Teresa Wilson is an American, former collegiate softball pitcher and head coach. She played college softball at Missouri from 1980 to 1983. For her years of eligibility in the NCAA Division I, she is the career leader in ERA and WHIP for the Tigers, which also rank top-10 in the NCAA.[1][2] She served as the softball head coach at Oregon, Minnesota, Washington, and Texas Tech. She was a coach for the Carolina Diamonds and Beijing Eagles of the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF).[3]

Teresa Wilson
Current position
TitleHead coach
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1986–1989Oregon
1990–1991Minnesota
1993–2003Washington
2004–2008Texas Tech
2008–2011Arizona (pitching coach)
2012Carolina Diamonds
20172018Beijing Shougang Eagles
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

Coaching career

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It was during her 11-year stint leading the University of Washington that she achieved her greatest coaching accomplishments. Her Huskies reached the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Women's College World Series six times, making the national championship game in 1996 and 1999. However, UW removed Wilson as head coach amidst revelations the team physician had improperly distributed prescription drugs to the players. She sued the university in U.S. federal court, but the judge ruled against her claim of gender discrimination.[4]

Wilson also led the University of Oregon to the Women's College World Series, in 1989.

She had a long coaching career in college softball, most recently as pitching coach for the Arizona Wildcats softball team from 2009 to 2011. Before that, she served as the head coach at Oregon, Minnesota, Washington, and Texas Tech, compiling 839 wins overall, 526 losses, and 1 tie, coaching athletes Heather Tarr, Jennifer Spediacci and Jenny Topping and achieving No. 1 ranking for Washington, as well as two national runner up finishes.

At a press conference in China, the 2017 NPF expansion team Beijing Shougang Eagles announced that Wilson would be their first head coach.[5] She most recently served as a coach for the Carolina Diamonds and Beijing Eagles of National Pro Fastpitch (NPF).[6]

Statistics

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Missouri Tigers
YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
1982 25 11 37 30 30 18 0 249.1 113 25 12 25 221 0.33 0.55
1983 25 10 39 29 29 14 3 249.2 122 28 14 21 241 0.39 0.57
TOTALS 50 21 76 59 59 32 3 499.0 235 53 26 46 462 0.36 0.56

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Oregon Ducks (Northern Pacific Conference) (1986–1986)
1986 Oregon 17–30 2–8
Oregon Ducks (Pac-10 Conference) (1987–1989)
1987 Oregon 23–30 2–8 4th
1988 Oregon 32–26 9–11 3rd
1989 Oregon 52–18 13–7 2nd
Oregon: 107–74 (.591) 24–26 (.480)
Minnesota Golden Gophers (Big Ten Conference) (1990–1991)
1990 Minnesota 31–32 12–12
1991 Minnesota 48–27 20–4
Minnesota: 79–59 (.572) 32–16 (.667)
Washington Huskies (Pac-10 Conference) (1993–2003)
1993 Washington 31–27 7–18 7th
1994 Washington 44–21 14–10 3rd
1995 Washington 50–23 17–11 3rd
1996 Washington 59–9 23–4 1st Women’s College World Series
1997 Washington 50–19 16–11 3rd Women’s College World Series
1998 Washington 52–15 19–9 2nd Women’s College World Series
1999 Washington 51–18 15–12 3rd Women’s College World Series
2000 Washington 62–9 17–4 1st Women’s College World Series
2001 Washington 40–23 11–10 T-3rd
2002 Washington 46–18 13-8 3rd
2003 Washington 47–16-1 9-12 4th
Washington: 532–198 (.729) 161–109 (.596)
Texas Tech Red Raiders (Big 12 Conference) (2005–2008)
2005 Texas Tech 23–25 3-15 9th
2006 Texas Tech 19–35 4-13 9th
2007 Texas Tech 24–27 4-12 8th
2008 Texas Tech 23–36 8-10 5th
Texas Tech: 89–123 (.420) 19–50 (.275)
Total: 824–484 (.630)

      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

References

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  1. ^ "2020 Mizzou Softball Media Guide" (PDF). Mutigers.com. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  2. ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  3. ^ "Carolina Diamonds homepage". Archived from the original on 2012-09-19.
  4. ^ "Judge Dismisses Discrimination Claims By Former UW Softball Coach". KOMO News. 2005-03-29. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
  5. ^ "BEIJING SHOUGANG EAGLES ANNOUNCE 2017 COACHING STAFF". NFCA Home Plate. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Carolina Diamonds homepage". Archived from the original on 2012-09-19.
  7. ^ "Final 1982 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  8. ^ "Final 1983 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-10.