Florida softball head coach [autotag]Tim Walton[/autotag] will be inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches’ Association (NFCA) Hall of Fame in Dallas, Texas on Friday night.
Walton holds a 980-238 (.805) record in 19 seasons with the Gators and a 1,103-302 record as a head coach — he spent three years with Wichita State before taking over at Florida in 2006. Walton has transformed UF’s softball program into a national powerhouse entering his 20th year.
The Gators have made the NCAA Tournament every year under Walton, excluding the 2020 season when the tournament was canceled. Florida has made it to the Women’s College World Series 12 times, reached the finals five times and claimed back-to-back national championships in 2014 and 2015.
Walton has led the program to eight SEC regular season titles, six SEC Tournament titles and won five SEC Coach of the Year Awards. Walton’s athletes have earned 53 NFCA All-America honors and 79 All-SEC nods.
He is also an assistant coach with the USA Women’s National Team.
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