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Strahan retires

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Wow! A Hornet institution alongside Debby Colberg....

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http://www.hornetsports.com/sports/softball/release.asp?release_id=11358
 
Strahan provided great stability and was successful, but not overly successful and it would have been nice to see more conference championships and NCAA tourney berths. It's now up to Wanless to find a coach who can take Hornet Softball to the next level and dominate a weak BSC conference.

Under Strahan’s watch, Sacramento State made three NCAA Regional appearances (1993, 1995, 2008) and the team finished below the .500 mark in conference play just once in the last 11 years. Her Hornet squads posted at least 25 wins on 15 occasions, including nine 30-win seasons and one 40-win squad. A total of seven Sacramento State players have played in the professional ranks during Strahan’s tenure, including five in the last 10 years.

The Lansing, Mich., native was named Coach of the Year in three different conferences (Big West, WAC, PCSC), has been inducted into three different Hall of Fames in her home state of Michigan, led a Hornet softball program that traditionally posted some of the highest grade point averages at Sacramento State, and served on numerous NCAA softball committees during her career. In fact, the softball program’s graduation success rate is currently at 93 percent.
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Coach Colberg was indeed the most successful coach in Sac State history.

The once dominant Hornet volleyball program has struggled since her retirement.

And agree that the Sac State softball program needs to improve in a weak Big Sky softball league. Most of the BSC schools do not have home games until April with the poor weather conditions they face. Shocked that Idaho State won the regular season this year as a new softball school with minimal facilities.

Sacramento has the best weather, the best stadium and has shown potential to bring in some revenue at the gate. Big time schools like Cal will come to Sac and the Cal/Sac game this year drew over 1,200 paying fans.

Look forward to a quality hire for the Sac State softball program that has all the things in place to easily be the best in the Big Sky.
 
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