokee Trail High School |
| 21 | Nani Valencia | INF | JR | 5'7 | Georgetown, Kentucky | Scott County High School |
| 22 | Bri Enter | P | GR | 5'4 | Jacksonville, Florida | Florida State |
| 23 | Jacie Hambrick | P | SR | 5'10 | Dewey, Arizona | Grand Canyon |
| 33 | Brooklyn Jones | OF | FR | 5'5 | Ramsey, Minnesota | Anoka High School |
| 77 | Kayla Chavez | INF | JR | 5'6 | Chino, California | Chino Hills High School |
| 81 | Jessica Snippes | RHP | FR | 5'9 | Rosemount, Minnesota | Rosemount High School |

## Notable players
### National awards
#### NFCA Catcher of the Year

* Kendyl Lindaman (2017)

### Conference awards
#### Big Ten Player of the Year

* Barb Drake, 1986
* Kari Blank, 1991
* Sara Groenewegen, 2015
* Kendyl Lindaman, 2017, 2018
* Jess Oakland, 2024

#### Big Ten Pitcher of the Year

* Sara Groenewegen, 2014, 2017
* Amber Fiser, 2019
* Autumn Pease, 2023

#### Big Ten Freshman of the Year

* Brenda Bixby, 1988
* Sara Moulton, 2011
* Sara Groenewegen, 2014
* Maddie Houlihan, 2016
* Kendyl Lindaman, 2017

#### Big Ten Coach of the Year

* Linda Wells, 1988
* Teresa Wilson, 1991
* Jessica Allister, 2017