The Lamar Lady Cardinals softball team represents Lamar University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team competes in the Southland Conference. The Lady Cardinals are currently led by head coach Amy Hooks. The team played its home games at the off–campus Ford Park for the first two seasons following the program restart in 2013. The Lady Cardinals began playing home games at the Lamar Softball Complex located on the university's campus starting with the 2015 season.[3]
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Founded | 1983 (Restart: 2013) |
University | Lamar University |
Athletic director | Jeff O'Malley |
Head coach | Amy Hooks (6th season) |
Conference | Southland |
Location | Beaumont, TX |
Home stadium | Lamar Softball Complex (Capacity: 500[1] 767 including berm seating) |
Nickname | Lady Cardinals |
Colors | Red and white[2] |
History
editAIAW era
editLU first sponsored softball from 1971[4] through 1977[5] competing in the AIAW. Lamar finished second in the 1972 AIAW Texas state tournament. In addition to other head coaching duties, Pat Park was the Lady Cardinals head coach for the initial seasons. Coach Park also served as women's head coach for basketball, tennis, and golf while she was at Lamar.
The off-campus Beaumont Athletic Complex served as the Lady Cardinals home during the 1971 to 1977 period.
NCAA Division I era
editIn 1983 Lamar added softball as an NCAA Division I sport and competed in the Southland conference. Tryouts for the team were held on October 16, 1982.[6] The sport was dropped in 1987 when Lamar left the Southland Conference. Patty Calvert was head coach during the 1982–1987 period.
On April 22, 2011, Athletic Director Larry Tidwell announced plans to reinstate college softball as an NCAA Division I sport at Lamar University.[7] On August 1, 2011 former Morehead State head coach Holly Bruder was announced as the finalist to fill the head coaching position at Lamar after over 20 years with no program at the university.[8] The Lady Cardinals finished fifth in the Southland Conference in their first season of competition (2012–13) following the restart of the program. The team also earned a berth in the Southland Conference softball tournament.[9] Holly Bruder was removed as head coach on May 11, 2018.[10] On June 20, 2018, Amy Hooks was named as head coach for the team.[11]
Off–campus Ford Park was the home field for the first two seasons after the program was restarted. A new on–campus stadium was constructed in 2014–15. On October 17, 2014, a ground breaking ceremony for the new Lamar Softball Complex was held. The first game at the partially completed on–campus stadium was played on March 6, 2015 against the Houston Baptist Huskies. The stadium was completed following the 2015 season.
NCAA Year–by–year results
editSeason | Conference | Coach | Overall | Conference | Notes | ||||||
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Games | Win | Loss | Tie | Games | Win | Loss | Tie | ||||
NCAA Year–by–Year Results | |||||||||||
1983[13] | Southland | Patty Calvert | 45 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5th (3rd South Zone) |
1984[13] | Southland | Patty Calvert | 56 | 13 | 43 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5th (3rd South Zone) |
1985[13] | Southland | Patty Calvert | 42 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5th |
1986[13] | Southland | Patty Calvert | 33 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3rd |
1987[13] | Southland | Patty Calvert | 35 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | T–3rd |
Patty Calvert[15] | 211 | 55 | 156 | 0 | 52 | 19 | 33 | 0 | |||
2013[16][13] | Southland | Holly Bruder | 59 | 24 | 35 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 5th |
2014[17][13] | Southland | Holly Bruder | 50 | 20 | 30 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 8th |
2015[18][13] | Southland | Holly Bruder | 54 | 26 | 28 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 5th |
2016[19][13] | Southland | Holly Bruder | 57 | 35 | 22 | 0 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 4th, SLC tournament championship game appearance |
2017[20][13] | Southland | Holly Bruder | 65 | 34 | 31 | 0 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 4th, SLC tournament appearance, finalist – NISC |
2018[21][13] | Southland | Holly Bruder | 56 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 9th |
Holly Bruder[22] | 341 | 167 | 174 | 0 | 158 | 86 | 72 | 0 | |||
2019[23] | Southland | Amy Hooks | 57 | 23 | 34 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 7th |
2020 | Southland | Amy Hooks | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Season cut short by COVID-19 pandemic |
2021 | Southland | Amy Hooks | 51 | 8 | 43 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 23 | 0 | |
2022 | WAC | Amy Hooks | 49 | 11 | 38 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 0 | |
2023 | Southland | Amy Hooks | 56 | 22 | 34 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4th, 2023 SLC tournament appearance (2–2) |
2024 | Southland | Amy Hooks | 51 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5th, 2024 SLC tournament appearance (0–2) |
Amy Hooks[24] | 285 | 99 | 186 | 0 | 129 | 47 | 82 | 0 | |||
Team Overall |
816 | 312 | 514 | 0 | 312 | 152 | 194 | 0 |
(Results reflect games through May 8, 2024.)
Yearly attendance
editBelow is the Lady Cardinals' home attendance since the 2012–13 restart of the program.
Season | Average | High |
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Yearly Home Attendance | ||
Lamar Softball Complex | ||
2024[25][26] | 418 |
750
|
2023[27][28] | 425 |
542
|
2022[29][30] | 249 |
550
|
2021-[31][32] | 108* |
119*
|
2020[33][34] | 280** |
386**
|
2019[35][36] | 215 |
467
|
2018[37] | 371 |
505
|
2017[38] | 316 |
466
|
2016[39] | 375 |
588
|
2015[40] | 292*** |
440***
|
Ford Park | ||
2014[41] | 290 |
359
|
2013[42] | 338 |
618
|
*Note: Attendance restricted to 119 fans due to COVID19 precautions.[43]
**Note: Games after March 10, 2020 cancelled due to COVID19 precautions.
*** Note: Temporary seating.
As of the 2023-24 season.
Post season appearances
editNational Invitational Softball Championship
editThe Lady Cardinals have participated in one national tournament, the inaugural National Invitational Softball Championship which started in 2017. The team compiled a 6–3 record in that tournament losing to Liberty in the championship game.
Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
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2017 | 6–3 | .667 | Beaumont, TX Regional; Beat Louisiana–Monroe (7–5), Beat Abilene Christian (6–1), Lost to Louisiana–Monroe (1–2), Beat Louisiana–Monroe (3–2) Lynchburg, VA Championship; Beat Cal Poly (8–6), Beat Illinois State (2–1), Beat Kennesaw State (5–4), Lost to Liberty (5–8), Lost to Liberty (1–3) in the championship game. |
TOTALS | 6–3[44] | .667 | 1 National Invitational Softball Championship appearance |
Conference Tournaments
editYear | Conference | Record | % | Notes | |||||||
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Southland Conference Tournament Results | |||||||||||
1983 | Southland | 2-2 | .500 | Consolation bracket finals | |||||||
1984 | Southland | 0-2 | .000 | Consolation bracket 1st round | |||||||
1985 | Southland | 1–2 | .333 | Consolation bracket 2nd round | |||||||
1986 | Southland | 1-2 | .333 | Consolation bracket 2nd round | |||||||
1987 | Southland | 0–2 | .000 | Consolation bracket 2nd round | |||||||
did not field team from 1987-88 to 2011-12 | |||||||||||
2013 | Southland | 0-2 | .000 | ||||||||
2015 | Southland | 2-2 | .500 | 3rd place | |||||||
2016 | Southland | 3-2 | .600 | Runner up | |||||||
2017 | Southland | 1-2 | .333 | 2nd round | |||||||
2019 | Southland | 0-1 | .000 | Single elimination opening round | |||||||
2023 | Southland | 2-2 | .500 | 3rd place | |||||||
Total | 13–21 | .382 | 11 Appearances |
Awards and honors
editSources:[48]
Southland Conference
editAll Conference First Team
edit- Donna Dugas 1985, 87
- Teresa Fuxa 1986
- Tina Schulz 2014
- Bryn Baca 2016, '17
- Brittany Rodriguez 2016, '17
- Kendall Talley 2018
- Jade Lewis 2019
Hitter of the Year
edit- Donna Dugas 1986
Newcomer of the Year
edit- Laura Hall 1985
- Ciara Luna 2016
- Jade Lewis 2019
References
edit- ^ "2020 Quick Facts" (PDF). Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ Lamar University Athletics Visual Standards Manual (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ^ "Softball Breaks Ground for New Stadium". Lamar University Athletics. October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
Lamar University broke ground today for a new softball stadium on campus that will be ready for the upcoming season.
- ^ "Women's Sports". Lamar University Press. September 15, 1972. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
This makes the second year 'that Lamar University has had a women's softball team. Last year the team ranked second in the state tournament.
- ^ Abe Martin (October 19, 1977). "Card softballers end '77 agenda by defeating IBC". Lamar University Press. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
The Lamar girls' softball team travelled this weekend for their last tournament of the year.
- ^ "Softball tryouts set". Lamar University Press. October 13, 1982. p. 3. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- ^ "Lamar announces plans to move forward with softball LAMAR CARDINALS Official Athletic Site". www.lamarcardinals.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19.
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- ^ "2018 Lamar University Softball Statistics Summary for Lamar University (FINAL) (All games)" (PDF). Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
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