Head Coach Kathy Mangano Notches 400th Career Victory
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., April 24, 2006 - Springfield College Head Softball Coach Kathy Mangano notched victories number 399 and 400 in a doubleheader sweep of MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts last Saturday afternoon. The scores of the games were 13-1 (in 5 innings) and 6-2.
In the process, Kathy became just the 26th coach in Division III history (among coaches who have spent a minimum of 10 years in that division) to reach the magic 400 figure. She is now one of just 24 active coaches in Division III to claim that many victories.
Kathy’s overall won-loss record is 400-336-1. Her overall winning percentage is .543. She is currently in the midst of her 17th season here at Springfield College.
Mangano thus becomes the fifth coach nationally in Division III to win her 400th softball game this season. The other four include Sandra Hollander of Buffalo State, Kris Herman of Williams, Alicia O’Brien of Western Connecticut State University, and Sam Bedrosian of Aurora.
Only four other active coaches in New England Division III have more victories than Mangano. They are Gina Loudenburg of Wheaton College, Charlie Beach of Keene State, Herman, and O’Brien.
“We could not be more excited for Kathy,” said Dr. Cathie Schweitzer, Springfield College’s Director of Athletics. “I believe you will find that she has attained this figure quicker than most. Kathy Mangano is a quality head coach.”
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Julie Perrelli was been named an Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Head Softball Coach at Springfield College in June of 2009. The head softball coach at Smith for the past three years, Perrelli received both her doctorate (this past May) and her masters in 2004 from Springfield College, where she served as a graduate assistant for the Pride from the 2003 through 2006 seasons. Read more.