RICK BERTAGNOLLI

California University of Pennsylvania
COACH – SOFTBALL
Has coached the Cal U softball team for the past 28 years, compiling a 900-332 (.731) cumulative record through 2021; His overall 35-year collegiate coaching record is 1,163-382 (.753) which includes coaching stints at SC-Spartanburg and Wabash Valley Community College
He ranks in the top 10 among active coaches in NCAA Division II in victories and winning percentage, plus is the winningest coach in all of Cal U sports history
Bertagnoli was inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Hall of Fame in 2013
Has guided the Vulcans to 21 NCAA Division II post-season tournaments with back-to-back NCAA National Championships in 1997 and 1998, along with six NCAA Regional championships. Bertagnoli and his assistant were named 1998 NFCA Coaching Staff of the Year
Bertagnolli’s Cal U teams have appeared in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championship Game 14 times and set a NCAA record with 88-consecutive conference wins from 1994-99. The Vulcans have won 19 PSAC-West titles under Bertagnolli with 25 consecutive PSAC post-season tourney appearances from 1994-2018
Under Bertagnolli’s direction, he has produced more than 40 NFCA All-Americans, nearly 100 NFCA all-region honorees and more than 175 all-conference players. This list includes 1998 NFCA Player of the Year Danielle Penner and four members of the Canadian Senior National Team
Academically, Bertagnolli has mentored 14 Academic All-Americans – the most by any sport in school history. As a high school coach, he guided his team to the state title in 1987 after beating the top-ranked team in the nation