List of Cal State Northridge Matadors head softball coaches

The Cal State Northridge Matadors softball program is a college softball team that represents California State University, Northridge in the Big West Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association.[1] The team has had 8 head coaches since it started playing organized softball in the 1977 season.[2] The current coach is Jodie Cox, who took over the head coaching position in 2026.[3]

Gary Torgeson holds all major coaching records, having claimed four national championships at the NCAA Division II level, and made six other appearances in the final rounds at both the Division I and II level, including an NCAA Division I runner-up in 1994.

Key

Coaches

List of head softball coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards[g]
# Name Term GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PA WA CCs NCs
1 Tony Venditto 1977–1981 166 83 83 0 .500 13 12 0 .520 3 2 — —
2 Gary Torgeson 1982–1994 857 636 213 8 .747 179 35 0 .836 9 8 9 4
3 Janet Sherman 1995–2001 396 245 148 3 .622 132 55 0 .706 7 — 2 —
4 Barbara Jordan 2002–2009 380 202 177 1 .533 81 83 0 .494 3 — — —
5 Roni Sperrey 2010 53 31 22 0 .585 15 6 0 .714 — — 1 —
6 Tairia Flowers 2011–2020 522 259 263 0 .496 93 99 0 .484 1 — 1 —
7 Charlotte Morgan 2021–2025 237 109 126 0 .464 63 69 0 .477 — — — —
8 Jodie Cox 2026 First season

Notes

  1. ^ A running total of the number of head coaches.
  2. ^ Cal State Northridge was a member of the Southern California Athletic Association from 1977 to 1981. From 1982 to 1990, they played as part of the NCAA Division II California Collegiate Athletic Association. After moving to Division I, they played their transition seasons as an Independent before joining the Western Athletic Conference for four seasons. They joined the Big West Conference in 1997.
  3. ^ Postseason play involving the NCAA Division I Softball Championship or AIAW Women's College World Series.
  4. ^ Postseason appearances include seasons with NCAA Division I or Division II Softball Championship bids since the tournament began in 1982.
  5. ^ College World Series appearances include seasons with WCWS bids since the tournament began in 1969.
  6. ^ Women's College World Series sponsored by either the AIAW or NCAA.
  7. ^ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2025 NCAA Division I softball season.

References

  1. ^ "Cal State-Northridge". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  2. ^ 2024 Record Book (PDF). Cal State Northridge Matadors. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  3. ^ "Jodie Cox Named CSUN Softball Interim Coach". Cal State Northridge Matadors. July 1, 2026. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
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