Quick Facts
Biography
Jacquie Joseph is an American softball coach who is the current head coach at Michigan State.
Early life and education
Joseph attended school at Central Michigan and played softball for the school from 1982–1985. She graduated from Central Michigan in 1985 with a degree in business administration. She went back to Central Michigan and earned her master's degree in business in 1987.
Coaching career
Bowling Green
Joseph was hired in 1989 as Bowling Green's head softball coach. She won 37 games in the 1992 season at Bowling Green, the most in program history.
Michigan State
Joseph was hired by Michigan State in 1994 as head coach of the softball program. In 2016, Joseph was inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame as a contributor.
Personal life
Jacquie Joseph resides in Holt, Michigan and has one daughter named Emma.
Head coaching record
College
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green (Mid-American Conference) | |||||||||
| 1989 | Bowling Green | 21–35 | 12–18 | 6th | |||||
| 1990 | Bowling Green | 19–32 | 10–17 | 7th | |||||
| 1991 | Bowling Green | 25–32 | 11–17 | 7th | |||||
| 1992 | Bowling Green | 37–16 | 19–10 | 2nd | |||||
| 1993 | Bowling Green | 34–18 | 26–9 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Bowling Green: | 136–133 (.506) | 78–71 (.523) | |||||||
| Michigan State Spartans (Big Ten Conference) | |||||||||
| 1994 | Michigan State | 19–38 | 6–22 | T-6th | |||||
| 1995 | Michigan State | 24–29 | 9–19 | 8th | |||||
| 1996 | Michigan State | 37–19 | 14–10 | 5th | |||||
| 1997 | Michigan State | 47–22 | 14–9 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1998 | Michigan State | 34–20 | 11–13 | 5th | |||||
| 1999 | Michigan State | 41–23 | 13–9 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2000 | Michigan State | 30–23 | 5–10 | 7th | |||||
| 2001 | Michigan State | 21–39 | 5–15 | 10th | |||||
| 2002 | Michigan State | 24–35 | 4–15 | 9th | |||||
| 2003 | Michigan State | 40–19 | 13–6 | 3rd | NCAA Regionals | ||||
| 2004 | Michigan State | 36–26 | 8–12 | 7th | NCAA Regionals | ||||
| 2005 | Michigan State | 25–28–1 | 7–9 | 8th | |||||
| 2006 | Michigan State | 34–25 | 9–11 | 7th | |||||
| 2007 | Michigan State | 33–26 | 7–9 | 7th | |||||
| 2008 | Michigan State | 27–29 | 8–12 | T-6th | |||||
| 2009 | Michigan State | 21–28 | 5–14 | 9th | |||||
| 2010 | Michigan State | 21–31 | 5–15 | 9th | |||||
| 2011 | Michigan State | 27–27 | 6–14 | 9th | |||||
| 2012 | Michigan State | 11–42 | 0–27 | 12th | |||||
| 2013 | Michigan State | 24–25 | 9–10 | 7th | |||||
| 2014 | Michigan State | 12–37 | 4–19 | 12th | |||||
| 2015 | Michigan State | 19–36 | 4–19 | 14th | |||||
| 2016 | Michigan State | 27–28 | 8–15 | 10th | |||||
| 2017 | Michigan State | 34–24 | 11–12 | 7th | |||||
| 2018 | Michigan State | 24–28 | 10–12 | 8th | |||||
| 2019 | Michigan State | 16–34 | 4–18 | 13th | |||||
| Michigan State: | 708–739–1 (.489) | 196–356 (.355) | |||||||
| Total: | 844–872–1 (.492) | ||||||||
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Coaching tree
Played under:
- Margo Jonker: Central Michigan (1982–1985)
Coached under:
- Margo Jonker: Central Michigan (1986–1987)
- Diane Stephenson: Indiana (1988)
Assistants who served as NCAA Division I softball head coaches:
- Ashley Chastain: Charlotte (2020-Present)
Former players who served as NCAA Division I head coaches:
- Patti Raduenz: Elon (2001−2011), North Carolina A&T (2020−Present)