# Dayton Flyers softball

The Dayton Flyers softball team represents the University of Dayton in the NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). From 1990 until 1993, the team was a member of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (MCC), now known as the Horizon League. From 1994 until 1995, the team was a member of the Great Midwest Conference (GMC). The Flyers are currently led by head coach Cara Clark. The team plays its home games at UD Softball Stadium located on the university's campus.

## History

Since joining the Atlantic 10 Conference in 1996, Dayton has had minimal success as a program, having failed to win a conference tournament title or make an appearance in the NCAA Division I softball tournament. Since the hiring of current coach Cara Clark, however, the program has found some success. In 2015, the Flyers achieved their best record in program history after finishing the season with a 39-15 record, winning the Atlantic 10 regular season title despite being picked to finish fifth in the conference in preseason standings. In 2023, the program achieved its best season since 2015, finishing the year with a 35-20 record and placing third in conference standings.
The Flyers have won several Atlantic 10 Conference awards. The program has won A-10 Player of the year three times, winning in 2000 with Sara Hatcher, 2015 with Tiffany Ricks, and 2017 with Gabrielle Snyder. The program has won two A-10 Pitcher of the Year awards, winning in 2015 with Kayla English and in 2016 with Manda Cash, and two A-10 Rookie of the Year awards, winning in 2015 with Manda Cash and in 2022 with Emma Schutter. In 2015, Clark was named A-10 Coach of the Year.

### Dayton in the NCAA Tournament

| Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
| 2024 | 0–2 | .000 | Knoxville Regional |
| TOTALS | 0-2 | .000 | |

### Coaching history

| Years | Coach | Record | % |
| 1980 | Shirley Oswald | 7–9 | .438 |
| 1981–1983 | Doug Hauschild | 25–30–1 | .455 |
| 1984–1987 | Jeryl Neff | 56–68 | .452 |
| 1988 | Terry Parks | 9–27 | .300 |
| 1989–1992 | Becky Dicke | 48–101 | .322 |
| 1993–1995 | Daryl Ogg | 21–94 | .183 |
| 1996–2007 | Jodi Eickemeyer | 231–323–5 | .418 |
| 2008–present | Cara Clark | 380–405–2 | .484 |

## Season by season results

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Dayton Flyers (Independent) (1980–1989) ||||||
| 1980 | Shirley Oswald | 7–9 | | | |
| 1981 | Doug Hauschild | 6–11–1 | | | |
| 1982 | Doug Hauschild | 17–8 | | | |
| 1983 | Doug Hauschild | 2–11 | | | |
| 1984 | Jeryl Neff | 13–11 | | | |
| 1985 | Jeryl Neff | 12–15 | | | |
| 1986 | Jeryl Neff | 20–14 | | | |
| 1987 | Jeryl Neff | 11–28 | | | |
| 1988 | Terry Parks | 9–27 | | | |
| 1989 | Becky Dicke | 14–21 | | | |
| Dayton Flyers (Midwestern Collegiate Conference) (1990–1993) ||||||
| 1990 | Becky Dicke | 15–14 | 5–3 | 3rd | |
| 1991 | Becky Dicke | 7–32 | 2–8 | 7th | |
| 1992 | Becky Dicke | 12–34 | 0–10 | 6th | |
| 1993 | Daryl Ogg | 9–28 | 2–10 | 6th | |
| Dayton Flyers (Great Midwest Conference) (1994–1995) ||||||
| 1994 | Daryl Ogg | 6–39 | | | |
| 1995 | Daryl Ogg | 6–27 | | | |
| Dayton Flyers (Atlantic 10 Conference) (1996–present) ||||||
| 1996 | Jodi Eickemeyer | 15–23–1 | 4–9 | 8th | |
| 1997 | Jodi Eickemeyer | 16–27–2 | 6–8–1 | 7th | |
| 1998 | Jodi Eickemeyer | 23–23 | 8–6 | 3rd | |
| 1999 | Jodi Eickemeyer | 20–36 | 8–6 | 4th | |
| 2000 | Jodi Eickemeyer | 35–23–1 | 10–4 | 3rd | |
| 2001 | Jodi Eickemeyer | 19–31 | 9–12 | 5th | |
| 2002 | Jodi Eickemeyer | 17–26 | 11–10 | 5th | |
| 2003 | Jodi Eickemeyer | 23–21 | 9–7 | 5th | |
| 2004 | Jodi Eickemeyer | 14–35 | 4–10 | 6th | |
| 2005 | Jodi Eickemeyer | 20–18–1 | 8–8 | 5th | |
| 2006 | Jodi Eickemeyer | 18–30 | 8–12 | 6th | |
| 2007 | Jodi Eickemeyer | 11–30 | 3–14 | 10th | |
| 2008 | Cara Clark | 20–31 | 7–13 | 9th | |
| 2009 | Cara Clark | 13–34 | 7–13 | 8th | |
| 2010 | Cara Clark | 18–36–1 | 6–14 | 9th | |
| 2011 | Cara Clark | 22–26 | 11–8 | 6th | |
| 2012 | Cara Clark | 22–29 | 9–10 | 7th | |
| 2013 | Cara Clark | 22–24 | 12–9 | 6th | |
| 2014 | Cara Clark | 27–29 | 9–9 | 5th | |
| 2015 | Cara Clark | 39–14 | 20–2 | 1st | |
| 2016 | Cara Clark | 27–21–1 | 14–5–1 | 2nd | |
| 2017 | Cara Clark | 29–27 | 13–10 | 4th | |
| 2018 | Cara Clark | 31–25 | 15–8 | 3rd | |
| 2019 | Cara Clark | 24–27 | 11–7 | 4th | |
| 2020 | Cara Clark | 8–12 | 0–0 | N/A | Season cut short due to COVID-19 Pandemic |
| 2021 | Cara Clark | 21–26 | 14–8 | 2nd | |
| 2022 | Cara Clark | 22–24 | 12–10 | 5th | |
| 2023 | Cara Clark | 35–20 | 15–7 | 3rd | |
| 2024 | Cara Clark | 0–0 | 0–0 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 777–1,037–8 (.429) | | | |
| 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 ||||||