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Cathy Compton

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Cathy Compton
Current position
TitleHead coach
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1987–1990Eureka College
1991–1995Nicholls State
1997–1998LSU
Head coaching record
Overall412–143–4 (.741)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As head coach:

Cathy Compton is the former head softball coach at LSU, Nicholls State and Eureka College.[1][2] She had an overall record of 412–143–4 (.741).[3]

Born in Binghamton, New York, Compton graduated from the State University of New York at Cortland, where she lettered in basketball and softball.[4]

Coaching career

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LSU

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Compton led the LSU Tigers softball team from 1997 to 1998 after the program was revived after 16 years.[5][6] Compton posted a 100–26 (.797) overall record at LSU, including a 41–12 (.774) record in SEC play. She won two SEC Western Division championships and advanced to the NCAA Regional in 1998.

Nicholls State

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Compton was also head coach of the Nicholls State Colonels softball team from 1991 to 1995.[2][7] She had an overall record of 200–80–4 (.711).

Eureka College

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Compton's first head coaching job was at Eureka College from 1987 to 1990.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Softball produces strong history in short time". The Daily Reveille. April 23, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Nicholls State University Athletics Hall of Fame". geauxcolonels.com. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "All-Divisions Coaching Records" (PDF). ncaa.org. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 25, 1997. Retrieved November 22, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Call Girouard the grandmother of La. softball". thetowntalk.com. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  6. ^ "Transactions College". The New York Times. May 13, 1998. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  7. ^ "Perry at home on diamond". news-gazette.com. June 25, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2018.