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Illinois Fighting Illini softball
Illinois Fighting Illini softball
Founded	2000
University	University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Head coach	Tyra Perry (8th season)
Conference	Big Ten
Location	Urbana, IL
Home stadium	Eichelberger Field (Capacity: 1500)
Nickname	Fighting Illini
Colors	Orange and blue;
NCAA Tournament appearances
	2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022

The Illinois Fighting Illini softball team represents University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Big Ten Conference. The Fighting Illini are currently led by head coach Tyra Perry. The team plays its home games at Eichelberger Field located on the university's campus.^[2]

History edit

Years	Coach	Record	%
2000–2015	Terri Sullivan	487-368-2	.569
2016–present	Tyra Perry	214-139	.606
Reference:^[3]

Name	Position coached	Consecutive season at Illinois in current position
Tyra Perry	Head coach	8th
Laura Trout	Assistant coach	8th
Vann Stuedeman	Assistant coach	1st
Miranda Rodriguez	Volunteer Assistant Coach	1st
Rachel Houck	Director of Operations	1st
Reference:^[4]

^ "University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Visual Identity: Color". Retrieved November 13, 2022.
^ "Eichelberger Field". FightingIllini.com. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS DIVISION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^ "Illinois Softball Record Book" (PDF). FightingIllini.com. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS DIVISION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS. p. 11. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
^ "Illinois Softball Coaches" (PDF). UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS DIVISION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
^ "Illinois, Michigan and Ohio State Share Top Softball Honors". BigTen.org. May 19, 2010. Retrieved May 23, 2021.