Gerry Glasco
Updated: 12/11/2025, 3:20:07 PM Wikipedia source
Gerald Dean Glasco Jr. (born October 29, 1958) is an American college softball coach who is currently head coach at Texas Tech and the Smash It Sports Vipers of the Women's Professional Fastpitch (WPF). Previously, Glasco was a high school softball coach, an assistant at Georgia and Texas A&M, and head coach for the USSSA Pride and Scrap Yard Dawgs of the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF).
Infobox
2008
Johnston City HS (JV)
Title
Head coach
Team
Texas Tech
Conference
Big 12
Record
54–14 (.794)
Born
(1958-10-29) October 29, 1958 (age 67)Macomb, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
2000–2004,2007–2008
Johnston City HS (varsity asst.)
2002–2008
ASA 18U Southern Force Gold
2009–2011
Georgia (asst.)
2012–2014
Georgia (assoc. HC)
2014, 2019
USSSA Pride
2015–2017
Texas A&M (assoc. HC)
2018–2024
Louisiana
2022–2023
Smash It Sports Vipers
2025–present
Texas Tech
Overall
College: 354–102 (.776)Professional: 96–46 (.676)
Tournaments
NPF Championship Tournament: 11–1 (.917)NCAA Division I: 18–8 (.692)
Tables
Statistics overview · Head coaching record
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (Sun Belt Conference) (2018–2024)
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (Sun Belt Conference) (2018–2024)
Season
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (Sun Belt Conference) (2018–2024)
2018
2018
Season
2018
Team
Louisiana
Overall
41–16
Conference
21–6
Standing
1st
Postseason
NCAA Regional
2019
2019
Season
2019
Team
Louisiana
Overall
52–6
Conference
25–0
Standing
1st
Postseason
NCAA Regional
2020
2020
Season
2020
Team
Louisiana
Overall
18–6
Conference
2–1
Postseason
Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2021
Season
2021
Team
Louisiana
Overall
47–12
Conference
21–3
Standing
1st
Postseason
NCAA Regional
2022
2022
Season
2022
Team
Louisiana
Overall
47–13
Conference
23–4
Standing
1st
Postseason
NCAA Regional
2023
2023
Season
2023
Team
Louisiana
Overall
50–16
Conference
22–2
Standing
1st
Postseason
NCAA Super Regionals
2024
2024
Season
2024
Team
Louisiana
Overall
45–19
Conference
22–2
Standing
1st
Postseason
NCAA Regional
Louisiana:
Louisiana:
Season
Louisiana:
Team
300–88 (.773)
Overall
136–18 (.883)
Texas Tech Red Raiders (Big 12 Conference) (2025–present)
Texas Tech Red Raiders (Big 12 Conference) (2025–present)
Season
Texas Tech Red Raiders (Big 12 Conference) (2025–present)
2025
2025
Season
2025
Team
Texas Tech
Overall
54–14
Conference
20–4
Standing
1st
Postseason
WCWS Runner-Up
Texas Tech:
Texas Tech:
Season
Texas Tech:
Team
54–14 (.794)
Overall
20–4 (.833)
Total:
Total:
Season
Total:
Team
354–102 (.776)
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 | ||||
| Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (Sun Belt Conference) (2018–2024) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Louisiana | 41–16 | 21–6 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2019 | Louisiana | 52–6 | 25–0 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2020 | Louisiana | 18–6 | 2–1 | Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
| 2021 | Louisiana | 47–12 | 21–3 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2022 | Louisiana | 47–13 | 23–4 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2023 | Louisiana | 50–16 | 22–2 | 1st | NCAA Super Regionals | ||||
| 2024 | Louisiana | 45–19 | 22–2 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Louisiana: | 300–88 (.773) | 136–18 (.883) | |||||||
| Texas Tech Red Raiders (Big 12 Conference) (2025–present) | |||||||||
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 54–14 | 20–4 | 1st | WCWS Runner-Up | ||||
| Texas Tech: | 54–14 (.794) | 20–4 (.833) | |||||||
| Total: | 354–102 (.776) | ||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
References
- RaginCajuns.comhttps://ragincajuns.com/coaches.aspx?rc=971&path=softball
- The Daily Advertiserhttps://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/2017/11/01/cajuns-softball-players-feel-betrayed-lotief-suspension/821548001/
- The Daily Advertiserhttps://www.theadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/ul/2017/11/22/glasco-elated-over-his-future-ul/890626001/
- "2018 Softball Schedule"https://ragincajuns.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=238
- The Daily Advertiserhttps://www.theadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/ul/2018/05/20/tigers-ruled-safe-close-play-winning-run-regional-finals/627049002/
- Lubbock Avalanche-Journalhttps://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/red-raiders/2024/06/20/texas-tech-softball-hires-louisianas-gerry-glasco-as-new-head-coach/74157526007/
- nbcdfw.comhttps://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/texas-tech-tops-ole-miss-to-advance-in-wcws/3852255/
- ESPN.comhttps://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/45412864/texas-tech-beats-ucla-reach-wcws-semifinals-first
- goredbirds.comhttps://goredbirds.com/coaches.aspx?path=softball&rc=222
- "UL volunteer coach, daughter of softball head coach, killed in wreck"https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/2019/01/24/two-dead-major-overnight-crash-10-remains-closed-thursday-morning/2665662002/