Tulsa’s Bargfeldt Resigns Position as Head Softball Coach
6/7/2019 3:00:00 PM | Softball
TULSA, Okla. — The University of Tulsa head softball coach John Bargfeldt has resigned his position to pursue other opportunities, it was announced today.
The program's longest-tenured coach, Bargfeldt owns the most wins and highest winning percentage in school history. Under Bargfeldt, the Golden Hurricane won a conference title in eight of his 14 seasons, totaling 13 league championships and 11 NCAA Regional appearances.
"We appreciate the dedication that John has given to our softball program, university and city during his 14 seasons. He has done a remarkable job of taking Tulsa softball to an extremely competitive level nationally," said Tulsa's Director of Athletics Dr. Derrick Gragg. "We fully expect that our success in what has become a tradition-rich softball program will continue under new leadership."
Bargfeldt led the Golden Hurricane to a winning record in each of his 14 seasons, and he is the only coach in Tulsa history to post as many as four winning seasons. Bargfeldt compiled a career record of 535-270-1 (.664) and won at least 40 games six times.
During his tenure, Tulsa produced six All-Americans, 68 all-conference players, 37 first-team selections and 27 NFCA all-region players. In addition, the Golden Hurricane boasted 20 C-USA Academic Medalists, 12 C-USA All-Academic Team members, four CoSIDA Academic All-Americans and six Academic All-District student-athletes.
The program's longest-tenured coach, Bargfeldt owns the most wins and highest winning percentage in school history. Under Bargfeldt, the Golden Hurricane won a conference title in eight of his 14 seasons, totaling 13 league championships and 11 NCAA Regional appearances.
"We appreciate the dedication that John has given to our softball program, university and city during his 14 seasons. He has done a remarkable job of taking Tulsa softball to an extremely competitive level nationally," said Tulsa's Director of Athletics Dr. Derrick Gragg. "We fully expect that our success in what has become a tradition-rich softball program will continue under new leadership."
Bargfeldt led the Golden Hurricane to a winning record in each of his 14 seasons, and he is the only coach in Tulsa history to post as many as four winning seasons. Bargfeldt compiled a career record of 535-270-1 (.664) and won at least 40 games six times.
During his tenure, Tulsa produced six All-Americans, 68 all-conference players, 37 first-team selections and 27 NFCA all-region players. In addition, the Golden Hurricane boasted 20 C-USA Academic Medalists, 12 C-USA All-Academic Team members, four CoSIDA Academic All-Americans and six Academic All-District student-athletes.
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