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PROGRAM HISTORY

ALL-AMERICA \| ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA \| STATISTICAL ARCHIVE In just eight seasons as a varsity program, the Washington University softball team has established themselves as a nationally recognized program. The Bears have posted a 250-82 (.753) overall record in eight years, made six consecutive NCAA appearance and won five University Athletic Association (UAA) championships. The 2007 season was a record-breaking year for the Bears as they advanced to the College World Series for the first-time in school history and placed second in Division III. Second-year head coach Leticia Pineda-Boutté led the Bears to a 35-7 overall, its first regional championship and a fourth-straight University Athletic Association (UAA) championship. Pineda-Boutté also mentored first-team All-America pitcher Laurel Sagartz, who posted a school-record 318 strikeouts. The Bears wasted no time making their mark in their first varsity season in the spring of 1999, recording a 22-10 record and capturing their first UAA title. A tough schedule payed off for the Bears in 2002 as they posted a 24-19 overall record and made its first trip to the NCAA Tournament. In 2003, WU posted a 30-9 record and made an appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Head coach Cindy Zelinsky also produced the school's first All-American as sophomore Liz Swary earned third-team honors. The 2004 season was a banner season for the Bears, as WU set a school-record with a 33-5 overall record and won its second UAA championship. WU made its third-consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament and placed third in the Midwest Regional. Swary also made history as she became the first player to earn first-team All-American and Academic All-America honors in the same season. The Bears completed the 2005 season with a school-record 47-3 mark and an 8-0 mark in UAA play. Swary earned first-team all-America honors for the second consecutive year and was named the 2005 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America of the Year. Sagartz and freshman Amy Vukovich also earned second-team All-America honors.