Indiana Hoosiers softball

The Indiana Hoosiers softball team represents Indiana University Bloomington in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers are currently led by head coach Shonda Stanton. The team plays its home games at Andy Mohr Field located on the university's campus.^[2]

Indiana Hoosiers softball
Founded	1974
University	Indiana University Bloomington
Head coach	Shonda Stanton (2nd season)
Conference	Big Ten
Location	Bloomington, IN
Home stadium	Andy Mohr Field (Capacity: 500)
Nickname	Hoosiers
Colors	Crimson and cream[1]
NCAA WCWS appearances
1983, 1986
AIAW WCWS appearances
1979, 1980
NCAA Tournament appearances
1983, 1985, 1986, 1994, 1996, 2006, 2011, 2023, 2024, 2025
Regular-season conference championships
1983, 1986, 1994

History

Coaching history

Years	Coach	Record	%
1973–1974	Jenny Johnson
1975–1976	Louetta Bloecher
1977–1979	Ann Lawver	70–38
1980–1987	Gayle Blevins	316–151–3
1988–2002	Diane Stephenson	402–402–4
2003–2004	Sara Hayes
2005–2008	Stacey Phillips
2009–2017	Michelle Gardner
2018–Present	Shonda Stanton

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Championships

Conference Championships

Season	Conference	Record	Head coach
1983	Big Ten Conference	11–4	Gayle Blevins
1986	Big Ten Conference	15–9	Gayle Blevins
1994	Big Ten Conference	23–5	Diane Stephenson

Coaching staff

Name	Position coached	Consecutive season at Indiana in current position
Shonda Stanton	Head coach	6th
Chanda Bell	Associate Coach	6th
Aaron Clopton	Assistant coach	1st
Gabbi Jenkins	Assistant coach	2nd
Grayson Radcliffe	Student Coach	1st
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Awards

Big Ten Player of the Year

• Michelle Venturella, 1994
• Taryn Kern, 2023

Big Ten Pitcher of the Year

• Gina Ugo, 1996
• Morgan Melloh, 2011

Big Ten Freshman of the Year

• Tammy Connor, 1985
• Taryn Kern, 2023

Big Ten Coach of the Year

• Diane Stephenson, 1994