Biographical details | |
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Born | Waterbury, Connecticut | March 16, 1956
Playing career | |
1976–1979 | Connecticut |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
Softball | |
1980 | UNC Greensboro (assistant) |
1981–1983 | St. John's (assistant) |
1984–1985 | Susquehanna |
1986–2023 | North Carolina |
Volleyball | |
1984–1985 | Susquehanna |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 1368–805–4 (.629) (softball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Softball 5 ACC regular season (1996, 1998, 2000, 2008, 2012) 1 ACC tournament (2001) | |
Awards | |
Softball 5× ACC Coach of the Year (1996, 1998, 2000, 2008, 2012) National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2012) | |
Donna Jean Papa (born March 16, 1956) is an American softball coach. With a record of 1,368–805–4, she ranks 7th in wins in the history of college softball. She was the head coach at the University of North Carolina from 1986-2023. [1] She was inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
On May 25, 2023, after 38 years at the helm, Donna Papa retired as head coach of the North Carolina softball team. [2] [3]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Susquehanna ( Middle Atlantic Conferences) (1984–1985) | |||||||||
1984 | Susquehanna | 13–7 | 3–3 | ||||||
1985 | Susquehanna | 16–8 | 7–1 | ||||||
Susquehanna: | 29–15 (.659) | 10–4 (.714) |
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North Carolina Tar Heels (Independent) (1986–1991) | |||||||||
1986 | North Carolina | 35–13 | |||||||
1987 | North Carolina | 36–11 | |||||||
1988 | North Carolina | 25–23 | |||||||
1989 | North Carolina | 35–17 | |||||||
1990 | North Carolina | 38–18 | |||||||
1991 | North Carolina | 36–12 |
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North Carolina Tar Heels ( Atlantic Coast Conference) (1992–present) | |||||||||
1992 | North Carolina | 45–18 | 3–4 | 3rd | |||||
1993 | North Carolina | 42–17 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
1994 | North Carolina | 32–25 | 2–4 | 3rd | |||||
1995 | North Carolina | 25–34 | 1–5 | 4th | |||||
1996 | North Carolina | 33–29–1 | 6–1 | 1st | |||||
1997 | North Carolina | 21–34 | 2–6 | 5th | |||||
1998 | North Carolina | 32–21 | 6–2 | 1st | |||||
1999 | North Carolina | 39–22 | 4–4 | T-3rd | |||||
2000 | North Carolina | 47–17 | 6–2 | T-1st | |||||
2001 | North Carolina | 38–19–1 | 6–2 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2002 | North Carolina | 34–30 | 2–6 | 4th | |||||
2003 | North Carolina | 40–22–1 | 4–3 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2004 | North Carolina | 44–22 | 6–4 | T-2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2005 | North Carolina | 38–29 | 9–9 | 5th | NCAA Regional | ||||
2006 | North Carolina | 48–19 | 13–7 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2007 | North Carolina | 46–21 | 11–9 | 5th | NCAA Regional | ||||
2008 | North Carolina | 50–12–1 | 18–2 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2009 | North Carolina | 47–13 | 15–5 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2010 | North Carolina | 42–20 | 11–10 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
2011 | North Carolina | 34–21 | 13–7 | 2nd | |||||
2012 | North Carolina | 43–15 | 13–4 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2013 | North Carolina | 40–21 | 13–8 | T-3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2014 | North Carolina | 24–26 | 14–11 | 5th | |||||
2015 | North Carolina | 37–16 | 16–5 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2016 | North Carolina | 32–25 | 13–11 | T-5th | NCAA Regional | ||||
2017 | North Carolina | 40–21 | 14–9 | T-3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2018 | North Carolina | 30–26 | 15–8 | 2nd (Coastal) | |||||
2019 | North Carolina | 38–20 | 17–7 | 2nd (Coastal) | NCAA Regional | ||||
2020 | North Carolina | 10–14 | 3–3 | 6th | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||
2021 | North Carolina | 14–26 | 10–19 | 10th | |||||
2022 | North Carolina | 23–28 | 6–18 | 10th | |||||
2023 | North Carolina | 26–28 | 13–10 | 6th | |||||
North Carolina: | 1339–805–4 (.624) | 288–206 (.583) | |||||||
Total: | 1368–805–4 (.629) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Biographical details | |
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Born | Waterbury, Connecticut | March 16, 1956
Playing career | |
1976–1979 | Connecticut |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
Softball | |
1980 | UNC Greensboro (assistant) |
1981–1983 | St. John's (assistant) |
1984–1985 | Susquehanna |
1986–2023 | North Carolina |
Volleyball | |
1984–1985 | Susquehanna |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 1368–805–4 (.629) (softball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Softball 5 ACC regular season (1996, 1998, 2000, 2008, 2012) 1 ACC tournament (2001) | |
Awards | |
Softball 5× ACC Coach of the Year (1996, 1998, 2000, 2008, 2012) National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2012) | |
Donna Jean Papa (born March 16, 1956) is an American softball coach. With a record of 1,368–805–4, she ranks 7th in wins in the history of college softball. She was the head coach at the University of North Carolina from 1986-2023. [1] She was inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
On May 25, 2023, after 38 years at the helm, Donna Papa retired as head coach of the North Carolina softball team. [2] [3]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Susquehanna ( Middle Atlantic Conferences) (1984–1985) | |||||||||
1984 | Susquehanna | 13–7 | 3–3 | ||||||
1985 | Susquehanna | 16–8 | 7–1 | ||||||
Susquehanna: | 29–15 (.659) | 10–4 (.714) |
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North Carolina Tar Heels (Independent) (1986–1991) | |||||||||
1986 | North Carolina | 35–13 | |||||||
1987 | North Carolina | 36–11 | |||||||
1988 | North Carolina | 25–23 | |||||||
1989 | North Carolina | 35–17 | |||||||
1990 | North Carolina | 38–18 | |||||||
1991 | North Carolina | 36–12 |
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North Carolina Tar Heels ( Atlantic Coast Conference) (1992–present) | |||||||||
1992 | North Carolina | 45–18 | 3–4 | 3rd | |||||
1993 | North Carolina | 42–17 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
1994 | North Carolina | 32–25 | 2–4 | 3rd | |||||
1995 | North Carolina | 25–34 | 1–5 | 4th | |||||
1996 | North Carolina | 33–29–1 | 6–1 | 1st | |||||
1997 | North Carolina | 21–34 | 2–6 | 5th | |||||
1998 | North Carolina | 32–21 | 6–2 | 1st | |||||
1999 | North Carolina | 39–22 | 4–4 | T-3rd | |||||
2000 | North Carolina | 47–17 | 6–2 | T-1st | |||||
2001 | North Carolina | 38–19–1 | 6–2 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2002 | North Carolina | 34–30 | 2–6 | 4th | |||||
2003 | North Carolina | 40–22–1 | 4–3 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2004 | North Carolina | 44–22 | 6–4 | T-2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2005 | North Carolina | 38–29 | 9–9 | 5th | NCAA Regional | ||||
2006 | North Carolina | 48–19 | 13–7 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2007 | North Carolina | 46–21 | 11–9 | 5th | NCAA Regional | ||||
2008 | North Carolina | 50–12–1 | 18–2 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2009 | North Carolina | 47–13 | 15–5 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2010 | North Carolina | 42–20 | 11–10 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
2011 | North Carolina | 34–21 | 13–7 | 2nd | |||||
2012 | North Carolina | 43–15 | 13–4 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2013 | North Carolina | 40–21 | 13–8 | T-3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2014 | North Carolina | 24–26 | 14–11 | 5th | |||||
2015 | North Carolina | 37–16 | 16–5 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2016 | North Carolina | 32–25 | 13–11 | T-5th | NCAA Regional | ||||
2017 | North Carolina | 40–21 | 14–9 | T-3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2018 | North Carolina | 30–26 | 15–8 | 2nd (Coastal) | |||||
2019 | North Carolina | 38–20 | 17–7 | 2nd (Coastal) | NCAA Regional | ||||
2020 | North Carolina | 10–14 | 3–3 | 6th | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||
2021 | North Carolina | 14–26 | 10–19 | 10th | |||||
2022 | North Carolina | 23–28 | 6–18 | 10th | |||||
2023 | North Carolina | 26–28 | 13–10 | 6th | |||||
North Carolina: | 1339–805–4 (.624) | 288–206 (.583) | |||||||
Total: | 1368–805–4 (.629) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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