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BLOWERS PROMOTED TO HEAD SOFTBALL
COACH
 DENTON,
Texas – Associate head softball coach and Compliance
Coordinator Marty Blowers will succeed Dianne Baker as the
head coach at Texas Woman’s University.
“I have played and coached against Dianne, and have been an assistant to
her and now am taking over for her - we have done the complete circle,” Blowers
said. “I am excited to come in and take over a program that is rich in
tradition. I love Denton. This is the place I want to be.”
Prior to joining the Pioneers’ staff in December of 2002, Blowers was
the head coach at the University of Southern Colorado (now Colorado State University-Pueblo)
from 1996-2002 and was at the helm of Sam Houston State from 1990-96. Blowers
was promoted to associate head softball coach at TWU in October of 2004.
“I am extremely proud to turn over the program to a quality human being
like Marty,” Baker said. “Marty and I have known each other in coaching
for 28 years. It was a dream of mine that she take over after me. I wish her
and the Pioneer team much success.”
 Blowers guided the Thunderwolves to its best season in 2001 when the team went
52-12-1, won the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Tournament, and hosted
the NCAA Division II South Central Regional Tournament. In her six seasons
at USC, Blowers’ teams went 184-133-1 and produced two All-Americans,
five All-Region players and 34 All-RMAC honorees. More importantly, Blowers’ clubs
have had two academic All-Americans, 14 academic all-conference players, and
two Verizon/Phillips 66 Academic Award Winners, one that graduated from USC
summa cum laude.
While at the helm of SHSU’s program, Blowers led the Ladykats to a 178-152
overall record and a 101-67 mark in the Southland Conference. During her first
two seasons at Sam Houston, the Ladykats placed second in the Southland Conference
with Blowers’ 1992 squad recording the third-highest win total ever in
the program’s 17-year history. That 1992 team also finished the season
ranked nationally in pitching (13th), batting (9th), home runs (1st), and stolen
bases (5th). From 1990-93, Sam Houston recorded the best conference record
of the league’s eight teams, going 60-20 over that three-year span. In
1993, Blowers guided Sam Houston to a 39-15 record, the Southland Conference
title and the National Invitational Tournament Championship. She was named
the Southland Conference Coach of the Year as her team was ranked nationally
in pitching (23rd), win/loss percentage (9th) and double plays (23rd). Over
her six seasons at SHSU, Blowers coached 17 all-conference performers, 10 academic
All-Americans, two all-region selections, one junior Olympian and a professional
softball player.
She also spent two seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Hawaii
from 1989-90, and at Texas-Arlington from 1985-89.
“We are excited to promote Marty Blowers to head coach
of our softball program,” Director of Athletics Chalese
Connors announced. “Marty will not miss a beat in keeping
this team on a winning track. She shares the same philosophy
that Dianne instilled in that TWU recruits student-athletes
who will be successful in the classroom and on the field, and
who will graduate to become productive citizens and proud alums.
Marty knows what it takes to win in the Lone Star Conference
and in the NCAA Tournament. She has the experience to draw
on that to keep TWU Softball on top. I expect this promotion
to be a smooth transition for our team and for our recruits.”
 Blowers received her bachelor’s degree from UT-Arlington in 1986 and
master’s degree from Sam Houston State in 1992. As a member of the UT-Arlington
softball team, she was twice named All-Southland Conference.
An active member of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association, Blowers has
served on the ethics, grant and convention committees. She has also served
as a national clinician and speaker as well as the chair of the Southland Conference
Softball Committee.
Blowers will continue with her compliance duties and will assume the head coaching
responsibilities on Sept. 1, 2005. She is currently working towards her doctorate
in Sports Management at TWU.
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