Lehigh Mountain Hawks softball

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Lehigh Mountain Hawks softball
UniversityLehigh University
Head coachFran Troyan (29th season)
ConferencePatriot League
LocationBethlehem, PA
Home stadiumLeadership Park[1]
NicknameMountain Hawks
ColorsBrown and white[2]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2022
Conference Tournament championships
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2022
Regular Season Conference championships
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

The Lehigh Mountain Hawks softball team represents Lehigh University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Patriot League (PL), having joined as a founding member in 1991. From 1977 until 1990, the team was a member of the East Coast Conference. The Mountain Hawks are currently led by head coach Fran Troyan. The team plays its home games at Leadership Park located on the university's campus.[1]

History

Since joining the Patriot League in 1991, the Mountain Hawks have had significant success as a program. The team has won 22 regular season titles, 15 PL Conference Tournaments, and has qualified for the NCAA Division I softball tournament 11 times.[3][4]

The program has managed a win in five of their eleven appearances in the NCAA Tournament. In the 2006 tournament, Lehigh won a program record two games in the tournament, defeating Texas A&M twice, first in the opening round of the tournament and finally in the loser's bracket, eliminating the Aggies. Lehigh was eliminated from the tournament by UMass.[5][6][7]

Lehigh has won several awards during their tenure in the Patriot League. The team has won eight PL Player of the Year awards, doing so in 1995 and 1996 with Kim Miller,[8][9] 2007 with Kate Marvel,[10] 2008 with Lisa Sweeney,[11] 2010 with Julie Fernandez,[12] 2012 with Jen Colquhoun,[13] and 2013 and 2014 with Morgan Decker.[14] The team has also won eight PL Coach of the Year awards, winning in 1993 with Sue Troyan, and in 1997, 2005, 2007, each year from 2012 to 2014, and 2017 with Fran Troyan.[15][16]

Coaching history

Years Coach Record %
1977–1978 J.G. Thompson 14–7 .667
1979 Annette Lynch 6–8 .429
1980 Patricia Zajac 7–6 .538
1981–1982 Maureen Frederick 15–16 .484
1983–1985 Muffet McGraw 17–45 .274
1986 Hope Donnell 3–24 .111
1987–1990 Tammy Danner 51–102 .333
1991–1995 Sue Troyan 126–90–1 .583
1996–present Fran Troyan 865–492–8 .637

Roster

2024 Lehigh Mountain Hawks roster
 

Pitchers

  • 3 – Maddy Clark – Freshman
  • 18 – Ansley Dambach – Senior
  • 2 – Chloe Hess – Sophomore
  • 21 – Maria Urban – Junior
  • 11 – Katelyn Young – Senior

Catchers

  • 10 – Rory Dudley – Junior
  • 24 – Amanda Greaney – Senior

Outfielders

  • 1 – Brooke Cannon – Senior
  • 6 – Emily Cimino – Graduate Student
  • 7 – Lindsey Martin – Junior
  • 28 – Gracie Smith – Freshman
  

Infielders

  • 5 – Josie Charles – Graduate Student
  • 15 – Crysta Duenas – Sophomore
  • 77 – Holly Lovett – Freshman
  • 13 – Julia Mrochko – Junior
  • 20 – Maddy Schmeiser – Junior

Utility

  • 4 – Sydney Parlett – Sophomore
  • 17 – Abbey Tabaka – Sophomore
  
Reference:[17]

Season by season results

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Lehigh Engineers (East Coast Conference) (1977–1990)
1977 J.G. Thompson N/A[N 1] N/A N/A
1978 J.G. Thompson N/A N/A N/A
1979 Annette Lynch 6–8 N/A N/A
1980 Patricia Zajac 7–6 N/A N/A
1981 Maureen Frederick N/A N/A N/A
1982 Maureen Frederick N/A N/A N/A
1983 Muffet McGraw N/A N/A N/A
1984 Muffet McGraw N/A N/A N/A
1985 Muffet McGraw N/A N/A N/A
1986 Hope Donnell 3–24 N/A N/A
1987 Tammy Danner N/A N/A N/A
1988 Tammy Danner N/A N/A N/A
1989 Tammy Danner N/A N/A N/A
1990 Tammy Danner N/A N/A N/A
Lehigh Engineers/Mountain Hawks (Patriot League) (1991–present)
1991 Sue Troyan 10–25–1 1–11 7th
1992 Sue Troyan 21–21 8–4 2nd
1993 Sue Troyan 29–15 10–2 1st
1994 Sue Troyan 28–17 10–2 T–1st
1995 Sue Troyan 38–12 11–1 1st
1996 Fran Troyan 33–14 9–1 1st
1997 Fran Troyan 21–20 7–3 1st
1998 Fran Troyan 23–29 12–8 3rd
1999 Fran Troyan 21–30 12–8 T–1st
2000 Fran Troyan 26–23 9–1 1st
2001 Fran Troyan 39–15 18–2 1st NCAA Regionals
2002 Fran Troyan 36–16 17–3 1st
2003 Fran Troyan 39–10 19–1 1st
2004 Fran Troyan 40–17–2 16–2 1st NCAA Regionals
2005 Fran Troyan 41–10 18–0 1st NCAA Regionals
2006 Fran Troyan 43–14 19–1 1st NCAA Regionals
2007 Fran Troyan 35–18–1 17–1 1st
2008 Fran Troyan 39–17–1 14–6 1st NCAA Regionals
2009 Fran Troyan 38–18–1 17–3 1st NCAA Regionals
2010 Fran Troyan 31–19 14–6 2nd
2011 Fran Troyan 33–23 14–5 2nd NCAA Regionals
2012 Fran Troyan 40–19 18–2 1st NCAA Regionals
2013 Fran Troyan 37–16–1 17–3 1st
2014 Fran Troyan 30–20 15–3 1st
2015 Fran Troyan 40–9 16–2 1st NCAA Regionals
2016 Fran Troyan 36–16 13–4 1st
2017 Fran Troyan 36–20 16–2 1st NCAA Regionals
2018 Fran Troyan 24–26–1 11–7 3rd
2019 Fran Troyan 27–28 11–7 3rd
2020 Fran Troyan 8–9 0–0 N/A

Season cut short due to COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 Fran Troyan 18–16 14–8 2nd
2022 Fran Troyan 31–20–1 15–3 2nd NCAA Regionals
2023 Fran Troyan 40–14 16–2 2nd
2024 Fran Troyan 0–0 0–0
Total: 1,104–790–9 (.583)

      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

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Notes

  1. ^ Records are unavailable for 1977, 1978, 1981–1985, and 1987–1990. Coach names and win totals are available via Lehigh records. Coaches who only coached one year have their season win totals available, but not conference record or conference finish position.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Facilities". Lehigh University Athletics.
  2. ^ "Lehigh University" (PDF).
  3. ^ "No. 2 Lehigh Claims 2022 Patriot League Softball Title (5.14.22)". patriotleague.org. May 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "Article clipped from The Morning Call". The Morning Call. May 16, 2022. pp. C3 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Article clipped from Bryan-College Station Eagle". Bryan-College Station Eagle. May 21, 2006. p. 24 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Article clipped from The Modesto Bee". The Modesto Bee. May 22, 2006. pp. C9 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hays: Lehigh eliminates No. 13 seed Texas A&M". ESPN.com. May 21, 2006.
  8. ^ "Kutztown's a winner both on and off the field the golden bears are off to a winning start and have landed two excellent local recruits". The Morning Call. March 27, 1996. Archived from the original on Dec 30, 2023.
  9. ^ "PL Releases 25th Anniversary Softball Team". Army West Point. August 27, 2015. Archived from the original on Sep 28, 2022.
  10. ^ Bardsley, Len (June 28, 2007). "Super softball season for Marvel at Lehigh". The Coast Star. p. 58. Archived from the original on Dec 30, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Lisa Sweeney Named Princeton Head Softball Coach". Princeton University Athletics. June 12, 2012. Archived from the original on Dec 30, 2023.
  12. ^ Young, Alyssa (May 11, 2010). "All-Patriot League Softball Team includes six Lehigh University players, one from Lafayette". lehighvalleylive. Archived from the original on Dec 30, 2023.
  13. ^ "Article clipped from Ventura County Star". Ventura County Star. June 10, 2012. p. 38 – via newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Lehigh Softball Camps". lehighsoftballcamps.totalcamps.com.
  15. ^ "Lehigh Valley Flashback April 12: In 1995, Sue Troyan switches sports at Lehigh". April 12, 2021. Archived from the original on Dec 30, 2023.
  16. ^ "Father and son coaches lead Lehigh softball". April 7, 2023.
  17. ^ "2024 Softball Roster". Lehigh University Athletics.
  18. ^ "2023 Softball Record Book (PDF) - Patriot League" (PDF). patriotleague.org.