Carol Hutchins

Carol Hutchins

Hutchins visits the White House in 2005.
Biographical details
Born	(1957-05-26) May 26, 1957 (age 67) Lansing, Michigan
Playing career
1976–1979	Michigan State
Position(s)	Shortstop
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
National Softball
1982	Ferris State
1983–1984	Michigan (asst.)
1985–2022	Michigan
National Softball
2005	USA Women's Softball (asst.)
2005	USA Women's Softball Elite Team
Head coaching record
Overall	1,707–551–5 (.755)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Women's College World Series (2005) 22× Big Ten regular season (1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008–2016, 2018, 2019, 2021) 10× Big Ten tournament (1995–1998, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2015, 2019)
Awards
National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2006) 18× Big Ten Coach of the Year 9× NFCA Regional Coach of the Year 2× NFCA National Coach of the Year
Medal record Assistant Coach for World Cup of Softball Representing the  United States 2005 Oklahoma City Assistant Coach for Japan Softball Cup Head Coach for Canada Cup USA Elite Team 2005 South Surrey

Carol Sue Hutchins (born May 26, 1957) is an American former softball coach. In 38 years as the head coach of Michigan Wolverines softball, (1985–2022), she won more games than more than any other coach in University of Michigan history in any sport, male or female with 1,684 wins. Hutchins had a career record of 1,707 wins, 551 losses, and five ties, for a .759 winning percentage.^[1] She led the Wolverines to their first NCAA softball championship in 2005.

On April 2, 2016, Hutchins became the winningest head coach in NCAA Division I Softball history when Michigan defeated Indiana, passing Margie Wright's record of 1,457 career wins. She reclaimed the record as winningest head coach on February 25, 2022, passing Mike Candrea's record of 1,674.