Melyssa Lombardi
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Oregon |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 239–116 (.673) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1974 (age 51–52) Glendale, Arizona, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Oklahoma |
| Playing career | |
| 1993–1994 | Central Arizona College |
| 1995–1996 | Oklahoma |
| Position | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1997 | Oklahoma (Student asst.) |
| 1998–2007 | Oklahoma (asst.) |
| 2007–2018 | Oklahoma (AHC) |
| 2019–present | Oregon |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 239–116 (.673) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| As a Head Coach: Big Ten regular season (2025) As an Assistant: 4× Women's College World Series (2000, 2013, 2016, 2017) 10× Big 12 regular season (1999, 2000, 2009, 2012–18) 5× Big 12 Tournament (2001, 2007, 2010, 2017–18) | |
| Awards | |
| As a Head Coach: Big Ten Coach of the Year (2025) As an Assistant: NFCA Division I Assistant Coach of the Year (2017) 4× NFCA National Coaching Staffs of the Year (2000, 2013, 2016–17) 11× Regional Coaching Staffs of the Year (1999-01, 2004, 2012–18) | |
Melyssa Lombardi is an American softball coach who is the current head coach at Oregon.[1]
Lombardi graduated from University of Oklahoma in 1997 with a degree in Health and Sports Science.[2]
Coaching career
Oregon
On July 9, 2018, Melyssa Lombardi was announced as the new head coach of the Oregon softball program, replacing Mike White who left to be the head coach of Texas.[3]
The 2024-2025 season marked Oregon's move from the Pac-12 conference to the Big Ten, along with Washington and UCLA. Lombardi led Oregon to a 19-3 conference record, winning the Big Ten Conference Championship for the regular season. This was Oregon's first conference championship since Lombardi took over the program, their most recent championship coming in the Pac-12 in 2018. As a result, Lombardi was named the Big Ten Softball Coach of the Year.[4]