Fairfield Stags softball
Fairfield Stags | |
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Fairfield, CT | |
Home stadium | Alumni Softball Field |
Nickname | Stags |
Colors | Red[1] |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
2015, 2017 | |
Conference Tournament championships | |
1991, 2015, 2017 | |
Regular Season Conference championships | |
1991, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 |
- For information on all Fairfield University sports, see Fairfield Stags
The Fairfield Stags softball team represents
History
Fairfield ranks tied for third in MAAC Tournament championships among active members with
Head coach Julie Brzezinski won her 900th career game on February 17, 2023.[10] During her tenure with Fairfield, Brzezinski has been named MAAC Coach of the Year three times, sharing the award with Iona coach Andrea Farquhar in 2002 and winning it outright in 2004 and 2012. By winning the award in 2002, she joined former Fairfield coaches Bob Zito and Bob Conlan in winning the award, with Zito winning in 1991 and Conlan in 1997.[11][12] As of 2023, Brzezinski ranks 41st all-time in NCAA Division I history in career wins as a coach.[13]
Coaching history
Years | Coach | Record | % |
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1982–1984 | Bruce Lazar | 24–41 | .329 |
1985–92 | Bob Zito | 126–145–1 | .465 |
1993–1994 | Andrea Costa | 25–47–1 | .349 |
1995–1997 | Patricia Conlan | 54–89 | .378 |
1998–present | Julie Brzezinski | 857–919–7 | .483 |
Roster
2024 Fairfield Stags roster | ||||||||
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Utility
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Reference:[14] |
Season by season results
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Fairfield Stags (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (1982–present) | |||||||||
1982 | Bruce Lazar | 6–17 | |||||||
1983 | Bruce Lazar | 10–10 | |||||||
1984 | Bruce Lazar | 8–14 | |||||||
1985 | Bob Zito | 16–12 | |||||||
1986 | Bob Zito | 16–15 | |||||||
1987 | Bob Zito | 14–14 | 4th | ||||||
1988 | Bob Zito | 22–15 | 3rd | ||||||
1989 | Bob Zito | 17–21–1 | 2nd | ||||||
1990 | Bob Zito | 16–28 | 3rd | ||||||
1991 | Bob Zito | 16–18 | 1st | ||||||
1992 | Bob Zito | 9–22 | 6th | ||||||
1993 | Andrea Costa | 14–19–1 | 6th | ||||||
1994 | Andrea Costa | 11–28 | 2nd | ||||||
1995 | Patricia Conlan | 10–33 | 4th | ||||||
1996 | Patricia Conlan | 15–28 | |||||||
1997 | Patricia Conlan | 29–28 | 4th | ||||||
1998 | Julie Brzezinski | 29–26 | 2nd | ||||||
1999 | Julie Brzezinski | 26–30 | 10–6 | 3rd | |||||
2000 | Julie Brzezinski | 27–28 | 10–6 | 2nd | |||||
2001 | Julie Brzezinski | 36–22–1 | 11–5 | 3rd | |||||
2002 | Julie Brzezinski | 32–27–2 | 13–3 | 1st | |||||
2003 | Julie Brzezinski | 28–35 | 12–4 | 1st | |||||
2004 | Julie Brzezinski | 29–33 | 12–4 | 1st | |||||
2005 | Julie Brzezinski | 31–27–1 | 10–6 | 2nd | |||||
2006 | Julie Brzezinski | 32–27–1 | 8–8 | 4th | |||||
2007 | Julie Brzezinski | 20–24 | 7–9 | 6th | |||||
2008 | Julie Brzezinski | 21–28 | 9–7 | 3rd | |||||
2009 | Julie Brzezinski | 21–28 | 11–5 | 1st | |||||
2010 | Julie Brzezinski | 24–22 | 8–8 | 5th | |||||
2011 | Julie Brzezinski | 31–22 | 13–3 | 1st | |||||
2012 | Julie Brzezinski | 31–27 | 11–5 | 2nd | |||||
2013 | Julie Brzezinski | 29–21 | 12–4 | 1st | |||||
2014 | Julie Brzezinski | 20–22 | 15–5 | 2nd | |||||
2015 | Julie Brzezinski | 25–24 | 15–5 | 2nd | NCAA Regionals | ||||
2016 | Julie Brzezinski | 27–23 | 12–8 | 5th | |||||
2017 | Julie Brzezinski | 26–28 | 11–9 | 5th | NCAA Regionals | ||||
2018 | Julie Brzezinski | 27–26 | 15–5 | 2nd | |||||
2019 | Julie Brzezinski | 26–24 | 10–10 | 6th | |||||
2020 | Julie Brzezinski | 4–11 | 0–0 | N/A |
Season cut short due to COVID-19 Pandemic | ||||
2021 | Julie Brzezinski | 22–14 | 20–12 | 4th | |||||
2022 | Julie Brzezinski | 25–22 | 17–5 | 2nd | |||||
2023 | Julie Brzezinski | 22–25 | 11–9 | T–4th | |||||
2024 | Julie Brzezinski | 0–0 | 11–9 | T–4th | |||||
Total: | 1,086–1,241–9 (.467)[15] | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
References
- ^ Fairfield University Visual Standard Manual (PDF). July 1, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ^ "Facilities". Fairfield University Athletics.
- ^ "Softball Championship History". maacsports.com.
- ^ "Alabama softball: Tide bats break out in run-rule victory". Montgomeryadvertiser.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ^ "Spartans Stave Off Elimination With Win Over Fairfield". University of South Carolina - Upstate.
- ^ Menu (2021-02-09). "Watson Is Excited About Her Future With Fairfield Softball". cheshireherald.com. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ^ Updated: May. 20, 2017 at 7:51 AM CDT (2017-05-20). "Sydney Smith pitches LSU softball to 2-1 win over Fairfield in Game 2 of Baton Rouge Regional". Wafb.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Fairfield vs LSU DI Softball Game Summary - May 19th, 2017 | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.
- ^ "Fairfield vs McNeese St. DI Softball Game Summary - May 20th, 2017 | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.
- ^ "Softball Head Coach Brzezinski Earns 900th Career Victory | February 2023 Archive | Fairfield University News". Fairfield.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ^ "Nike Softball Camp Fairfield University". Ussportscamps.com. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ^ "Softball Individual Awards". maacsports.com.
- ^ "MAAC Recognizes 50 Women Leaders During 50th Anniversary of Title IX - Saint Peter's University Athletics". Saintpeterspeacocks.com. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ^ "2024 Softball Roster". Fairfield University Athletics.
- ^ "Softball Record Book 2022 update (PDF)" (PDF). Fairfield University Athletics.