Loras College Women's Softball

COACHING RESUME 2010-present (Loras College)    259-291-1 Head Softball Coach EDUCATION Wartburg College B.S, 2008 HOMETOWN Dubuque, IA The 2025 season is the 16th for head coach Ashley Winter. In her time at the helm, Winter has coached 46 Academic All-Conference selections, 28 All-Conference selections, eight All-Region selections and one All-American. This past season, Winter led the Duhawks to one of their best seasons in program history, kicking the season off with a nine-game winning streak that featured a no-hitter, five shutouts and two victories by the eight-run rule behind stellar pitcher Ashlyn Hemm. The Duhawks finished the year with a 22-10 overall record as Hemm cemented herself in program history as the new single season strikeouts leader (214), single game strikeouts leader (20) while grabbing all-conference and all-region accolades. As a collective, the Duhawks' pitching excelled with a record-setting 235 total strikeouts on the year while walking only 73 and recording 12 shutouts. The Duhawks' strength this season also saw them land their first-ever national ranking by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association, climbing as high as No. 22 on Apr. 5, 2022.  In 2017, Winter lead the Duhawks to a 23-12 record. The 23-win season was the most wins since 1998. The team started the season with a nine-game winning streak, the best start in program history. During the 2017 season, the team set Loras’ season batting average record at .341 as well as Loras’ season doubles record with 70. Winter has led Loras to five appearances in the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC)/American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) Tournament, which included the program's first tournament win in the 2011 season and a first round win in 2017. From 2012-14, Winter served as the IIAC representative on the NCAA Regional Advisory Committee. In July 2009, Winter was named the Iowa Conference’s nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award. In 2011, she was inducted into the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Softball Hall of Fame. She was also named to the Wahlert Catholic High School Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012 and Wartburg College Athletics Hall of Fame in 2019. Winter graduated from Wartburg College where she earned her degree in business administration with a concentration in marketing. During her softball playing career with the Knights, she was a first team All-Iowa Conference selection in 2008 and a two-time second team pick as a first baseman. In her final season, Winter hit .400 and was in the top-five in the IIAC in batting average, slugging percentage, on base percentage, runs and homeruns. Winter helped Wartburg advance to the NCAA Tournament in three of her four seasons. In addition to her time on the diamond, Winter was also a four-year member of the Knights volleyball team where she was a first team All-Iowa Conference selection each season from her middle hitter position. As a senior, Winter was the league MVP and first team All-American, setting the all-time kills record in the process. Ashley resides in Dubuque with her husband, Bud and daughters Callie and Josie.   Year Wins   Losses Pct IIAC/ARC Pct Tournament Regular Season 2010 16 21 .432 3 - 11 .213 2011 17 23 .425 7 - 9 .438 0 - 2 5 2012 20 18 .526 7 - 9  .438 0 - 2 5 2013 12 19 .387 3 - 11 .214 7 2014 13 21 .382 1 - 13 .071 8 2015 19 19 .500 4 - 10 .286 7 2016 17 21 .447 2- 10 .167 7 2017 23 13 .639 6 - 8 .429 1 - 1 6 2018 19 20 .487 7 - 9 .438 0 - 1 5 2019 10 27-1 .276 1 - 15 .063 9 2020 6 6 .500 N/A N/A N/A N/A 2021 2 27 .069 2-22 .083 0 - 1 9 2022 22 10 .688 7-9 .438 7 2023 21 15 .583 9-7 .563 0-1 5 2024 20 16 .556 7-9 .438 7 2025 22 15 .595 9-7 .562 0-1 4 Total 259 291-1 .471 66 - 152 .303 1 - 9

Nate Weber, A graduate of Howards Grove High School in Wisconsin in 2003, Joins as the Loras College Hitting coach.  Since 2015, Coach Weber has been a hitting instructor for Gold Standard Athletics by Eric Munson In Dubuque, IA. Weber has helped many softball and baseball organizations with their hitting programs across the nation.  Weber attended college at the University of Dubuque where his college playing career ended due to a throwing injury. He also enjoyed his time playing for several semi-pro teams in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and Dubuque, Iowa, beginning at the age of 15, until he retired in June of 2018 playing semi-pro for 18 years. In addition, he was awarded offensive and defensive player of the year in 2002 and 2003. 4 years - 1st team all-conference (2000 – 2003)(SS) 3 years - 1st team all-district - (2001 -2003)(SS) 2 years – 1st and 2nd team All-conference – (2002 – 2003)(P) 1 year - 2nd team All-STATE Wisconsin Ranked top 25 best players in Wisconsin (2003) - Shortstop Coach Weber and his Wife, Emilia reside in Peosta, Ia with their Daughter Luci, and two boys Silas and Abel.

Malarie Huseman enters her first year as an assistant coach with the Loras College softball team for the 2024-25 season. Huseman is a graduate of Hempstead High School where she was a five-year letterwinner on the softball team.  During her career with the Mustangs, she earned Second Team All-Conference honors as well as Second Team All-Area recognition. In her senior season, she garnered First Team All-Area, First Team All-Conference, and Second Team All-State distinction.   Following high school, Huseman attended Indian Hills Community College.  During her time with the Warriors, she was named to the Second Team All-Conference and Second Team All-Region squads. She also exceled in the classroom earning a spot on the First and Second Team All-Academic team, the Dean's List twice and the President's List three times.    Huseman then attended Clarke University where she received her degree in Psychology.  While at Clarke, she was named to the President's List, the Dean’s List three times, the All-Academic team twice and was named a Scholar Athlete in 2024. On the field, she was an Honorable Mention All-Conference and Second Team All-Conference selection. On April 26, 2022 she recorded a no-hitter against Mount Mercy University. Huseman resides in Dubuque.