Fresno State Bulldogs softball

Fresno State Bulldogs softball
Fresno State Bulldogs softball
Founded	1978
University	California State University, Fresno
Head coach	Stacy May-Johnson (3rd season)
Conference	MWC
Location	Fresno, CA
Home stadium	Margie Wright Diamond (Capacity: 3,288)
Nickname	Fresno State
Colors	Cardinal red and blue;
NCAA Tournament champions
	1998
NCAA WCWS runner-up
	1982, 1988, 1989, 1990
NCAA WCWS appearances
	1982, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999
NCAA Tournament appearances
	1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021
Conference Tournament championships
	WAC; 1999, 2007, 2009 MWC; 2021
Regular Season Conference championships
	NorCal; 1978, 1982, 1983 Nor-Pac; 1985, 1986 Big West; 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 WAC; 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009 MWC; 2015, 2016, 2021

The Fresno State Bulldogs softball team represents California State University, Fresno in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Mountain West Conference. The Bulldogs are currently led by head coach Stacy May-Johnson.^[2] The team's assistant coaches are Jodie Cox and Justin Lewis.^[3] The team plays its home games at Margie Wright Diamond located on the university's campus.^[4]

History

Years	Coach	Record	%
1978−1985	Donna Pickel
1986−2012	Margie Wright	1,294–450–1	.742
2013−2016	Trisha Ford	143–73–1	.661
2017−2021	Linda Garza	161-82	.663
2022−Present	Stacy May-Johnson	43-67	.391


Year	Record	Win %	Mountain West Record	Win %	NCAA Tournament Record
2010	41-21	.661	0-0	0
2011	35-19	.648	15-6	.714	1-2
2012	36-23	.610	12-6	.667
2013	30-24	.556	11-7	.611
2014	31-21	.596	15-9	.625
2015	40-16	.714	20-4	.833	0-2
2016	42-12-1	.773	22-1-0	.957	1-2
2017	35-23	.603	14-9	.609	1-2
2018	31-23	.574	14-10	.583
2019	37-20	.649	14-10	.583
2020	21-4	.840	0-0	0
2021	37-12	.755	20-4	.833	1-2
2022	19-36	.345	10-14	.417
2023	23-31	.426	10-12	.455

Season	Record	Head Coach
1998	52-11	Margie Wright

Season	Conference	Record	Head Coach
1978	NorCal		Donna Pickel
1982	NorCal		Donna Pickel
1983	NorCal		Donna Pickel
1985	Northern Pacific Conference		Donna Pickel
1986	Northern Pacific Conference		Margie Wright
1987	Pacific Coast Athletic Association	31-5	Margie Wright
1988	Pacific Coast Athletic Association	29-5	Margie Wright
1989	Big West Conference	29-7	Margie Wright
1990	Big West Conference	29-7	Margie Wright
1991	Big West Conference	31-5	Margie Wright
1992	Big West Conference	26-10	Margie Wright
1996	Western Athletic Conference	24-2	Margie Wright
1998	Western Athletic Conference	28-2	Margie Wright
1999	Western Athletic Conference	24-0	Margie Wright
2000	Western Athletic Conference	16-2	Margie Wright
2001	Western Athletic Conference	13-3	Margie Wright
2002	Western Athletic Conference	18-6	Margie Wright
2004	Western Athletic Conference	20-4	Margie Wright
2005	Western Athletic Conference	17-1	Margie Wright
2008	Western Athletic Conference	12-3	Margie Wright
2009	Western Athletic Conference	15-5	Margie Wright
2015	Mountain West Conference	20-4	Trisha Ford
2016	Mountain West Conference	22-1	Trisha Ford
2021	Mountain West Conference	20-4	Linda Garza

Year	Conference	Tournament Location	Head Coach
1999	Western Athletic Conference	Fresno, CA	Margie Wright
2007	Western Athletic Conference	Fresno, CA	Margie Wright
2009	Western Athletic Conference	Fresno, CA	Margie Wright
2021	Mountain West Conference	Fresno, CA	Linda Garza

Name	Position coached	Consecutive season at Fresno State in current position
Linda Garza	Head coach	4th
Jodie Cox	Assistant Coach	4th
Justin Lewis	Assistant Coach	1st
Paige Gumz	Volunteer Assistant Coach
Denise Rich	Director of Operations	1st
Alyssa Vazquez	Graduate Student Manager
Carli Cutler	Graduate Student Manager
Reference:^[6]

^ Fresno State's Branding and Marketing - Color. April 11, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
^ "2021 Softball Roster". Fresno State Athletics. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
^ "2021 Softball Roster". Fresno State Athletics. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
^ "Margie Wright Diamond". GoBulldogs.com. Fresno State Athletics. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
^ "2019 Fresno State Softball Media Guide" (PDF). GoBulldogs.com. Fresno State Athletics. pp. 37–44. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
^ "2020 Fresno State Softball Roster/Coaches". GoBulldogs.com. Fresno State Athletics. Retrieved 30 September 2019.

v t e Fresno State Bulldogs softball
Venues	Bulldog Diamond (1978–1995) Margie Wright Diamond (1996–present)
Head coaches	Donna Pickel (1978–1985) Margie Wright (1986–2012) Trisha Ford (2013–2016) Linda Garza (2017–present)
Seasons	1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

v t e Mountain West Conference softball
Teams	Boise State Broncos Colorado State Rams Fresno State Bulldogs Nevada Wolf Pack New Mexico Lobos San Diego State Aztecs San Jose State Spartans UNLV Rebels Utah State Aggies
Championship	Mountain West Conference softball tournament