Heather Tarr
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Washington |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
Record | 742–277–1 (.728) |
Biographical details | |
Born | Kirkland, Washington | October 5, 1974
Playing career | |
1994–1997 | Washington |
1997–1998 | Tampa Bay FireStix |
Position(s) | Infielder |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1998 | Washington (student asst.) |
1999–2003 | Pacific (asst.) |
2004 | Pacific (AHC) |
2005–present | Washington |
National Softball | |
2019–2020 | Team USA Women's Softball (asst.) |
2022–Present | Team USA Women's Softball |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 742–277–1 (.728) |
Tournaments | NCAA Division I: 75–33 (.694) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
As player:
As head coach:
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Awards | |
As player: As assistant coach:
As head coach:
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Heather Robyn Tarr (born October 5, 1974)
Early life and education
Born in Kirkland, Washington, Tarr graduated from Redmond High School and played at infielder on the Washington Huskies softball team from 1994 to 1997 while attending the University of Washington.[1] Playing a total of 244 games at Washington,[1][4] Tarr was an honorable mention all-Pac-10 honoree from 1995 to 1997 and second-team NFCA All-Pacific Region honoree in 1997.[5] As a senior in 1997, Tarr batted .283 with 53 hits and 32 RBI.[4]
Professional softball career
Tarr played professionally with the Tampa Bay FireStix of the Women's Professional Softball League in 1997 and 1998, playing 64 games with 26 hits and 10 RBI.[6][7][8]
Coaching career
College assistant (1998–2004)
In 1998, Tarr was an undergraduate assistant at Washington while completing her geography degree.[9]
From 1999 to 2004, Tarr was an assistant coach at Pacific under head coach Brian Kolze and was associate head coach during the 2004 season. With Tarr on staff, Pacific went 232–124 and 90–44 mark in the Big West Conference. In 2001, Tarr and Pacific head coach Brian Kolze was named 2001 NFCA West Region Coaching Staff of the Year after guiding the Tigers to within one win of the Women's College World Series and finished the year at No. 18 in the final national ranking.[10]
Washington (2005–present)
After the 2004 season at Pacific as an assistant, Heather Tarr was named head coach of the
As of the end of the 2021 season, Tarr has an overall 704–260–1 record at Washington.[12]
Team USA
Tarr was named as an assistant coach for the United States women's softball team in 2019.[13] On October 25, 2021, Tarr became the head coach for Team USA.[14]
Statistics
YEAR | G | AB
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R | H | BA | RBI | HR
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3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
1994 | 35 | 67 | 10 | 13 | .194 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 | .268% | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
1995 | 73 | 193 | 35 | 61 | .316 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 73 | .378% | 18 | 14 | 6 | 6 |
1996 | 68 | 174 | 34 | 54 | .310 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 65 | .373% | 21 | 21 | 5 | 6 |
1997 | 69 | 187 | 31 | 53 | .283 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 69 | .369% | 32 | 27 | 21 | 25 |
TOTALS | 245 | 621 | 110 | 181 | .291 | 104 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 225 | .362% | 80 | 74 | 34 | 39 |
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Washington Huskies (Pacific-10/Pac-12 Conference) (2005–present) | |||||||||
2005 | Washington | 35–22 | 10–11 | 6th | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
2006 | Washington | 35–25 | 6–15 | 7th | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
2007 | Washington | 42–19 | 12–9 | T–3rd | Women's College World Series | ||||
2008 | Washington | 30–25–1 | 7–14 | T–5th | NCAA Regional | ||||
2009 | Washington | 51–12 | 14–7 | 2nd | WCWS Champions | ||||
2010 | Washington | 50–9 | 17–4 | 1st | Women's College World Series | ||||
2011 | Washington | 37–16 | 9–12 | T–6th | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
2012 | Washington | 39–19 | 7–16 | 8th | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
2013 | Washington | 45–17 | 12–5 | T–2nd | Women's College World Series | ||||
2014 | Washington | 37–15 | 13–9 | 4th | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
2015 | Washington | 42–17 | 11–11 | 6th | NCAA Regional | ||||
2016 | Washington | 39–15 | 16–8 | 3rd | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
2017 | Washington | 50–14 | 16–8 | 3rd | Women's College World Series | ||||
2018 | Washington | 52–10 | 15–8 | 4th | WCWS Runners-Up | ||||
2019 | Washington | 52–9 | 20–4 | T–1st | Women's College World Series | ||||
2020 | Washington | 23–2 | 0–0 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
2021 | Washington | 45–14 | 18–5 | 2nd | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
2022 | Washington | 38–17 | 14–10 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2023 | Washington | 41–13 | 16–8 | 2nd | Women's College World Series | ||||
Washington: | 786–292–1 (.729) | 233–164 (.587) | |||||||
Total: | 786–292–1 (.729) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ a b c "Heather Tarr". University of Washington. Archived from the original on June 18, 1997. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ "Washington WCWS Stats". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
- ^ "Husky Softball Records & History" (PDF). Gohuskies.com. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
- ^ a b http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/WSB/Softball_Women's_Division%20I_1997_756_University%20of%20Washington.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "National & Regional Awards" (PDF), Washington Softball 2018, University of Washington, pp. 55–56, 2018
- ^ "Firestix Slip Past Wahoos, 3–1". Orlando Sentinel. July 2, 1998. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ "Softball's Kim DePaul Picked Eighth In The Women's Pro Softball League Senior Draft". University of Washington. December 5, 2000. Archived from the original on February 23, 2001. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ "Assistant Coach: Heather Tarr". University of the Pacific. Archived from the original on December 29, 2003. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ "Heather Tarr Bio". gohuskies.com. University of Washington. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "Heather Tarr Named Washington Softball Coach". University of Washington. July 6, 2004. Archived from the original on August 15, 2004. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ "2009 Washington Softball Schedule". gohuskies.com. University of Washington. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ a b "NCAA Statistics: Heather Tarr". NCAA. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ "Heather Tarr Named To USA Olympic Coaching Staff". GoHuskies.com. University of Washington Athletics. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "HEATHER TARR NAMED HEAD COACH FOR THE 2022 WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Year-by-year finishes" (PDF), Washington Softball 2018, University of Washington, p. 78, 2018
External links
- Heather Tarr on Twitter