Carol Hutchins
Carol Sue Hutchins (born May 26, 1957) is an American former softball coach. In 38 years as the head coach of Michigan Wolverines softball, (1985–2022), she won more games than more than any other coach in University of Michigan history in any sport, male or female with 1,684 wins. Hutchins had a career record of 1,707 wins, 551 losses, and five ties, for a .759 winning percentage. She led the Wolverines to their first NCAA softball championship in 2005.
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| Born | May 26, 1957 Lansing, Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1976–1979 | Michigan State | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Shortstop | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1982 | Ferris State | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1984 | Michigan (asst.) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–2022 | Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2005 | USA Women's Softball (asst.) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | USA Women's Softball Elite Team | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Overall | 1,707–551–5 (.755) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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On April 2, 2016, Hutchins became the winningest head coach in NCAA Division I Softball history when Michigan defeated Indiana, passing Margie Wright's record of 1,457 career wins. She reclaimed the record as winningest head coach on February 25, 2022, passing Mike Candrea's record of 1,674.