| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 12, 1957 Omaha, Nebraska |
| Playing career | |
| Softball | |
| 1977 | Midland Lutheran |
| 1978–1980 | Nebraska–Omaha |
| Women's basketball | |
| 1977–1980 | Nebraska–Omaha |
| Position(s) | Shortstop, left fielder, guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1981–1982 | Texas Woman's |
| 1983–1987 | California (asst.) |
| 1988–2020 | California |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1,355-687-1 (.663) |
| Tournaments | NCAA Division I: 98–66 (.598) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| |
| Awards | |
| |
Diane Lynn Ninemire (born February 12, 1957)[1] is an American softball coach. She was the head coach of the California Golden Bears softball team from 1988 until March 3, 2020 when she resigned—effective immediately—for health reasons. When she resigned, she ranked ninth all-time in wins in college softball history with a career record of 1,355-687-1.[2][3]
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Early life and education
Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Ninemire grew up in nearby Ralston and graduated from Ralston High School.[4][5] Playing softball and basketball at Midland Lutheran College (now Midland University) in the 1976–77 season, Ninemire transferred to the University of Nebraska–Omaha after one year, lettering in softball and basketball there as well.[6][2] On the Nebraska–Omaha softball team, Ninemire played at shortstop and left fielder.[2] Ninemire graduated from Nebraska–Omaha in 1980 and completed a master's degree in physical education at Texas Woman's University in 1987.[2]
Coaching career
In 1981 and 1982, Ninemire was an assistant coach under Donna Terry at Texas Woman's University. Ninemire then followed Terry to the University of California, Berkeley (Cal) in 1983.[2] Ninemire became interim head coach in 1988 after Terry took a medical leave of absence and continued long term after Terry's death in June 1988.[7]
When she resigned, Ninemire had a 1,355-687-1 record in 31 seasons.[8] Cal won the 2002 Women's College World Series, the first national championship for any women's sports team at the school.[2] Ninemire won Coach of the Year honors from the Pac-10 (later Pac-12) Conference in 1991 and 2012, NFCA Coaching Staff of the Year honors in 2002, and an NFCA Hall of Fame induction in 2009.[2] The 2005 team shared the Pac-10 championship, and the 2012 team won the inaugural Pac-12 title.[2]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Golden Bears (Pacific-10/Pac-12 Conference) (1988–2020) | |||||||||
| 1988 | California | 39–24 | 7–11 | 5th | NCAA Regionals | ||||
| 1989 | California | 38–26 | 10–10 | 4th | NCAA Regionals | ||||
| 1990 | California | 41–28 | 9–9 | T–3rd | NCAA Regionals | ||||
| 1991 | California | 48–20 | 14–6 | 3rd | NCAA Regionals | ||||
| 1992 | California | 47–16 | 8–8 | 3rd | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 1993 | California | 37–20 | 12–10 | 4th | NCAA Regionals | ||||
| 1994 | California | 40–21 | 10–12 | 5th | NCAA Regionals | ||||
| 1995 | California | 41–21 | 20–8 | 3rd | NCAA Regionals | ||||
| 1996 | California | 41–22 | 14–12 | 4th | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 1997 | California | 36–26 | 13–14 | 4th | NCAA Regionals | ||||
| 1998 | California | 35–27 | 12–14 | 4th | NCAA Regionals | ||||
| 1999 | California | 51–22 | 13–14 | 5th | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2000 | California | 49–25 | 6–15 | T–7th | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2001 | California | 54–18 | 6–14 | 7th | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2002 | California | 56–19 | 12–9 | 4th | WCWS Champions | ||||
| 2003 | California | 49–20 | 10–11 | 3rd | WCWS Runners-up | ||||
| 2004 | California | 53–13 | 13–8 | T–2nd | WCWS Runners-up | ||||
| 2005 | California | 52–15 | 13–8 | T–1st | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2006 | California | 48–14 | 12–9 | 3rd | NCAA Super Regionals | ||||
| 2007 | California | 34–32 | 7–14 | 8th | NCAA Regionals | ||||
| 2008 | California | 43–27 | 7–14 | 5th | NCAA Super Regionals | ||||
| 2009 | California | 38–20 | 10–10 | 5th | NCAA Super Regionals | ||||
| 2010 | California | 44–19 | 10–11 | T–4th | NCAA Super Regionals | ||||
| 2011 | California | 45–13 | 15–6 | 2nd | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2012 | California | 58–7 | 21–2 | 1st | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2013 | California | 38–19 | 10–14 | T–5th | NCAA Regionals | ||||
| 2014 | California | 23–29 | 4–18 | 9th | |||||
| 2015 | California | 39–18 | 10–14 | 7th | NCAA Regionals | ||||
| 2016 | California | 33–24–1 | 11–11–1 | 6th | NCAA Regionals | ||||
| 2017 | California | 32–24 | 6–17 | 8th | NCAA Regionals | ||||
| 2018 | California | 35–21 | 7–16 | 7th | NCAA Regionals | ||||
| 2019 | California | 28-27 | 5-18 | 8th | |||||
| 2020 | California | 10-9[n 1] | 0-0 | NA | NA | ||||
| California: | 1,355-687-1 (.663) | 337–367–1 (.479) | |||||||
| Total: | 1,355-687-1 (.663) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
Notes
- ^ Ninemire stepped down after the first 19 games of the season. Tammy Lohmann served as acting head coach for the remainder of the season.
References
- ^ "Olympic Athletes - Biographies, Medals & More".
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Diane Ninemire Biography". University of California. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
- ^ "2015 Softball Schedule and Result". University of California.
- ^ Henrichs, Todd (May 18, 2004). "Regional a homecoming for Cal coach". Lincoln Journal-Star. Archived from the original on June 4, 2004. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
- ^ California Softball Game Notes: Utah (PDF), University of California, Berkeley, April 19, 2018, retrieved October 24, 2018,
... after the passing of mentor, friend and then-head coach Donna Terry, the Omaha, Neb., native, continued and eventually surpassed the success of her predecessor...
- ^ https://static.omavs.com/custompages/stats/wbball/career/histcarr.htm#NINEMIRE__Diane
- ^ Wagner-McGough, Sean (February 19, 2014). "The Sky Above, the Field Below". The Daily Californian. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics".
- ^ 2018 Softball Record Book (PDF), University of California, Berkeley, 2018, pp. 28, 46–56, 60–62
- ^ "Softball Standings | Pac-12".
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