Head Coach
2014 Hurricane Softball
Eddie Ward Head Coach Eddie Ward is entering his 11th season as head coach and his 12th overall with the softball program at Georgia Southwestern. The Lady Hurricanes are coming off a 29-26 season in 2013, which is the most wins by GSW in seven years of NCAA Division II competition. The Lady ‘Canes made school history late in the 2009 season when they won the University’s first NCAA Division II postseason game in any team sport - an opening round victory in the Peach Belt Conference tournament. Ward is a 1970 graduate of Therrell High School in Atlanta, Ga. He graduated from Georgia Southwestern in 1974 with a B.S. in Education. After teaching two years of high school, Ward returned to GSW and completed 45 quarter hours towards his MEd. While at GSW, Ward played baseball for the Hurricanes for two years. He was also a member of the Blue Key Honor Society and Past Archon Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity. Ward is married to Betty Anne Scifres and has two Usher and Christie Ward POSITION SCHOOL YEAR WINS - LOSSES Assistant Coach GSW 2003 28 - 27 Head Coach GSW 2004 34 - 24 2005 31 - 22 2006 21 - 34 2007 11 - 35 2008 19 - 29 2009 13 - 37 2010 20 - 31 2011 22 - 28 2012 22 - 30 2013 29 - 26 Overall head coaching record 222 - 296
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daughters, Julie Anne AFFILIATION NAIA NAIA NAIA NAIA NCAA Division NCAA Division NCAA Division NCAA Division NCAA Division NCAA Division NCAA Division
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