Rachel Lawson (born June 11, 1972) is an American former collegiate softball first baseman and current head coach at the University of Kentucky. Lawson played college softball for the UMass Minutewomen in the Atlantic 10 Conference from 1991 to 1994, helping them to the 1992 Women's College World Series.[1]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Kentucky |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 597–360–1 (.624) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 11, 1972 Orlando, Florida |
| Playing career | |
| 1992–1995 | UMass |
| Position(s) | First base |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996–2002 | Maryland (Asst.) |
| 2003–2004 | Philadelphia Force (Asst.) |
| 2005–2007 | Western Kentucky |
| 2008–present | Kentucky |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | {635–477–1 (.571) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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Coaching career
editIn July 2007, Lawson was named the head coach at Kentucky. Lawson led Kentucky to their first ever Women's College World Series appearance in 2014. She is the winningest coach in program history.[2][3]
Statistics
edit| YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
| 1991 | 38 | 67 | 7 | 20 | .298 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .328% | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 1992 | 55 | 163 | 33 | 56 | .343 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 63 | .386% | 10 | 15 | 2 | 4 |
| 1993 | 49 | 156 | 18 | 44 | .282 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 53 | .339% | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 49 | 165 | 14 | 50 | .303 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 57 | .345% | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 191 | 551 | 72 | 170 | .308 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 193 | .350% | 20 | 29 | 3 | 5 |
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Kentucky Lady Toppers (Sun Belt Conference) (2005–2007) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Western Kentucky | 33–24 | 15–13 | T-2nd | |||||
| 2006 | Western Kentucky | 29–28 | 14–9 | 3rd | |||||
| 2007 | Western Kentucky | 30–32 | 13–15 | 6th | |||||
| Western Kentucky: | 92–84 (.523) | 42–37 (.532) | |||||||
| Kentucky Wildcats (Southeastern Conference) (2008–Present) | |||||||||
| 2008 | Kentucky | 17–37 | 3–25 | 5th (East) | |||||
| 2009 | Kentucky | 34–23 | 13–14 | 4th (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2010 | Kentucky | 32–27 | 11–13 | 4th (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2011 | Kentucky | 40–16 | 14–9 | 4th (East) | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2012 | Kentucky | 30–30 | 15–13 | 4th (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2013 | Kentucky | 41–21 | 13–11 | 4th (East) | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2014 | Kentucky | 50–19 | 13–11 | 7th | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2015 | Kentucky | 32–26 | 5–19 | 12th | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2016 | Kentucky | 46–14 | 17–7 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2017 | Kentucky | 39–19 | 12–12 | 7th | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2018 | Kentucky | 35–21 | 8–15 | 10th | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2019 | Kentucky | 36–24 | 14–10 | T–2nd | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2020 | Kentucky | 20–4 | 2–1 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Kentucky | 43–16 | 13–11 | T–5th | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2022 | Kentucky | 37–19 | 13–11 | T–4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2023 | Kentucky | 31–22–1 | 10–14 | 9th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2024 | Kentucky | 31–24 | 8–16 | T–11th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Kentucky: | 597–360–1 (.624) | 185–211 (.467) | |||||||
| Total: | 635–477–1 (.571) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "UMass WCWS Stats". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- ^ "Rachel Lawson – Head Coach – University of Kentucky". Ukathletics.com. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ "2020 UMASS Softball Record Book" (PDF). Umassathletics.com. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
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