Ken Eriksen

Ken Eriksen
Eriksen in 2018
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamSouth Florida
ConferenceAAC
Record1,006–521–1 (.659)
Biographical details
BornNew York, New York
Alma materSouth Florida
Playing career
1981–1984South Florida
1986–1992Clearwater Bombers
1993–1995Larry Miller-Toyota
1996–1997Tampa Smokers
Position(s)Catcher, Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
College Softball
1989–1996South Florida (asst.)
1997–presentSouth Florida
National Softball
2002–2011Team USA Women's Softball (asst.)
2011–2021Team USA Women's Softball
Head coaching record
Overall1,181–543–1 (.685)
TournamentsWith South Florida:
NCAA: 26–27 (.491)
Conference: 23–24 (.489)
With Team USA:
Total record: 175–22 (.888)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As Player:
2x Sun Belt Conference (1982 regular season and tournament)
1x ASA Men's Fastpitch (1997)
As Coach:
With South Florida:
2x Conference USA (1997, 1998)
2x Big East (2008, 2013)
3x American Athletic Conference (2016, 2018, 2019)
With Team USA:
2x ISF World Championship (2016, 2018)
6x World Cup of Softball (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019)
2x Pan American Games (2011, 2019)
Awards
As Player:
First team All-world (1992)
As Coach:
3x American Athletic Conference coach of the year (2016, 2018, 2019)
Records
Winningest coach in University of South Florida history (all sports)
Medal record
Player for Men's Softball at the Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1991 Santiago
Head Coach for Women's Softball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team competition
Head Coach for ISF Women's World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2012 Whitehorse
Silver medal – second place 2014 Haarlem
Gold medal – first place 2016 South Surrey
Gold medal – first place 2018 Chiba
Head Coach for World Cup of Softball
Gold medal – first place 2011 Oklahoma City
Gold medal – first place 2012 Oklahoma City
Silver medal – second place 2013 Oklahoma City
Gold medal – first place 2014 Irvine, CA
Gold medal – first place 2015 Irvine, CA
Silver medal – second place 2016 Oklahoma City
Silver medal – second place 2017 Oklahoma City
Gold medal – first place 2018 Irvine, CA
Gold medal – first place 2019 Columbus, GA
Head Coach for Softball at the Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima
Assistant Coach for Women's Softball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team competition
Assistant Coach for ISF Women's World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2002 Saskatoon
Gold medal – first place 2010 Caracas
Assistant Coach for World Cup of Softball
Silver medal – second place 2005 Oklahoma City
Gold medal – first place 2009 Oklahoma City
Gold medal – first place 2010 Oklahoma City
Assistant Coach for Softball at the Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo

Ken Eriksen is an American softball coach who is the current head coach of the University of South Florida Bulls and former manager of the United States women's national softball team.[1]

  1. ^ "Ken Eriksen". GoUSFBulls.com. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA. Retrieved February 28, 2019.