The 14 weeks in the rankings set a new Mountain West record, as Fresno State became the first MWC team to crack the rankings since 2012. Coach Trisha Ford reaches milestone in victory over California
“One of the greatest indicators of future success is what someone has accomplished in their past, and based on Trisha’s achievements, we anticipate she will bring great success to Sun Devil Athletics,” said Anderson. Prior to being named head coach, Ford served as an assistant at Saint Mary's in 2001. To achieve the title of the NCAA home run leader, the Sun Devils acted on their 2020 motto: #OnTheBoat - a standard that requires a team-first mentality and next-player-up attitude - to see 50 home runs come from hits by 13 of the team's possible 17 batters. Head Arizona State softball coach, Trisha Ford, has announced the elevation of Jeff Harger to the position of Assistant Coach for the upcoming 2019 in the fall of 2018.. Harger, a California native, served as a Volunteer Assistant through the 2018 season, working primarily with the Sun Devil offense. After enjoying 14 weeks ranked in the nation's top 25, Fresno State closed out the 2016 regular season at No.
15 in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll on March 8, 2020. The two-time defending Mountain West Coach of the Year (2015, 2016), Ford led her Bulldogs to consecutive 40-win campaigns in the past two years. Prior to joining Stanford's coaching staff, Ford spent two seasons as the head coach at her alma mater - Saint Mary's College in Moraga, Calif. Last season, Ford helped lead the U.S. 2002 St. Mary's 17-37
Prior to being named head coach, Ford served as an assistant at Saint Mary's in 2001. Head Coach candrea@arizona.edu: 621-4920 621-4920: @coachcandreaua: Caitlin Lowe: Associate Head Coach caitlin.lowe@arizona.edu: 621-2664 621-2664: @caitlinlowe: Taryne Mowatt-McKinney: Assistant Coach tarynem@arizona.edu: 621-4920 621-4920: @tarynemowatt: Carlos Armijo: Volunteer Assistant Coach Stacy … The team has such great student-athletes and I can’t wait for us to return the program to national prominence.
Trisha Ford named Pac-12 Coach of the Year. Compton similarly was the third pitcher in league history to earn the award twice. Trisha Ford was named the head coach of Sun Devil softball by Vice President for University Athletics and Athletics Director Ray Anderson on June 15, 2016. 2014 Fresno State 17-15 15-9
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2013 Fresno State 18-13 11-7
Ford and her husband, Eddie, married in the summer of 2005, and have two children, Emma and EJ.
Arizona State softball played 29 games in the 2020 season, concluding the year with a 22-7 record. Ford, widely respected as one of the nations premier pitching coaches, guided the Sun Devil staff to a miniscule 2.32 ERA in just her first season in Tempe (2017), a full point lower than the team's 3.66 mark during the 2016 season. 2018 Arizona State 48-13 16-8
ASU led the nation's slugging percentage with a team average of .648, and the 2020 squad was the first NCAA team to reach 50 home runs - no other Power Five team exceeded more than 38 home runs.
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She has great energy and I believe our student-athletes will buy into her vision for the program.”. 20 in the USA Today/NFCA Division I Softball Coaches Poll – the highest final team ranking since the 2008 season.
hands-down THE strongest, toughest, most passionate, and most caring HUMAN ive ever had the opportunity of being guided by, pushed by, and loved unconditionally by.#FordTough https://t.co/DqNcI72jGi pic.twitter.com/oC6tQPrPFL. Ford has been greatly involved with USA Softball as an assistant coach for the Junior National Team and will take her leadership skills back to the national level this summer as she joins the ranks of the USA Senior National team coaching staff. In non-conference competition, the Sun Devils used their depth of big bats to rank first nationally in several categories.
The Bulldog defense was consistently ranked among the top-three fielding team’s in the MWC in Ford’s four seasons at the helm and finished in the top 35 nationally in fielding percentage in 2013 and 2014. Trisha Ford was named the head coach of Sun Devil softball by Vice President for University Athletics and Athletics Director Ray Anderson on June 15, 2016. Since then she has built a record of 68-21 in conference play and an overall record of 142-71-1 (.667), including a record of 82-28-1 (.743) over the past two seasons.
2020 Arizona State 22-7 NA (cancelled)
20 national ranking. The U.S. pitchers did not allow a run in the first eight games that included one no hitter, five one-hitters and two, two-hitters, and overall sported a 0.45 ERA for the tourney with 61 strikeouts, three walks and 16 hits allowed in 46 innings.
Arizona State softball played 29 games in the 2020 season, concluding the year with a 22-7 record.
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Since then she has built a record of 68-21 in conference play and an overall record of 142-71-1 (.667), including a record of 82-28-1 (.743) over the past two seasons. 2014 Fresno State 17-15 15-9
‘Ready to bust this thing open’: ASU softball has high expectations in 2020
2015 Fresno State 40-15 20-4
Phone 480-727-0915 Trisha Ford was named the head coach of Sun Devil softball by Vice President for University Athletics and Athletics Director Ray Anderson on June 15, 2016. “One of the greatest indicators of future success is what someone has accomplished in their past, and based on Trisha’s achievements, we anticipate she will bring great success to Sun Devil Athletics,” said Anderson.
“ASU has been a school I have followed closely and it has been a dream of mine to get the chance to coach here in Tempe. The Arizona State Sun Devils softball team represents Arizona State University in NCAA … I would like to thank President Crow, Ray Anderson, Don Bocchi, Scottie Graham and Deanna Garner-Smith for this opportunity to bring home another NCAA Title to Arizona State.”. Ford graduated from Saint Mary's with a degree in politics in 1999. From the mound, ASU struck out 221 batters and walked only 49 in 181.0 innings pitched while holding opponents to a .202 batting average. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. I am also looking forward to getting out into the community, meeting our former players and getting to know such a loyal and passionate fan base.
After enjoying 14 weeks ranked in the nation's top 25, Fresno State closed out the 2016 regular season at No.
In non-conference competition, the Sun Devils used their depth of big bats to rank first nationally in several categories.
In 2013, the Americans went 8-1 in the event with its only loss in the tournament final to Japan en route to the silver medal at the International Softball Federation (ISF) X Jr. Women's World Championships with Ford on the staff.
Ford, widely respected as one of the nations premier pitching coaches, guided the Sun Devil staff to a miniscule 2.32 ERA in just her first season in Tempe (2017), a full point lower than the team's 3.66 mark during the 2016 season. Sun Devil softball head coach Trisha Ford hired Carly Wynn as an assistant coach as soon as they both stepped on campus in the summer of 2016. “ASU has been a school I have followed closely and it has been a dream of mine to get the chance to coach here in Tempe. Coach Ford's Career Head Coaching Record
The Bulldogs registered four of the league's five postseason honors including Kierra Willis as the 2016 Mountain West Player of the Year, Jill Compton as the Pitcher of the Year, senior catcher Paige Gumz as the Defensive Player of the Year and Ford as the reigning Coach of the Year – becoming just the third coach in MWC history to repeat as Coach of the Year.
In her nine years with the Cardinal prior to Fresno State, Ford helped guide Stanford to its greatest run in school history and a 385-155 (.713) overall record. Ford led her Fresno State team to consecutive Mountain West Conference championships in both the 2015 and 2016 seasons en rout to being named the 2016 MWC Coach of the Year.