Texas Lutheran University Women's Softball

Wilson became the head softball coach at Texas Lutheran University on June 2, 2011. The 2016 campaign will mark the fifth year for Wilson at the helm of the Bulldog program, a program hes quickly built into one of the best in all of NCAA Division III. The Bulldogs have won back-to-back Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships and have made consecutive trips to the NCAA Division III regional tournament. TLU was the 2014 NCAA DIII Tyler Regional runner-up and finished third in the 2015 NCAA DIII Tyler Regional. In four years with the Bulldogs, hes amassed a 122-44 (.735 win pct.) overall record and a 44-1 mark in the SCAC. He has won more than 500 games (counting his TLU victories and his high school wins). Three seasons ago, Wilson led TLU to an American Southwest Conference West Division Championship - the second in school history. In 2014, Wilson coached the Bulldogs to an outstanding 33-9 record and an absolutely dominant conference campaign in the SCAC that saw them finish 21-1, outscoring SCAC opponents 194-29. The Bulldogs ran through the SCAC Championship, finishing the tournament on a 14-inning shutout streak and earning the program's first NCAA Division III Tournament appearance. The Bulldogs weren't satisfied with just getting to the tournament though, they opened it up with a thrilling 2-1 extra-inning win over then-No. 3 Texas-Tyler. TLU ended the 2015 season at No. 20 in the final National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III Top 25 Poll. The Bulldogs received 53 total voting points in the closing poll of 2015.   TLU dropped six spots in that season-ending poll after going 1-2 at the NCAA DIII Softball Championship Tyler Regional. The Bulldogs lost in the regional to eventual national runner-up University of Texas at Tyler and to East Texas Baptist, the No.-5 ranked team in the final poll.   The Bulldogs had a school-best national ranking of 14 th in the final regular-season poll, which came out on May 6, 2015. The Bulldogs are 44-1 all-time in the SCAC and have won regular-season titles and conference tournament titles in the last two seasons. The Bulldogs have yet to drop a conference tournament game in the SCAC.   The 2015 Bulldogs became the first softball team in school history to go undefeated in conference play.   TLU in 2015 also set new single-season school records for runs (292), RBI (251), batting average (.366), wins (37), and consecutive wins (33).   In his first four seasons, Wilson has already seen his players earn all-conference recognition 37 different times, including the entire TLU starting lineup earning All-SCAC honors in 2014. That year, Wilson coached the SCAC Player of the Year (Ashley Jacobsen) and SCAC Pitcher of the Year (Taylor Grissom). In 2015, Wilson and his staff were again honored with the Coach of the Year award, and the Bulldogs picked up SCAC Player of the Year (Jennifer Gallagher) and SCAC Pitcher of the Year (Taylor Grissom). In 2013, Wilso also helped Megan Carmichael earn the ASC West Division Pitcher of the Year, and Jacobsen collected the West Division Newcomer of the Year after the 2012 campaign.   His first season with the Bulldogs was the 2012 season, in which the Bulldogs went 19-19 overall and produced a 13-11 mark in the ASC West Division. TLU tied for third in the ASC West and missed out on the conference tournament by virtue of a tiebreaker.   Wilson came to TLU after a successful head coaching run at Brenham High School in Brenham, Texas. Wilson coached the Brenham varsity softball team for nine seasons, 2003 to 2011, and led the Cubettes to the 2005 Class 4A State Championship.   I am very honored to be the new coach at Texas Lutheran, Wilson said at the time of his hiring. This certainly will be a challenge, and I have a lot to prove. Coaching at the college level has always been a dream of mine. I was looking for the right fit for me and for my family.   I feel I have put in my time at the high school level, and I wanted the challenge of building a college program. I have been fortunate to coach two great high school programs, and I feel that this is a great opportunity. My family and I are very excited to get started.   Wilson was the Class 4A Associated Press Coach of the Year in 2005. The Cubettes were ranked in the Class 4A Top 10 for nine consecutive seasons. In addition to winning the state title in 2005, Brenham reached the state semifinals in 2007, the regional semifinals in 2003, and the regional quarterfinals in 2004, 2006, and 2008. Brenham went 27-8 in 2011 and advanced to the Class 4A Bi-District playoffs.   Wilson, a native of Cuero, Texas, also coached varsity softball at Sinton High School in Sinton, Texas for the 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002 seasons. Sinton made Class 3A State Tournament semifinal appearances in 1999 and 2001.   At Sinton, Wilson coached eventual TLU stand-out pitcher Amanda Stevens,  who still holds TLU school records for career wins (58), career ERA (1.26) and consecutive scoreless innings (59-2/3). Stevens was the 2004 ASC West Pitcher of the Year and the 2004 ASC West Player of the Year.   Wilson posted a high school record of 383-71-6 in his 13 seasons as a head coach. His high school winning percentage stands at .839. Wilson was the fastest coach to reach 300 wins in Texas high school softball. He coached 11 high school NFCA All-Americans and two Golden Spike Award winners.   Wade Wilson brings great coaching credentials and experience to our softball program, and we are thrilled that he has agreed to be our next softball coach, Miller said. I know Wade cant wait to get started, and we cant wait to have him here on the job. We think he is a great fit for our university and our athletics department. Wade Wilson Head Softball Coach Former Brenham High School softball coach Wade Wilson became the head softball coach at Texas Lutheran University on June 2, 2011. The 2016 campaign will mark the fifth year for Wilson at the helm of the Bulldog program, a program hes quickly built into one of the best in all of NCAA Division III. The Bulldogs have won back-to-back Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships and have made consecutive trips to the NCAA Division III regional tournament. TLU was the 2014 NCAA DIII Tyler Regional runner-up and finished third in the 2015 NCAA DIII Tyler Regional. In four years with the Bulldogs, hes amassed a 122-44 (.735 win pct.) overall record and a 44-1 mark in the SCAC. He has won more than 500 games (counting his TLU victories and his high school wins). Three seasons ago, Wilson led TLU to an American Southwest Conference West Division Championship - the second in school history. In 2014, Wilson coached the Bulldogs to an outstanding 33-9 record and an absolutely dominant conference campaign in the SCAC that saw them finish 21-1, outscoring SCAC opponents 194-29. The Bulldogs ran through the SCAC Championship, finishing the tournament on a 14-inning shutout streak and earning the program's first NCAA Division III Tournament appearance. The Bulldogs weren't satisfied with just getting to the tournament though, they opened it up with a thrilling 2-1 extra-inning win over then-No. 3 Texas-Tyler. TLU ended the 2015 season at No. 20 in the final National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III Top 25 Poll. The Bulldogs received 53 total voting points in the closing poll of 2015.   TLU dropped six spots in that season-ending poll after going 1-2 at the NCAA DIII Softball Championship Tyler Regional. The Bulldogs lost in the regional to eventual national runner-up University of Texas at Tyler and to East Texas Baptist, the No.-5 ranked team in the final poll.   The Bulldogs had a school-best national ranking of 14 th in the final regular-season poll, which came out on May 6, 2015. The Bulldogs are 44-1 all-time in the SCAC and have won regular-season titles and conference tournament titles in the last two seasons. The Bulldogs have yet to drop a conference tournament game in the SCAC.   The 2015 Bulldogs became the first softball team in school history to go undefeated in conference play.   TLU in 2015 also set new single-season school records for runs (292), RBI (251), batting average (.366), wins (37), and consecutive wins (33).   In his first four seasons, Wilson has already seen his players earn all-conference recognition 37 different times, including the entire TLU starting lineup earning All-SCAC honors in 2014. That year, Wilson coached the SCAC Player of the Year (Ashley Jacobsen) and SCAC Pitcher of the Year (Taylor Grissom). In 2015, Wilson and his staff were again honored with the Coach of the Year award, and the Bulldogs picked up SCAC Player of the Year (Jennifer Gallagher) and SCAC Pitcher of the Year (Taylor Grissom). In 2013, Wilso also helped Megan Carmichael earn the ASC West Division Pitcher of the Year, and Jacobsen collected the West Division Newcomer of the Year after the 2012 campaign.   His first season with the Bulldogs was the 2012 season, in which the Bulldogs went 19-19 overall and produced a 13-11 mark in the ASC West Division. TLU tied for third in the ASC West and missed out on the conference tournament by virtue of a tiebreaker.   Wilson came to TLU after a successful head coaching run at Brenham High School in Brenham, Texas. Wilson coached the Brenham varsity softball team for nine seasons, 2003 to 2011, and led the Cubettes to the 2005 Class 4A State Championship.   I am very honored to be the new coach at Texas Lutheran, Wilson said at the time of his hiring. This certainly will be a challenge, and I have a lot to prove. Coaching at the college level has always been a dream of mine. I was looking for the right fit for me and for my family.   I feel I have put in my time at the high school level, and I wanted the challenge of building a college program. I have been fortunate to coach two great high school programs, and I feel that this is a great opportunity. My family and I are very excited to get started.   Wilson was the Class 4A Associated Press Coach of the Year in 2005. The Cubettes were ranked in the Class 4A Top 10 for nine consecutive seasons. In addition to winning the state title in 2005, Brenham reached the state semifinals in 2007, the regional semifinals in 2003, and the regional quarterfinals in 2004, 2006, and 2008. Brenham went 27-8 in 2011 and advanced to the Class 4A Bi-District playoffs.   Wilson, a native of Cuero, Texas, also coached varsity softball at Sinton High School in Sinton, Texas for the 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002 seasons. Sinton made Class 3A State Tournament semifinal appearances in 1999 and 2001.   At Sinton, Wilson coached eventual TLU stand-out pitcher Amanda Stevens,  who still holds TLU school records for career wins (58), career ERA (1.26) and consecutive scoreless innings (59-2/3). Stevens was the 2004 ASC West Pitcher of the Year and the 2004 ASC West Player of the Year.   Wilson posted a high school record of 383-71-6 in his 13 seasons as a head coach. His high school winning percentage stands at .839. Wilson was the fastest coach to reach 300 wins in Texas high school softball. He coached 11 high school NFCA All-Americans and two Golden Spike Award winners.   Wade Wilson brings great coaching credentials and experience to our softball program, and we are thrilled that he has agreed to be our next softball coach, Miller said. I know Wade cant wait to get started, and we cant wait to have him here on the job. We think he is a great fit for our university and our athletics department.