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.[2] From 1994 until 1995, the team was a member of the Great Midwest Conference (GMC).[3] 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.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6][7] In 2023, the program achieved its best season since 2015, finishing the year with a 35-20 record and placing third in conference standings.[8]
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.[9] 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.[10] In 2015, Clark was named A-10 Coach of the Year.[9]
Coaching history
Years | Coach | Record | % |
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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 |
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Roster
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Season by season results
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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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: | 777–1,037–8 (.429) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
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See also
References
- ^ "Color Palette". UDayton.edu/Brand. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- ^ "MCC LOSES AUTOMATIC NCAA BID". Chicago Tribune. December 11, 1992.
- ^ "GREAT MIDWEST SET TO ADD DAYTON". Chicago Tribune. December 7, 1992.
- ^ "Facilities". University of Dayton Athletics.
- ^ "VA. TECH, DAYTON, LA SALLE JOIN A-10". The Washington Post.
- ^ "FLYER SOFTBALL PICKED TO FINISH FIFTH IN 2015". University of Dayton Athletics. January 30, 2015.
- ^ "Flyers Softball Academy | Dayton, Ohio". www.flyerssoftballacademy.com.
- ^ Jablonski, David; Writer, Staff. "Dayton softball team on a roll and on top of A-10". dayton-daily-news.
- ^ a b "DAYTON'S SNYDER HONORED ON CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM". atlantic10.com. May 25, 2017.
- ^ Jablonski, David; Writer, Staff. "Centerville grad completes award-winning freshman season with Dayton softball". dayton-daily-news.
- ^ a b "2023 Softball Media Almanac (PDF)" (PDF). University of Dayton Athletics.
- ^ "2024 Softball Roster". University of Dayton Athletics.
- ^ "SOFTBALL RECORD BOOK THROUGH 2016-17 SEASON (PDF) - Atlantic 10" (PDF). static.atlantic10.com.
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