Softball
has the longest continuous history of any sport at College of Saint Mary. The
sport came to CSM in 1970; however, few details exist from the early years.
The first
coach of record was Ronnie Beth Rump in 1975, when CSM hosted the state
tournament at Dill Field. Bob Kennedy
took over in 1976 and had a record of 1-11.
In 1977, Judy Lloyd became head coach and recorded a win over Creighton
University.
Gail Lehrman took the reins in 1978 and coached until 1983 -
recording the Flames' first winning season of 13-9 in 1980. She also led the
Flames to a record of 14-9 in 1982 and 13-8 in 1983 - with two regional berths
before handing the coaching duties to Deb Denbeck.
Coach
Denbeck coached three seasons going 95-45 and taking the team to its first NAIA
national tournament in 1986 with a 34-13 record.
Dee and Ron Romine took over from 1987-1994.
With Ron as the head coach in 1990, CSM set a school record of 42 wins
and 15 losses. They followed this up with a record of 6 wins and 16 losses, plus
a fifth place finish at the national tournament.
Overall, Ron
Romine became the coach with the most wins in CSM softball history to date with
a record of 147-89 in five years.
Lisa
Carlsen took over in 1995 and in just her second year, went 42-9 and won the
MCAC regular and post-season titles.
Angie Case, Tonya Wingender and Kerry Keegan became the first softball
All-Americans for CSM, and the Flames were 41-10 in 1997 - winning the MCAC
postseason tourney once again. Carlsen
was 103-35 in three seasons, and Case became the Flames' first-ever softball
first-team All-American.
Shawn
Semmler was head coach from 1998 to 2003. Coach Semmler's tenure included five
regular and post-season crowns plus a 35-9 record in 2003.
Michaela
Jacobson became head coach in 2004, and the Flames zoomed to a 40-21 record and
another national tournament appearance.
Alissa Magistretti became the second CSM player ever to be named
first-team All-American. Overall, the Flames went 82-68 during Jacobson's tenure
as coach.
Dan Bouska
took over in 2006 for one season - leading the team to a record of 12-18.
Current
head coach Chuck Brewer became the 12th coach in the 38-year history
of CSM softball in 2007.
