Southeastern Conference Softball Coach of the Year
# Southeastern Conference Softball Coach of the Year

The Southeastern Conference Softball Coach of the Year is a college softball award given to the Southeastern Conference's most outstanding coach. The award has been given annually since 1997.

## Winners

| Season | Player | School |
| - | - | - |
| 1997 | Joyce Compton | South Carolina |
| 1998 | Larry Ray | Florida |
| 1999 | Carie Dever-Boaz | Arkansas |
| 2000 | Beth Kirchner | Kentucky |
| 2001 | Yvette Girouard | LSU |
| 2002 | Tina Deese Yvette Girouard Joyce Compton | Auburn LSU South Carolina |
| 2003 | Lu Harris-Champer | Georgia |
| 2004 | Ralph Weekly Karen Weekly | Tennessee |
| 2005 | Lu Harris-Champer | Georgia |
| 2006 | Patrick Murphy Yvette Girouard | Alabama LSU |
| 2007 | Ralph Weekly Karen Weekly | Tennessee |
| 2008 | Tim Walton | Florida |
| 2009 | Tim Walton | Florida |
| 2010 | Patrick Murphy | Alabama |
| 2011 | Tim Walton Yvette Girouard | Florida LSU |
| 2012 | Patrick Murphy | Alabama |
| 2013 | Tim Walton | Florida |
| 2014 | Patrick Murphy | Alabama |
| 2015 | Clint Myers | Auburn |
| 2016 | Rachel Lawson | Kentucky |
| 2017 | Tim Walton | Florida |
| 2018 | Lu Harris-Champer | Georgia |
| 2019 | Patrick Murphy | Alabama |
| 2021 | Courtney Deifel | Arkansas |
| 2022 | Courtney Deifel | Arkansas |
| 2023 | Karen Weekly | Tennessee |

## Winners by school

| School | Winners | Years |
| - | - | - |
| Florida | 6 | 1998, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017 |
| Alabama | 5 | 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2019 |
| LSU | 4 | 2001, 2002, 2006, 2011 |
| Arkansas | 3 | 1999, 2021, 2022 |
| Georgia | 3 | 2003, 2005, 2018 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 2004, 2007, 2023 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 2000, 2016 |
| South Carolina | 2 | 1997, 2002 |
| Auburn | 1 | 2002 |
| Mississippi State | 0 | — |
| Missouri | 0 | — |
| Ole Miss | 0 | — |
| Texas A&M | 0 | — |
