Edith Gallagher - Head Coach

One of the most successful coaches in women’s athletics at MU, Edith Gallagher is entering her 18th season at the helm of the Mansfield University softball program. Since taking over the head coaching job in 1992, she has compiled an overall mark of 278-338-2.

Between 2001 and 2005, Gallagher directed the Mountaineers to a 111-117-1 overall mark with two consecutive appearances in the ECAC title game, winning the ECAC Championship in 2004.  Mountaineer players have been named to All-PSAC East honors 16 times over that span.

In 2005 the team's mark of 21-22 was the fifth straight 20+ win season and included the 250th win of her career.  The team's batting average of .303 was second in the PSAC East.   

In 2004, Gallagher guided the Mountaineers to the fifth ECAC Championship berth and second ECAC Division II title in her tenure.  It marked the sixth time a Gallagher coached team has won 20 or more games in a season.

In her first season in 1992, she piloted the Mounties to the best winning percentage in school history (.803) with a 26-6-1 record. Gallagher’s squad also brought home the team’s second-straight ECAC championship with an 8-5 win over LIU-Southampton in the title game.

Her 1994 team posted a 23-15 overall record, earning the right to host the ECAC Championship. The Mountaineers finished second in the championship after dropping two one-run games to Gannon.

Under Gallagher’s watch, 31 school records have been set, including a school-best 10 game winning streak in 1992 and five individual records in 1999. She has had 30 All-PSAC East selections during her career.

An assistant coach in both softball and field hockey at Mansfield during the 1990-91 academic year, Gallagher took over the head coaching duties of both sports in 1992. She turned over the reigns of the field hockey program following the 1993 season.

A 1989 graduate of Hofstra University with a degree in health and physical education, she was a four-year letter winner in both field hockey and softball for the Pride. Gallagher earned all-conference and All-American honors her senior season.  In 2008, Gallagher was inducted into the Hofstra University Athletic Hall of Fame.  (story)
   
Gallagher has served on the selection committee for the NCAA East Regional Tournament including a three year stint as regional chairperson.
 

Gallagher File:

Coach Gallagher
Decker Gymnasium
Mansfield University
Mansfield, Pa. 16933
(570) 662-4633
E-mail: egallagh@mansfield.edu