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Dot Richardson

Dorothy Gay Richardson (born September 22, 1961) is an American physician and former two-time gold medal-winning Olympian softball player at shortstop. Richardson is currently the head coach at Liberty. Richardson played college softball at UCLA and won the inaugural NCAA Division I softball tournament in 1982. She is a USA Softball Hall of Fame honoree.

Infobox

1980
Western Illinois
Title
Head coach
Team
Liberty
Conference
Conference USA
Record
434–269 (.617)
Born
(1961-09-22) September 22, 1961 (age 64)Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Alma mater
UCLAAdelphi UniversityUniversity of LouisvilleUSC
1981–1983
UCLA
Position
Shortstop
2014–present
Liberty
Overall
434–269 (.617)

Tables

· Statistics › UCLA Bruins
1982
1982
YEAR
1982
G
40
AB
137
R
17
H
45
BA
328
RBI
8
HR
0
3B
4
2B
8
TB
61
SLG
445%
BB
22
SO
4
SB
4
SBA
4
1983
1983
YEAR
1983
G
47
AB
156
R
25
H
52
BA
333
RBI
17
HR
0
3B
4
2B
8
TB
68
SLG
436%
BB
19
SO
6
SB
8
SBA
8
TOTALS
TOTALS
YEAR
TOTALS
G
87
AB
293
R
42
H
97
BA
331
RBI
25
HR
0
3B
8
2B
16
TB
129
SLG
440%
BB
41
SO
10
SB
12
SBA
12
YEAR
G
AB
R
H
BA
RBI
HR
3B
2B
TB
SLG
BB
SO
SB
SBA
1982
40
137
17
45
328
8
0
4
8
61
445%
22
4
4
4
1983
47
156
25
52
333
17
0
4
8
68
436%
19
6
8
8
TOTALS
87
293
42
97
331
25
0
8
16
129
440%
41
10
12
12
· Statistics › Team USA
1996 OLYMPICS
1996 OLYMPICS
YEAR
1996 OLYMPICS
G
9
AB
33
R
4
H
9
BA
272
RBI
9
HR
3
3B
0
2B
2
TB
20
SLG
606%
BB
2
SO
6
YEAR
G
AB
R
H
BA
RBI
HR
3B
2B
TB
SLG
BB
SO
1996 OLYMPICS
9
33
4
9
272
9
3
0
2
20
606%
2
6
Statistics overview · Head coaching record
Liberty Lady Flames (Big South Conference) (2014–2018)
Liberty Lady Flames (Big South Conference) (2014–2018)
Season
Liberty Lady Flames (Big South Conference) (2014–2018)
2014
2014
Season
2014
Team
Liberty
Overall
11–46
Conference
4–20
Standing
9th
2015
2015
Season
2015
Team
Liberty
Overall
29–30
Conference
12–12
Standing
4th
2016
2016
Season
2016
Team
Liberty
Overall
31–28
Conference
16–8
Standing
3rd
2017
2017
Season
2017
Team
Liberty
Overall
46–24
Conference
16–5
Standing
1st
Postseason
NISC Champions
2018
2018
Season
2018
Team
Liberty
Overall
47–12
Conference
18–3
Standing
1st
Postseason
NCAA Regional
Liberty Lady Flames (ASUN Conference) (2019–2023)
Liberty Lady Flames (ASUN Conference) (2019–2023)
Season
Liberty Lady Flames (ASUN Conference) (2019–2023)
2019
2019
Season
2019
Team
Liberty
Overall
40–22
Conference
16–5
Standing
3rd
Postseason
NISC (3rd)
2020
2020
Season
2020
Team
Liberty
Overall
10–13
Postseason
Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2021
Season
2021
Team
Liberty
Overall
44–15
Conference
16–2
Standing
1st
Postseason
NCAA Regional
2022
2022
Season
2022
Team
Liberty
Overall
44–18
Conference
23–1
Standing
1st
Postseason
NCAA Regional
2023
2023
Season
2023
Team
Liberty
Overall
44–22
Conference
19–5
Standing
2nd
Postseason
NCAA Regional
Liberty Lady Flames (Conference USA) (2024–present)
Liberty Lady Flames (Conference USA) (2024–present)
Season
Liberty Lady Flames (Conference USA) (2024–present)
2024
2024
Season
2024
Team
Liberty
Overall
38–25
Conference
19–5
Standing
1st
Postseason
NCAA Regional
2025
2025
Season
2025
Team
Liberty
Overall
50–14
Conference
23–3
Standing
1st
Postseason
NCAA Super Regional
Liberty:
Liberty:
Season
Liberty:
Team
434–269 (.617)
Overall
182–69 (.725)
Total:
Total:
Season
Total:
Team
434–269 (.617)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion
Season
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion
Season
Team
Overall
Conference
Standing
Postseason
Liberty Lady Flames (Big South Conference) (2014–2018)
2014
Liberty
11–46
4–20
9th
2015
Liberty
29–30
12–12
4th
2016
Liberty
31–28
16–8
3rd
2017
Liberty
46–24
16–5
1st
NISC Champions
2018
Liberty
47–12
18–3
1st
NCAA Regional
Liberty Lady Flames (ASUN Conference) (2019–2023)
2019
Liberty
40–22
16–5
3rd
NISC (3rd)
2020
Liberty
10–13
Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
Liberty
44–15
16–2
1st
NCAA Regional
2022
Liberty
44–18
23–1
1st
NCAA Regional
2023
Liberty
44–22
19–5
2nd
NCAA Regional
Liberty Lady Flames (Conference USA) (2024–present)
2024
Liberty
38–25
19–5
1st
NCAA Regional
2025
Liberty
50–14
23–3
1st
NCAA Super Regional
Liberty:
434–269 (.617)
182–69 (.725)
Total:
434–269 (.617)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion
· External links
Preceded byLisa Leslie
Flo Hyman Memorial Award 2002
Succeeded byNawal El Moutawakel

References

  1. "Dot Richardson | Softball | Liberty Flames"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20170320144857/https://www.liberty.edu/flames/index.cfm?PID=10867&CoachID=792&TeamID=2
  2. "UCLA WCWS Stats 1982"
    http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/softball_wcws_stats/1982/ucla.htm
  3. "Career Season Records"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20210617175536/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/uclabruins.com/documents/2020/2/6/CareerSeasonRecordsTopPerformances.pdf
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    http://www.softballperformance.com/famous-softball-players-dot-richardson/
  7. "Dot Richardson, Student-Athlete, Inducted 2015"
    https://www.fhsaa.org/departments/special-programs/hall-of-fame/members/dot-richardson
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    https://www.liberty.edu/flames/index.cfm?PID=10867&CoachID=792&TeamID=2
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    http://newsok.com/article/3840909
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    https://www.liberty.edu/flames/index.cfm?PID=10867&CoachID=792&TeamID=2
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20151016154743/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-02-14/sports/os-dot-richardson-national-training-center-20120214_1_national-training-center-dot-richardson-training-programs
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    https://www.liberty.edu/Flames/index.cfm?PID=10868&TeamID=2
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    https://www.liberty.edu/Flames/index.cfm?PID=10867&CoachID=1153&TeamID=2
  14. "Liberty hires former Olympian Richardson to coach softball program"
    https://www.newsadvance.com/sports/liberty_university/liberty-hires-former-olympian-richardson-to-coach-softball-program/article_ef465ff4-ef51-11e2-a1bd-001a4bcf6878.html
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    http://www.asasoftball.com/hall_of_fame/memberDetail.asp?mbrid=587
  17. Ncaa.org
    http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/WSB/Softball_Women's_Division%20I_1982_110_University%20of%20California,%20Los%20Angeles.pdf
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    http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/WSB/Softball_Women's_Division%20I_1983_110_University%20of%20California,%20Los%20Angeles.pdf
  19. "Olympic Games Schedule/Results"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20151229114728/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Softball/Events/1996/July/21/Olympic-Games
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