Rhonda Revelle is an American softball coach and former collegiate pitcher, who is the current head coach for Nebraska.[1][2] Revelle played at Nebraska from 1981 to 1983, reaching the inaugural Women's College World Series. She later led the Huskers to the 1998 Women's College World Series, becoming one of three people to reach the WCWS as a player and a head coach, and the first to do so at their alma mater.[3]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Nebraska |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 1,100–645 (.630) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 1961 or 1962 (age 61–62) Creswell, Oregon |
| Alma mater | Nebraska |
| Playing career | |
| 1981–1983 | Nebraska |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1986 | Nebraska Wesleyan (asst.) |
| 1987 | Nebraska Wesleyan |
| 1988 | California State – Hayward (asst.) |
| 1989–1992 | San Jose State (asst.) |
| 1993–present | Nebraska |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1999–2002 | National Fastpitch Coaches Association (President) |
| 2005–2006 | National Fastpitch Coaches Association (President) |
| 2006–2008 | Nebraska (Senior Woman Administrator) |
| 2013–2016 | National Fastpitch Coaches Association (President) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1,108–661 (.626) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Awards | |
Coaching career edit
Nebraska edit
Revelle was hired as Nebraska's fifth head coach in 1993 and is currently the school's all-time wins leader. She has led the Cornhuskers to the NCAA Tournament 20 times, reaching the Women's College World Series in 1998, 2002, and 2013.
On July 10, 2019, Revelle was placed on paid administrative leave while school administration investigated complaints of verbal and emotional abuse against players.[4][5] On August 30, 2019, Revelle was reinstated as head coach.[6]
Head coaching record edit
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Wesleyan (Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletics Conference) (1987–present) | |||||||||
| 1987 | Nebraska-Wesleyan | 8–16 | 7–5 | ||||||
| Nebraska-Wesleyan: | 8–16 (.333) | 7–5 (.583) | |||||||
| Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big Eight Conference) (1993–1996) | |||||||||
| 1993 | Nebraska | 18–23 | 5–11 | 5th | |||||
| 1994 | Nebraska | 21–33 | 1–15 | 6th | |||||
| 1995 | Nebraska | 43–20 | 10–6 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1996 | Nebraska | 42–23 | 10–8 | T-3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big 12 Conference) (1997–2011) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Nebraska | 29–24 | 10–6 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1998 | Nebraska | 48–12 | 16–0 | 1st | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 1999 | Nebraska | 35–21 | 10–8 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2000 | Nebraska | 52–21 | 15–2 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2001 | Nebraska | 51–15 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2002 | Nebraska | 50–14 | 11–5 | 3rd | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2003 | Nebraska | 39–17 | 10–8 | T-5th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2004 | Nebraska | 45–17 | 14–3 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2005 | Nebraska | 36–23 | 9–9 | 7th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2006 | Nebraska | 44–12 | 13–4 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2007 | Nebraska | 37–20 | 10–8 | 5th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2008 | Nebraska | 25–28 | 4–14 | T-9th | |||||
| 2009 | Nebraska | 35–19 | 9–9 | 5th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2010 | Nebraska | 30–29 | 7–11 | T-5th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2011 | Nebraska | 41–14 | 9–9 | 6th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big Ten Conference) (2012–Present) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Nebraska | 33–22 | 14–9 | 3rd | |||||
| 2013 | Nebraska | 45–16 | 16–6 | 2nd | Women's College World Series | ||||
| 2014 | Nebraska | 44–18 | 18–5 | T-1st | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2015 | Nebraska | 35–23 | 17–6 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2016 | Nebraska | 35–21 | 13–9 | 5th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2017 | Nebraska | 24–29 | 13–10 | 5th | |||||
| 2018 | Nebraska | 31–23 | 9–13 | 9th | |||||
| 2019 | Nebraska | 21–31 | 9–14 | T-9th | |||||
| 2020 | Nebraska | 9–14 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||
| 2021 | Nebraska | 22–22 | 22–22 | 8th | |||||
| 2022 | Nebraska | 41–16 | 17–5 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2023 | Nebraska | 36–22 | 13–10 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2024 | Nebraska | 3-3 | |||||||
| Nebraska: | 1,100–645 (.630) | 350–242 (.591) | |||||||
| Total: | 1,108–661 (.626) | ||||||||
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Postseason invitational champion
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References edit
- ^ "Rhonda Revelle". Huskers.com. Nebraska Huskers. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "Husker Career Records" (PDF). Huskers.com. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
- ^ "Nebraska WCWS Stats". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
- ^ "Nebraska softball coach Revelle put on leave". ESPN.com. ESPN. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "Longtime NU softball coach Rhonda Revelle placed on administrative leave". JournalStar.com. Lee Publications. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "Complaints against Nebraska softball coach show college athletes' limited options". The Washington Post. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Big 12 Conference Softball Record Book" (PDF). Big12Sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "All-Time Coaching Records" (PDF). Huskers.com. University of Nebraska. Retrieved 29 August 2022.