USD Softball 2004

PACIFIC COAST SOFTBALL CONFERENCE

14 The Pacific Coast Softball Conference - A League Of Their Own The NCAA Division I Management Council Administrative Committee announced the approval of the Pacific Coast Softball Conference (PCSC) for Division I conference membership in women 's softball on Oct. 17, 2002. The 2003 softball season marked the inaugu– ral year of the PCSC, with Loyola Marymount winning the conference's first title. Wendy Guthrie, former Associate Athletics Director and Senior

Woman Administrator at the University of San Diego and current professor in the Sport Management Master's program at the University of San Francisco, enters her second year as commissioner of the new conference. Dr. Bill Husak, Director of Athletics at Loyola Marymount, will continue to serve the role of president of the conference officers. The conference is comprised of six schools: Sacramento State, Loyola Marymount, Portland State, Saint Mary's, Santa Clara and San Diego. Prior to joining the PCSC, the schools were members of the Western Athletic Conference, Western Intercol– legiate Softball League and the Big West Conference for softball league play. One of the objectives of the PCSC is to provide the teams with an opportunity for an automatic qualifying bid to NCAA Tournament play. The conference will be eligible to apply for the automatic bid in the 2005 season. "I have been impressed with the diligence of the institutions' administrators in forming thi s conference, the collegiality among the softball coaches, and the student-athletes' desire for competitive success in order to bring the Pacific Coast Softball Conference to national recognition," Guthrie said. "The creation of the PCSC was a result of a clear need for a quality championship experience for the student-athletes, and one that would realize the opportunity for these players and coaches to have access to the NCAA Tournament."

Loyola Marymount

Portland State

Sacramento State

Saint Mary's College

San Diego

Santa Clara

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