Southeastern Conference Softball Coach of the Year

Southeastern Conference Softball Coach of the Year

Awarded for	the most outstanding college softball coach in the Southeastern Conference
Country	United States
History
First award	1997
Most recent	Karen Weekly, Tennessee

The Southeastern Conference Softball Coach of the Year is a college softball award given to the Southeastern Conference's most outstanding coach. The award has been given annually since 1997.

Winners

Season	Coach	School	Reference
1997	Joyce Compton	South Carolina	[1]
1998	Larry Ray	Florida
1999	Carie Dever-Boaz	Arkansas
2000	Beth Kirchner	Kentucky
2001	Yvette Girouard	LSU
2002	Tina Deese Yvette Girouard Joyce Compton	Auburn LSU South Carolina
2003	Lu Harris-Champer	Georgia
2004	Ralph Weekly Karen Weekly	Tennessee
2005	Lu Harris-Champer	Georgia
2006	Patrick Murphy Yvette Girouard	Alabama LSU
2007	Ralph Weekly Karen Weekly	Tennessee
2008	Tim Walton	Florida
2009	Tim Walton	Florida
2010	Patrick Murphy	Alabama
2011	Tim Walton Yvette Girouard	Florida LSU
2012	Patrick Murphy	Alabama
2013	Tim Walton	Florida
2014	Patrick Murphy	Alabama	[2]
2015	Clint Myers	Auburn	[3]
2016	Rachel Lawson	Kentucky	[4]
2017	Tim Walton	Florida	[5]
2018	Lu Harris-Champer	Georgia	[6]
2019	Patrick Murphy	Alabama	[7]
2021	Courtney Deifel	Arkansas	[8]
2022	Courtney Deifel	Arkansas	[9]
2023	Karen Weekly	Tennessee	[10]
2024	Karen Weekly	Tennessee	[11]

Winners by school

School	Winners	Seasons
Florida	6	1998, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017
Alabama	5	2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2019
LSU	4	2001, 2002, 2006, 2011
Tennessee	4	2004, 2007, 2023, 2024
Arkansas	3	1999, 2021, 2022
Georgia	3	2003, 2005, 2018
Auburn	2	2002, 2015
Kentucky	2	2000, 2016
South Carolina	2	1997, 2002
Mississippi State	0	—
Missouri	0	—
Oklahoma	0	—
Ole Miss	0	—
Texas	0	—
Texas A&M	0	—

References

1. "2021 Southeastern Conference Softball Media Guide" (PDF). SEC Digital Network. p. 57. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
2. "2014 SEC Softball Awards". secsports.com. May 10, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
3. "2015 SEC Softball Awards". secsports.com. May 10, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
4. "2016 SEC Softball Awards announced". secsports.com. May 10, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
5. "2017 SEC Softball Awards announced". secsports.com. May 10, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
6. "2018 SEC Softball Awards announced". secsports.com. May 8, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
7. "2019 SEC Softball Awards announced". secsports.com. May 8, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
8. "2021 SEC Softball Awards announced". secsports.com. May 11, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
9. "2022 SEC Softball Awards Announced". secsports.com. May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
10. "SEC announces 2023 SEC softball awards". secsports.com. May 13, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
11. "2024 SEC Softball Awards announced". secsports.com. May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.