Biographical details | |
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Born | Warrensburg, Illinois | December 28, 1952
Playing career | |
1971–1974 | Illinois State |
Position(s) | Pitcher |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1975–1977 | Metamora Twp HS |
1978–1979 | Eastern Illinois (asst.) |
1980–1985 | Illinois State |
1986–2012 | Fresno State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 1,457–542–3 (.729) |
Tournaments | NCAA Division I: 76–50 (.603) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
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Marjorie Ann Wright (born December 28, 1952) is a former college softball coach. She was the head softball coach at California State University, Fresno—more commonly known as Fresno State—from 1986 to 2012. She led the Fresno State Bulldogs to the NCAA national softball championship in 1998 and is the NCAA's second all-time winningest softball coach. She also ranks second all-time in career victories among NCAA Division I coaches in all sports. She was inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2000 and the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame in 2001. She retired at the end of the 2012 season.