Holly Bruder

Holly Bruder
Sport(s) Softball
Current position
Title Head Coach
Team Lamar
Conference Southland Conference
Record 70–93(.429)
Biographical details
Alma mater Alma College
Playing career
1996-1999 Alma College
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999-2000 Albion College (asst.)
2001 Bluffton College (asst.)
2002-2007 Denison University
2008-2011 Morehead State
2012-Present Lamar
Head coaching record
Overall Overall 330-294(.529)
NCAA DI 185–189(.495)
NCAA DIII 145–105(.580)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NCAC Regular Season Championship 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008
NCAC Tournament Championship 2002, 2006

Holly Bruder is an American college softball coach. She currently serves as head coach of NCAA Division I Lamar University softball team. She has been head coach as Lamar since the program was restarted in 2012. From 2008 to 2011, she served as head coach at NCAA Division I Morehead State. Prior to the seasons at Morehead State, she served as head coach at NCAA Division III Denison University for six years (2002-2007). Before her head coaching assignments, Bruder was assistant coach at Bluffton College in 2001 after beginning her college coaching career as an assistant coach at Albion College (1999-2000).

Playing career

Bruder played softball for Rogers City High School located in Rogers City, Michigan. She was a four-year letterman at Alma College. In 1999, her team advanced to the NCAA Division III College World Series finishing in third place.

Coaching career

Assistant Coach

Bruder served as Assistant Coach for 2 years (1999-2000) on the Albion College staff serving as assistant softball coach. In 2001, she moved to Bluffton College where she served as Head Coach for the tennis team and Assistant Coach for the softball team.

Denison University

Bruder served as Head Coach for the Denison University Big Red softball team from 2002-2007. She compiled a record of 145-105 at Denison leading the Big Red to four conference regular season titles and two appearances in the NCAA Division III tournament.

Morehead State

In 2008, Bruder took over head coaching duties for the Morehead State Eagles softball team. Her first Eagles team finished in 2nd place in the Ohio Valley Conference, the Eagles's highest finish in the history of the program. Her first two teams at Morehead State set school overall winning records of 34 in 2008 and 35 in 2009. Bruder's overall record at Morehead State from 2008-2011 was 115-96.

Lamar University

On April 22, 2011, Athletic Director Larry Tidwell announced plans to reinstate college softball as a NCAA Division I sport at Lamar University.[1] On August 1, 2011 former Morehead State head coach Holly Bruder was announced as the finalist to fill the head coaching position at Lamar after over 20 years without a program.[2] The Lady Cardinals finished fifth in the Southland Conference in their first season of competition (2012–13) following the restart of the program. The team also earned a berth in the Southland Conference softball tournament.[3]

Head coaching record

Source:[4]

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Denison University (North Coast Athletic Conference) (2002–2007[5])
2002 Denison University 27-14 12-3 1st NCAA Division III Regional
2003 Denison University 24-18 12-2 1st
2004 Denison University 10-26 4-10 7th
2005 Denison University 21-19 8-8 4th
2006 Denison University 33-13 11-3 1st NCAA Division III Regional
2007 Denison University 30-15 13-1 1st
Denison: 145-105 (.580) 60-27 (.690)
Morehead State (Ohio Valley Conference) (2008–2011[6])
2008 Morehead State 34-16 16-9 2nd
2009 Morehead State 35–20 15–8 3rd
2010 Morehead State 27–24 14–9 3rd
2011 Morehead State 19–36 10–19 9th
Morehead State: 115–96 (.545) 55-45 (.550)
Lamar (Southland Conference) (2013–Present[7])
2013 Lamar 24–35 14–13 5th 2013 Southland Conference Softball Tournament
2014 Lamar 20–30 12–14 8th
2015 Lamar 26–28 14–10 5th 2015 Southland Conference Softball Tournament, 3rd place
Lamar: 70–93 (.429) 40-37 (.519)
Total: 328-293 (.528)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

(Records reflect game results through May 9, 2015.)

References

  1. Christopher Dade (August 22, 2011). "Lamar softball program to start in 2013". Beaumont Enterprise. Hearst Newspapers II, LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  2. "Bruder tabbed as new head coach". NCAA.com.
  3. David Berry (May 15, 2013). "Bruder gives her thoughts on the Lamar softball season". Beaumont Enterprise. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  4. "NCAA® Career Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association.
  5. "Denison Softball 2014 Media Guide" (PDF). Denison University. p. 2. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  6. "Softball Records Book" (PDF). Ohio Valley Conference. p. 81. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  7. "Southland Conference 2015 Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. pp. 16–17. Retrieved February 12, 2015.

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