Jamie Pinkerton is an American softball coach who is the current head coach at Iowa State.[1]
Coaching career
Tulsa
Arkansas
Montana
Iowa State
On August 2, 2017, Jamie Pinkerton was announced as the new head coach of the Iowa State softball program,[2][3] replacing Jamie Trachsel who left for Minnesota.[4]
On July 30, 2021 Iowa State and softball coach Jamie Pinkerton agreed to a contract extension through June 30, 2025.
Pinkerton completed his fourth season at the helm of the Cyclones in 2021, leading Iowa State to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1988. After a 34–23 season in 2021, Pinkerton has a record of 105–94 at Iowa State, including a Covid-19 shortened season in 2020. The Cyclones won a pair of games at the 2021 NCAA Regional, advancing to the regional championship for the first time in program history.
Iowa State also earned its first-ever ranking in the NFCA Top-25 Coaches poll on Feb. 23, 2021, debuting at No. 25 in the country. ISU's unprecedented success has been sparked by Pinkerton engineering the greatest offense ever seen in Ames. For the third time in his four seasons at Iowa State, the Cyclones set a new school record for home runs – hitting 64 in just 57 games.
Head coaching record
College
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane (Western Athletic Conference) (2001–2004) | |||||||||
| 2001 | Tulsa | 13–42 | 3–13 | 6th | |||||
| 2002 | Tulsa | 48–16 | 15–9 | 2nd | |||||
| 2003 | Tulsa | 34–29 | 8–12 | 4th | |||||
| 2004 | Tulsa | 45–18 | 16–5 | 2nd | |||||
| Tulsa: | 140–105 (.571) | 42–39 (.519) | |||||||
| Arkansas Razorbacks (Southeastern Conference) (2005–2009) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Arkansas | 19–43 | 4–25 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 2006 | Arkansas | 26–35 | 10–19 | 4th (West) | |||||
| 2007 | Arkansas | 21–43 | 6–22 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 2008 | Arkansas | 37–29 | 8–20 | 6th (West) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2009 | Arkansas | 27–29 | 10–16 | 3rd (West) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Arkansas: | 130–179 (.421) | 38–102 (.271) | |||||||
| Montana Griz (Big Sky Conference) (2015–2017) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Montana | 16–34 | 8–13 | 6th | |||||
| 2016 | Montana | 29–27 | 14–7 | 3rd | |||||
| 2017 | Montana | 35–24 | 15–6 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Montana: | 80–85 (.485) | 37–26 (.587) | |||||||
| Iowa State Cyclones (Big 12 Conference) (2018–Present) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Iowa State | 23–33 | 4–14 | 6th | |||||
| 2019 | Iowa State | 37–25 | 7–11 | 5th | NISC Championship Runners-up | ||||
| 2020 | Iowa State | 11–13 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Iowa State | 34–23 | 6–12 | 5th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2022 | Iowa State | 28–27 | 6–12 | 4th | |||||
| 2023 | Iowa State | 25–30 | 6–12 | 5th | |||||
| Iowa State: | 158–151 (.511) | 29–61 (.322) | |||||||
| Total: | 508–520 (.494) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Jamie Pinkerton". Cyclones.com. Iowa State Cyclones. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Pinkerton returns to Iowa State to run softball program". DesMoinesRegister.com. USA Today Network. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "Softball: Pinkerton returns to ISU to be head softball coach". AmesTrib.com. GateHouse Media LLC. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "Gophers hire Jamie Trachsel to replace Jessica Allister as softball coach". TwinCities.com. MediaNews Group, Inc. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "Pinkerton Awarded Contract Extension Through 2025".