| UCF Knights Softball | |
| University | University of Central Florida |
|---|---|
| Conference | C-USA |
| Location | Orlando, FL |
| Head Coach | Renee Luers-Gillispie (10th year) |
| Home Stadium | UCF Softball Complex (Capacity: 600) |
| Nickname | UCF Knights |
| Colors | Black and Old Gold
|
| NCAA Tournament Appearances | |
| 2005, 2008, 2010 | |
| Conference Tournament Champions | |
| 2005, 2008 | |
The University of Central Florida Knights softball program, commonly referred to as the UCF Knights, represents the University of Central Florida in National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division I. The Knights compete in Conference USA (C-USA). The Knights play their home games on UCF's main campus in Orlando, Florida at the UCF Softball Complex, and are currently coached by head coach Renee Luers-Gillispie.[1]
Contents |
The UCF softball program was founded in 2002, under the program's only head coach, Renee Luers-Gillispie.[2] The Knights played their first games on February 2, losing the first contest 2–3 to Bethune–Cookman, and winning their second game against Arkansas, 6–5.[3] The program played its first four seasons in the Atlantic Sun Conference. In their last year in the conference, the Knights won their first conference tournament championship, defeating Troy twice in one day, and made their first NCAA tournament appearance.[3] In 2005, UCF moved to Conference USA.[4]
The UCF Softball Complex opened on March 14, 2006, with the Knights winning two games that day, a 10–9 victory over Marshall and a 7–3 win over Furman.[5][3] In 2008, Gillespie would lead the Knights to their second conference tournament championship, their first in C-USA, and their second appearance in the NCAA tournament, by defeating #9 Houston. During the tournament, UCF defeated #1 Florida 1–0. In 2010, Gillespie would lead the Knights to their third NCAA tournament appearance.[3]
In the past decade, the Knights own eight no-hitters, including two perfect games.[3] The first two no-hitters in program history were perfect games, and the last four no-hitters were all pitched by Allison Kime.[3] Stephanie Best holds the club record for batting average with .384, home runs with 71 and triples with 13.[3] After their careers at UCF, three Knights have played in the National Pro Fastpitch League (NPF); Stephanie Best, Allison Kime and Breanne Javier.[3]
|
||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCF Knights (Atlantic Sun) (2002–2005) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Renee Luers-Gillispie | 46–19 | 12–6 | 3 | |||||
| 2003 | Renee Luers-Gillispie | 37–31 | 13–7 | 4 | |||||
| 2004 | Renee Luers-Gillispie | 42–21 | 16–4 | 2 | |||||
| 2005 | Renee Luers-Gillispie | 47–29–1 | 13–7 | 4 | NCAA Regionals | ||||
| UCF Knights (Conference USA) (2006–present) | |||||||||
| 2006 | Renee Luers-Gillispie | 19–37 | 4–20 | 9 | |||||
| 2007 | Renee Luers-Gillispie | 38–26 | 11–13 | 4 | |||||
| 2008 | Renee Luers-Gillispie | 49–20 | 16–7 | 2 | NCAA Regionals | ||||
| 2009 | Renee Luers-Gillispie | 27–27 | 11–12 | 5 | |||||
| 2010 | Renee Luers-Gillispie | 36–23 | 16–7 | 3 | NCAA Regionals | ||||
| 2011 | Renee Luers-Gillispie | 22–32 | 11–13 | 6 | |||||
| Total: | 363–265–1 | ||||||||
|
National champion Conference regular season champion Conference tournament champion |
|||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||