Kansas Jayhawks softball

Kansas Jayhawks softball
Kansas Jayhawks softball
	Lawrence, KS
Home stadium	Arrocha Ballpark at Rock Chalk Park (Capacity: 1100)
Nickname	Jayhawks
Colors	Crimson and blue;
NCAA WCWS appearances
	1992
AIAW WCWS appearances
	1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979
NCAA Tournament appearances
	1983, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2014, 2015
Conference Tournament championships
	2006
Regular Season Conference championships
	Big Eight; 1977, 1979; Big 12;

The Kansas Jayhawks softball team represents the

Division I college softball. The team participates in the Big 12 Conference. The Jayhawks are currently led by head coach Jennifer McFalls. The team plays its home games at Arrocha Ballpark at Rock Chalk Park located on the university's campus.^[2]

History

Coaching history

Years	Coach	Record	%
1969–1970	Marlene Mawson
1971	Linda Dollar
1972–1976	Sharon Drysdale
1977–1987	Bob Stanclift	348–160	.685
1988–1995	Kalum Haack	283–158–2	.639
1996	Gayle Luedke	31–26	.544
1997–2009	Tracy Bunge	372–336–2	.525
2010–2018	Megan Smith	393–265	.597
2019–Present	Jennifer McFalls	15–36	.294

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Championships

Conference Championships

Season	Conference	Record	Head coach
1977	Big Eight Conference		Bob Stanclift
1979	Big Eight Conference		Bob Stanclift

Conference Tournament Championships

Year	Conference	Tournament Location	Head coach
2006	Big 12 Conference	Oklahoma City, OK	Tracy Bunge

Coaching staff

Name	Position coached	Consecutive season at Kansas in current position
Jennifer McFalls	Head coach	5th
Rich Wieligman	Associate head coach	2nd
Jeremy Manley	Assistant coach	1st
Gina Fogue	Volunteer assistant coach	1st
Cacy Williams	Director of operations	1st
Reference:^[4]

Notable players

Sources:^[5]

All-Americans

Shelby Gayre - 2020
Maggie Hull - 2013
Serena Settlemier - 2006
Christi Musser - 2002
Stephani Williams - 1994
Christi Arterburn - 1992
Camille Spitaleri - 1992
Sheila Connolly - 1986
Kelly Downs - 1986
Tracy Bunge - 1986
Becky Ascenio - 1983
Becky Craft - 1982
Jill Larson - 1981

Conference awards

Big 12 Player of the Year

Serena Settlemier, 2006
Kassie Humphries, 2003-2007

Big 12 Freshman of the Year

Kara Pierce, 2001
Daniella Chavez, 2015

Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Maggie Hull, 2013
Alex Jones, 2014
Maddie Stein, 2015
Shelby Gayre, 2020

Retired Jerseys

No. 11 Sheila Connolly
No. 10 Camille Spitaleri
No. 24 Tracy Bunge

References

^ "Color | Brand Center". Retrieved May 19, 2017.
^ "Facilities – Arrocha Ballpark at Rock Chalk Park". KUAthletics.com. Kansas Athletics. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
^ "Kansas Softball Fact Book 2012" (PDF). CSTV.com. CSTV. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
^ "Kansas Softball Roster Coaches". KUAthletics.com. Kansas Athletics, Inc. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
^ "Big 12 Softball Record Book" (PDF). Big12Sports.com. Big 12 Conference. p. 7. Retrieved 15 May 2019.

[1] "Color | Brand Center". Retrieved May 19, 2017.

[2] "Facilities – Arrocha Ballpark at Rock Chalk Park". KUAthletics.com. Kansas Athletics. Retrieved 16 May 2019.

[3] "Kansas Softball Fact Book 2012" (PDF). CSTV.com. CSTV. Retrieved 16 May 2019.

[4] "Kansas Softball Roster Coaches". KUAthletics.com. Kansas Athletics, Inc. Retrieved 16 May 2019.

[5] "Big 12 Softball Record Book" (PDF). Big12Sports.com. Big 12 Conference. p. 7. Retrieved 15 May 2019.

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v t e Big 12 Conference softball
Current teams	Baylor Bears BYU Cougars Houston Cougars Iowa State Cyclones Kansas Jayhawks Oklahoma Sooners (leaving in 2024) Oklahoma State Cowgirls Texas Longhorns (leaving in 2024) Texas Tech Red Raiders UCF Knights
Future teams	Arizona Wildcats Arizona State Sun Devils Utah Utes (all joining in 2024–25)
Championships & awards	Tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year Pitcher of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Freshman of the Year