Heather Tarr

American softball coach
Heather Tarr
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamWashington
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record742–277–1 (.728)
Biographical details
Born (1974-10-05) October 5, 1974 (age 49)
Kirkland, Washington
Playing career
1994–1997Washington
1997–1998Tampa Bay FireStix
Position(s)Infielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998Washington (student asst.)
1999–2003Pacific (asst.)
2004Pacific (AHC)
2005–presentWashington
National Softball
2019–2020Team USA Women's Softball (asst.)
2022–PresentTeam USA Women's Softball
Head coaching record
Overall742–277–1 (.728)
TournamentsNCAA Division I: 75–33 (.694)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As player:
  • Pac-10 (1996)

As head coach:

Awards
As player:
  • 3× honorable mention All-Pac-10 (1995–1997)
  • Second-team NFCA All-Pacific Region (1997)

As assistant coach:

  • NFCA West Region Coaching Staff of the Year (2001)

As head coach:

Heather Robyn Tarr (born October 5, 1974)[1] is an American, former collegiate softball third baseman, and is the current head coach at Washington. Tarr become one of five coaches/athletes to have played and coached in the Women's College World Series, playing in the 1996 Women's College World Series as well the 1997 Women's College World Series, and coaching the Huskies at the 2009 Women's College World Series. She was the first coach to win a title with her alma mater when the Huskies won the national championship in 2009.[2] Tarr has also assisted Team USA and helped coach the team at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

Early life and education

Born in Kirkland, Washington, Tarr graduated from Redmond High School and played at infielder on the Washington Huskies softball team from 1994 to 1997 while attending the University of Washington.[1] Playing a total of 244 games at Washington,[1][4] Tarr was an honorable mention all-Pac-10 honoree from 1995 to 1997 and second-team NFCA All-Pacific Region honoree in 1997.[5] As a senior in 1997, Tarr batted .283 with 53 hits and 32 RBI.[4]

Professional softball career

Tarr played professionally with the Tampa Bay FireStix of the Women's Professional Softball League in 1997 and 1998, playing 64 games with 26 hits and 10 RBI.[6][7][8]

Coaching career

College assistant (1998–2004)

In 1998, Tarr was an undergraduate assistant at Washington while completing her geography degree.[9]

From 1999 to 2004, Tarr was an assistant coach at Pacific under head coach Brian Kolze and was associate head coach during the 2004 season. With Tarr on staff, Pacific went 232–124 and 90–44 mark in the Big West Conference. In 2001, Tarr and Pacific head coach Brian Kolze was named 2001 NFCA West Region Coaching Staff of the Year after guiding the Tigers to within one win of the Women's College World Series and finished the year at No. 18 in the final national ranking.[10]

Washington (2005–present)

After the 2004 season at Pacific as an assistant, Heather Tarr was named head coach of the Washington Huskies softball team. In her first season Heather Tarr led the Huskies to a 35–22 overall record and led them to the NCAA Super Regionals where they lost to eventual national champion Michigan. In 2009, Tarr led Washington 51–12 overall record and won the 2009 Women's College World Series, Washington's first title in program history. She became the first coach to win a title with her alma mater.

[11] She led the Huskies to a runner-up finish in the 2018 Women's College World Series. Tarr has been a mentor to athletes Danielle Lawrie, Ali Aguilar and Taran Alvelo.

As of the end of the 2021 season, Tarr has an overall 704–260–1 record at Washington.[12]

Team USA

Tarr was named as an assistant coach for the United States women's softball team in 2019.[13] On October 25, 2021, Tarr became the head coach for Team USA.[14]

Statistics

Washington Huskies
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
1994 35 67 10 13 .194 11 0 0 5 18 .268% 9 12 2 2
1995 73 193 35 61 .316 38 0 2 8 73 .378% 18 14 6 6
1996 68 174 34 54 .310 23 3 0 2 65 .373% 21 21 5 6
1997 69 187 31 53 .283 32 1 1 11 69 .369% 32 27 21 25
TOTALS 245 621 110 181 .291 104 4 4 26 225 .362% 80 74 34 39

Head coaching record

Sources:[15][12]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Washington Huskies (Pacific-10/Pac-12 Conference) (2005–present)
2005 Washington 35–22 10–11 6th NCAA Super Regional
2006 Washington 35–25 6–15 7th NCAA Super Regional
2007 Washington 42–19 12–9 T–3rd Women's College World Series
2008 Washington 30–25–1 7–14 T–5th NCAA Regional
2009 Washington 51–12 14–7 2nd WCWS Champions
2010 Washington 50–9 17–4 1st Women's College World Series
2011 Washington 37–16 9–12 T–6th NCAA Super Regional
2012 Washington 39–19 7–16 8th NCAA Super Regional
2013 Washington 45–17 12–5 T–2nd Women's College World Series
2014 Washington 37–15 13–9 4th NCAA Super Regional
2015 Washington 42–17 11–11 6th NCAA Regional
2016 Washington 39–15 16–8 3rd NCAA Super Regional
2017 Washington 50–14 16–8 3rd Women's College World Series
2018 Washington 52–10 15–8 4th WCWS Runners-Up
2019 Washington 52–9 20–4 T–1st Women's College World Series
2020 Washington 23–2 0–0 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Washington 45–14 18–5 2nd NCAA Super Regional
2022 Washington 38–17 14–10 3rd NCAA Regional
2023 Washington 41–13 16–8 2nd Women's College World Series
Washington: 786–292–1 (.729) 233–164 (.587)
Total: 786–292–1 (.729)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ a b c "Heather Tarr". University of Washington. Archived from the original on June 18, 1997. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "Washington WCWS Stats". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  3. ^ "Husky Softball Records & History" (PDF). Gohuskies.com. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  4. ^ a b http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/WSB/Softball_Women's_Division%20I_1997_756_University%20of%20Washington.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ "National & Regional Awards" (PDF), Washington Softball 2018, University of Washington, pp. 55–56, 2018
  6. ^ "Firestix Slip Past Wahoos, 3–1". Orlando Sentinel. July 2, 1998. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  7. ^ "Softball's Kim DePaul Picked Eighth In The Women's Pro Softball League Senior Draft". University of Washington. December 5, 2000. Archived from the original on February 23, 2001. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  8. ^ "Assistant Coach: Heather Tarr". University of the Pacific. Archived from the original on December 29, 2003. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  9. ^ "Heather Tarr Bio". gohuskies.com. University of Washington. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Heather Tarr Named Washington Softball Coach". University of Washington. July 6, 2004. Archived from the original on August 15, 2004. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  11. ^ "2009 Washington Softball Schedule". gohuskies.com. University of Washington. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  12. ^ a b "NCAA Statistics: Heather Tarr". NCAA. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  13. ^ "Heather Tarr Named To USA Olympic Coaching Staff". GoHuskies.com. University of Washington Athletics. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  14. ^ "HEATHER TARR NAMED HEAD COACH FOR THE 2022 WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Year-by-year finishes" (PDF), Washington Softball 2018, University of Washington, p. 78, 2018

External links

  • Heather Tarr on Twitter
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Washington Huskies softball
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  • Teresa Wilson (1993–2003)
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National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics
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Washington Huskies 2009 Women's College World Series Champions
Head coach Heather Tarr
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Pac-12 Conference Softball Coach of the Year
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United States roster – 2020 Summer Olympics silver medalists