{{short description|American softball coach (active 1985-)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Sandy Montgomery | image = | alt = | caption = | current_title = Head coach | current_team = SIU Edwardsville Cougars | current_conference = Ohio Valley Conference | current_record = 41–13 (2017) | contract = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = SIU Edwardsville,<br>BS 1986, MS 1988 | player_years1 = 1982–85 | player_team1 = SIU Edwardsville Cougars<br>(1982 AIAW DII WCWS National Runner-up) | player_positions = Pitcher | coach_years1 = 1986–88 | coach_team1 = SIU Edwardsville (Asst.) | coach_years2 = 1989–present | coach_team2 = SIU Edwardsville <!-- Template:Infobox college coach conversion error: admin_teams and admin_years are not of equal length. -->| admin_team1 = SIU Edwardsville <br>Currently Associate AD for Alumni Relations | admin_years1 = pre-2007–present | overall_record = 1051–540–2 | bowl_record = | tournament_record = 0–2 NCAA Div. I (1)<br>26–21 NCAA Div. II (11) | championships = {{plainlist| *'''NCAA Division II (2007)''' *2x NCAA Great Lakes Regional Champions (2006, 2007) *OVC Tournament (2014) *OVC season (2015) *OVC West Division season (2014) *5x GLVC Tournament (2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008) *5x GLVC season (1999, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007) *2x GLVC Southwest Division season (1997, 1998) }} | awards = {{plainlist| * NCAA Division I Independent Coach of the Year (2009) * OVC Coach of the Year (2015) * DII National Coaching Staff of the Year (2007) * 3x DII Regional Coaching Staff of the Year (2003, 2006, 2007) * 4x GLVC Coach of the Year (1997, 1999, 2001, 2002) * National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Central Region (1985) * Illinois Amateur Softball Association Hall of Fame (2001) * SIUE Athletics Hall of Fame (2006 - Player) * St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame (2019) * NFCA Hall of Fame (2022) * Ohio Valley Conference Hall of Fame (2023) * SIUE Athletics Hall of Fame (2026 - Coach) }} | coaching_records = Most wins in SIUE history (985) }} '''Sandy Montgomery''' is an American softball coach. In 30 years as the head coach of SIU Edwardsville Cougars softball (1989–present), she has more than 1000 career wins, more than any other coach in SIUE history in any sport, male or female. As of May 13, 2017, Montgomery had a career record of 1051 wins, 540 losses, and 2 ties, for a .660 winning percentage.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=NCAA |title=Softball Coaching Records |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/SB_Records/2016/coaches.pdf |accessdate=1 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=SIU Edwardsville |title=2016 SIUE Softball Schedule |url=http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/w-softbl/2015-16/schedule |accessdate=1 September 2016}}</ref> She led the Cougars to the Division II NCAA softball championship in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=NCAA |title=Softball Championship History |url=https://www.ncaa.com/history/softball/d2 |accessdate=July 31, 2015}}</ref> In 2014, Montgomery passed the 900 win mark<ref>{{cite web |publisher=NCAA |title=Sandy Montgomery notches 900th win of illustrious 26-year career |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/softball/article/2014-04-09/sandy-montgomery-notches-900th-win-illustrious-26-year-career |accessdate=July 31, 2015}}</ref> while leading the Cougars to their first Division I NCAA Division I softball tournament. Montgomery is the longest-tenured head coach at SIUE and the Associate AD for Alumni Relations<ref>{{cite web |publisher=SIU Edwardsville |title=Sandy Montgomery |url=http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/w-softbl/coaches/montgomery_sandy |accessdate=August 1, 2015}}</ref> in the SIUE athletic department. In addition to coaching softball, she began the SIUE volleyball program in 1995 and coached for its first four years, guiding it to a record of 83–54<ref>{{cite web |publisher=SIU Edwardsville |title=Volleyball Coaching Records |url=http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/w-volley/archive/coaching |accessdate=August 1, 2015}}</ref> and its first appearance in the NCAA Division II tournament in 1998. After leading the softball Cougars to the regular season title, Montgomery was named the 2015 Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ovcsports.com/news/2015/5/4/SB_0504153137.aspx |title=Murray State's Twaddle and SIUE's Chambers Headline Softball Postseason Awards |publisher=Ohio Valley Conference |date=May 5, 2015 |accessdate=September 17, 2015}}</ref> Montgomery's players earned her 1000th career victory in a 4–2 win over the Holy Cross Crusaders in the "Under Armour Showcase" in Clearwater, Florida on March 10, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/w-softbl/2016-17/releases/20170310rtz2r2 |title=Cougars Make It Grand For Montgomery |publisher=SIU Edwardsville |date=March 10, 2017 |accessdate=March 10, 2017}}</ref> She became only the 32nd head coach in all divisions to top the 1,000 win mark.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thetelegraph.com/sports/98136/cougars-make-it-grand-for-montgomery-top-holy-cross-for-coachs-1000th-win |title=SOFTBALL: Two SIUE wins make it 1,001 for Montgomery |publisher=The Telegraph |date=March 10, 2017 |accessdate=March 11, 2017}}</ref>
==SIUE pitcher== ''Primary source:'' <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/w-softbl/coaches/montgomery_sandy |title=Sandy Montgomery |publisher=SIU Edwardsville |accessdate=August 1, 2015}}</ref>
Sandy Montgomery was a pitcher for the SIUE Cougars from 1982 through 1985 building a record of 84–26 in 117 appearances, including 108 starts. On the Cougars' career pitching records lists, she remains #1 in lowest earned run average (ERA) (0.85 in 789 innings), saves (11, including saves in games she started, was relieved, and returned), shutouts (42), and no-hitters (6). She also remains #2 in most batters faced (3210), #3 in wins and innings pitched, and #4 in strikeouts, appearances, and games started,. Additionally, she still holds the Cougars' single-season records for most shutouts (19 in 1985) and saves (7 also in 1985) while remaining among the leaders in wins, lowest ERA, appearances, games started, shutouts, innings pitched, strikeouts, batters faced, and saves.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/w-softbl/archive/pitching |title=SIUE Pitching Records |publisher=SIU Edwardsville |accessdate=May 28, 2017}}</ref> In her senior season (1985), Montgomery had a record of 30-8 with a 0.64 earned run average, was the Cougars' Most Valuable Player, and was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association’s All-Central Region team. For her play, she has been inducted into the Illinois Amateur Softball Association’s Hall of Fame (2001)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.illinoisasa.org/about-us/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-members |title=Hall of Fame Members|publisher=Illinois ASA |accessdate=August 1, 2015}}</ref> and the SIUE Athletics Hall of Fame (2006).
==Head coaching record== ''Sources:''<ref name="cougars">{{cite web |url=http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/w-softbl/archive/siue-w-softbl-archive.htm |publisher=SIUE Cougars |title=SIUE Softball Archives |accessdate=February 21, 2017 }}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="GLVC">{{cite web |url=http://www.glvcsports.com/sports/2008/2/7/sb_archive.aspx?path=softball |publisher=Great Lakes Valley Conference |title= GLVC Softball Archive |accessdate=February 21, 2017}}</ref><ref name="OVC">{{cite web |url=http://www.ovcsports.com/documents/2014/6/11/SB_Records.pdf |publisher=Ohio Valley Conference |title=OVC Softball Records |accessdate=February 21, 2017}}</ref><ref name="NCAA">{{cite web |url=https://www.ncaa.com/history/softball/d2|publisher=NCAA |title=Division II Softball Championship History |accessdate=February 21, 2017}}</ref>
{{CBB Yearly Record Start |type = coach |conference = |postseason = |poll = both |poll1 = AP |poll2 = Coaches }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead |name=SIU Edwardsville |startyear=1989 |conference=Division II Independent<ref name="cougars"/> |endyear=1995 |}} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 1989 | name = SIUE Cougars | overall = 35–24–1 | conference = | confstanding = | postseason = | ranking = | ranking2 = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 1990 | name = SIUE Cougars | overall = 34–13 | conference = | confstanding = | postseason = NCAA Regional | ranking = | ranking2 = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 1991 | name = SIUE Cougars | overall = 35–16 | conference = | confstanding = | postseason = | ranking = | ranking2 = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 1992 | name = SIUE Cougars | overall = 22–21 | conference = | confstanding = | postseason = | ranking = | ranking2 = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 1993 | name = SIUE Cougars | overall = 23–24 | conference = | confstanding = | postseason = | ranking = | ranking2 = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 1994 | name = SIUE Cougars | overall = 18–25–1 | conference = | confstanding = | postseason = | ranking = | ranking2 = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 1995 | name = SIUE Cougars | overall = 24–19 | conference = | confstanding = | postseason = | ranking = | ranking2 = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead |name= SIU Edwardsville |startyear=1996 |conference=Great Lakes Valley Conference (Div. II)<ref name="GLVC"/> |endyear=2008 |}} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 1996 | name = SIUE Cougars | overall = 34–17 | conference = 12–6 | confstanding = 2nd | postseason = | ranking = | ranking2 = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = division | season = 1997 | name = SIUE Cougars | overall = 39–13 | conference = 23–0 | confstanding = '''1st Southwest''' | postseason = | ranking = | ranking2 = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = division | season = 1998 | name = SIUE Cougars | overall = 33–23 | conference = 22–5 | confstanding = '''1st Southwest''' | postseason = NCAA Regional | ranking = | ranking2 = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | season = 1999 | name = SIUE Cougars | overall = 33–17 | conference = 13–3 | confstanding = '''1st''' | postseason = | ranking = | ranking2 = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2000 | name = SIUE Cougars | overall = 39–19 | conference = 16–6 | confstanding = t-3rd | postseason = NCAA Regional | ranking = | ranking2 = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2001 | name = SIUE Cougars | overall = 41–17 | conference = 17–5 | confstanding = 2nd | postseason = NCAA Regional | ranking = | ranking2 = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = confboth | season = 2002 | name = SIUE Cougars | overall = 51–12 | conference = 17–2 | confstanding = '''1st''' | postseason = NCAA Regional | ranking = | ranking2 = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = confboth | season = 2003 | name = SIUE Cougars | overall = 44–11 | conference = 17–3 | confstanding = '''1st''' | postseason = NCAA Regional | ranking = | ranking2 = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2004 | name = SIUE Cougars | overall = 35–19 | conference = 15–5 | confstanding = 3rd | postseason = NCAA Regional | ranking = | ranking2 = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2005 | name = SIUE Cougars | overall = 41–15 | conference = 15–3 | confstanding = 3rd | postseason = NCAA Regional | ranking = | ranking2 = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = confboth | season = 2006 | name = SIUE Cougars | overall = 52–11 | conference = 16–4 | confstanding = '''1st''' | postseason =''' Div. II WCWS''' | ranking = | ranking2 = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = national | season =2007 | name = SIUE Cougars | overall = 49–8 | conference = 19–5 | confstanding = t-'''1st''' | postseason = '''NCAA Div. II Champion''' | ranking = | ranking2 = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference tournament | season = 2008 | name = SIUE Cougars | overall = 49–11 | conference = 19–5 | confstanding = 2nd | postseason = NCAA Regional | ranking = | ranking2 = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead |name=SIU Edwardsville |startyear=2009 |conference=Division I Independent<ref name="cougars"/> |endyear=2010 |}} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2009 | name = SIUE Cougars | overall = 40–10 | conference = | confstanding = | postseason = | ranking = | ranking2 = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2010 | name = SIUE Cougars | overall = 27–24 | conference = | confstanding = | postseason = | ranking = | ranking2 = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead |name=SIU Edwardsville |startyear=2011 |conference=Ohio Valley Conference<ref name="OVC"/> |endyear=current |}} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2011 | name = SIUE Cougars | overall = 28–30 | conference = 19–11 | confstanding = 4th | postseason = | ranking = | ranking2 = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2012 | name = SIUE Cougars | overall = 23–29 | conference = 13–16 | confstanding = 8th | postseason = | ranking = | ranking2 = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2013 | name = SIUE Cougars | overall = 35–13 | conference = 17–5 | confstanding = 2nd West | postseason = | ranking = | ranking2 = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship =divboth | season = 2014 | name = SIUE Cougars | overall = 30–23 | conference = 19–5 | confstanding = '''1st West''' | postseason = NCAA Regional | ranking = | ranking2 = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship =conference | season = 2015 | name = SIUE Cougars | overall = 43–16 | conference = 20–6 | confstanding = '''1st''' | postseason = | ranking = | ranking2 = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2016 | name = SIUE Cougars | overall = 28–26 | conference = 15–11 | confstanding = 4th | postseason = | ranking = | ranking2 = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2017 | name = SIUE Cougars | overall = 41–13 | conference = 13–5 | confstanding = t-2nd | postseason = | ranking = | ranking2 = }} {{CBB Yearly Record End | overall = 1051–540–2 {{Winning percentage | 1051 | 540 | 2 }} | conference = 322–100 {{Winning percentage | 337 | 111 | 0 }} | poll = | polltype = | polltype2 = | legend = yes | cbb_c1 = | cbb_c2 = | cbb_c3 = }}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/w-softbl/index SIUE softball webpage]
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