Women’s Softball (1:00 Class)

Bowling Green State University’s women’s softball team has been around campus for the past 31 years. Although researching the team has proved to be difficult in some aspects due to the lack of records of the team, it has been a very educating experience. Over the course of its history the team has had its share of success both as a team and individually. The team success includes finishing first in the Mid-American Conference in 1988 and 1993. They also were crowned MAC East champions in 2000 and in 2001.
Over the course of history of the Bowling Green State University Softball program there have also been some very impressive individual performances. This includes former Falcons pitcher Vicki Miwa (Above). Miwa is credited with being the first ever softball player to be inducted into the Bowling Green Hall of Fame. She was granted Hall of Fame status after an amazing career as a pitcher for the Falcons. Over her career she became very decorated in honors including second team all region in 1987, and was also a three time first team all MAC player spanning from 1986 until 1988. As one of the most effective pitchers in the history of Bowling Green Softball, Miwa held an astonishing 11 different records at one point in her career while at BGSU.

Throughout the years of BGSU’s softball career the team has had a total of seven different head coaches. Out of these coaches Leigh Ross (Below) had the best career so far. She has the best overall winning percentage out of any coach at .546 and also has had the best MAC winning percentage at .613.

Overall BGSU’s softball team has had its fair share of both ups and downs. Hopefully with some good recruiting and good team play the Falcons Softball team will be able to return to the success it had back under the days of Ross.

Members of this group include: Drew Chenevey, Ian Escher, Matt Konyesni, and Max Lamberson