Eugene Lenti Year by Year
5/18/2008 12:00:00 AM | SOFTBALL
Coach Lenti File | | ||||
Year | W-L-T | Pct. | Conf. | Conf. Finish | Highlights |
1980 | 6-13 | .316 | - | - | First season playing DI opponents |
1981 | 18-16-1 | .529 | - | - | First winning season |
1982 | 20-14 | .588 | - | - | Program's first 20 win season |
1983 | 17-13 | .567 | - | - | Third straight winning season |
1984 | 19-14 | .576 | - | 5th | Began play in the North Star Conference |
1985 | 33-18 | .647 | - | 1st | North Star Conference Coach of the Year |
1986 | 28-14 | .667 | - | 3rd | Program's first .650+ winning percentage |
1987 | 32-18-1 | .627 | - | 1st | First year as a DI team |
1990 | 32-23-1 | .571 | - | 3rd | North Star Conference Coach of the Year |
1991 | 39-28 | .582 | 12-2 | 3rd | North Star Conference Coach of the Year |
1992 | 39-22 | .600 | 13-1 | 1st | Program's first post season appearance - NIT |
1993 | 38-28 | .576 | 13-3 | 2nd | Second post season appearance - NIT |
1994 | 42-17 | .712 | 14-2 | 2nd | Program's first NCAA Championship appearance |
1995 | 38-25 | .576 | 10-2 | 1st | NCAA Championship |
1996 | 44-17 | .721 | 10-2 | 2nd | First team to win 44 games |
1997 | 42-15 | .737 | 12-0 | 1st | NCAA Championship Regional Finals |
1998 | 47-8 | .855 | 10-0 | 1st | NCAA Championship Regional Finals |
1999 | 54-14 | .794 | 22-0 | 1st | WCWS, NFCA National Coach of the Year |
2000 | 40-22 | .645 | 14-1 | 2nd | Program's second WCWS appearance |
2001 | 51-16 | .785 | 17-3 | 1st | C-USA Coach of the Year, NCAA Championship |
2002 | 50-11 | .833 | 20-1 | 1st | NCAA Regional Championship |
2003 | 47-8-1 | .848 | 22-2 | 1st | C-USA Tournament Champions, NCAA Championship |
2004 | 30-31-1 | .492 | 13-9 | 4th | C-USA Tournament Champions, NCAA Championship |
2005 | 45-21 | .621 | 19-5 | 2nd | WCWS appearance, Won the C-USA Tournament |
2006 | 33-22 | .600 | 13-9 | 5th | Inducted into the DePaul Athletics Hall of Fame |
2007 | 47-13 | .783 | 20-0 | 1st | WCWS appearance, BIG EAST Regular Season Champions |
2008 | 51-18 | .739 | 16-6 | 2nd | BIG EAST Tournament Champions |
Totals | 983-484-6 | .669 | 270-43 | - | |