Softball

Maria Winn-Ratliff, owner of a 761-340-1 record, is in her third season as the third head coach in program history.

Last year, the Cardinals were 33-29, picking up her 750^th career win along the way. They qualified for the Region XIV Tournament and matched a school record for wins in a season with the 2013 and 2021 teams.

The Cardinals also had the top GPA among all NJCAA D1 teams with a 3.82.

In her first spring season in 2022 after taking the helms of the program in November of 2021, the Cardinals were 21-35. 

Winn-Ratliff is no stranger to Region XIV. The athletic director/head softball coach at Galveston College the past year, was head softball coach at Tyler Junior College for three seasons from 2016-19. She led TJC to three NJCAA tournament appearances in compiling a 164-42 record.

She was 11-1 against the Lady Cardinals while at TJC.

Prior to TJC, she had a highly successful 12-year tenure at Western Nebraska Community College from 2004-16. At Western Nebraska, she posted a 535-218-1 record, qualified for eight NJCAA tournaments and won eight conference championships.

In her last four seasons at Western Nebraska, Winn-Ratliff recorded 50-plus wins each season.

Winn-Ratliff has eight Coach of the Year awards to her credit (six at Western Nebraska and two at Tyler) and has coached 15 NJCAA All-Americans.

She also served as head coach one season at Louisiana Tech University and had tenures as an assistant coach at Central Methodist University, Armstrong Atlantic State University and Bemidji State University.

Winn-Ratliff has a Master of Education from Central Methodist University and Master of Public Health from Armstrong Atlantic State University. She received a Bachelor of Science from Columbia College.

She played softball two seasons at Missouri Valley College and two seasons at Columbia College.

Winn-Ratliff inherits a Lady Cardinal team coming off a 33-13 and Region XIV East Zone Tournament championship season. The Lady Cardinals qualified for the NJCAA tournament for the second time in program history.

THE WINN-RATLIFF FILE

COACHING EXPERIENCE

2021-present (Trinity Valley Community College (head coach)

2020-21 – Galveston College (head coach)

2019-20 – Louisiana Tech University (head coach)

2016-19 – Tyler Junior College (head coach)

2004-16 – Western Nebraska Community College (head coach)

2003-04 – Central Methodist University (assistant coach)

2000-02 – Armstrong Atlantic State University (assistant coach)

1999-2000 – Bemidji State University (assistant coach)

CAREER HEAD COACHING RECORD

761-340-1

COACHING HIGHLIGHTS

• 8 Coach of the Year awards (6 at WN, 2 at TJC)
• 8 NJCAA Tournament appearances (5 at WN, 3 at TJC)
• 9 consecutive 40-plus win seasons at WN
• 4 consecutive 50-plus win seasons at WN
• 15 NJCAA All-Americans
• 10 Highest Team GPA awards

PLAYING EXPERIENCE

1995-97 – Columbia College

1993-85 – Missouri Valley College

EDUCATION

Central Methodist University (Master of Education)

Armstrong Atlantic State University (Master of Public Health)

Columbia College (Bachelor of Science Business Administration)