Laura Berg

Laura Berg
Berg snags a fly ball during batting practice in 2008
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamOregon State
ConferencePac-12
Record166–156–1 (.515)
Biographical details
Born (1975-01-06) January 6, 1975 (age 49)
Whittier, California, U.S.
Playing career
1994–1995Fresno State
1997–1998Fresno State
2001WPSL Gold
Position(s)Outfielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
College Softball
2000–2003Fresno State (asst.)
2006Fresno State (asst.)
2012Oregon State (asst.)
2013–presentOregon State
National Softball
2019USA Women's Softball (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall166–156–1 (.515)
TournamentsNCAA: 3–8 (.273)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As player:
Awards
As player:
Medal record
Women's softball
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team competition
ISF Women's World Championship[1]
Gold medal – first place 1994 St. John's Team competition
Gold medal – first place 1998 Fujinomiya Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2002 Saskatoon Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2006 Beijing Team competition
Pan-American Games[2]
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team competition

Laura Kay Berg (born January 6, 1975) is an American college softball head coach for Oregon State and a former collegiate four-time All-American and Olympian.[3] She played for the Fresno State Bulldogs from 1994–98, where she won the 1998 Women's College World Series and owns the Western Athletic Conference career records in hits, runs and triples.[4] She is one of only four women to have won four Olympic medals in softball, having won a medal at every Olympics the sport was contested.[5] She is second all-time in NCAA Division I career hits and at-bats. She is also a USA Softball Hall of Fame honoree.

  1. ^ "USA Softball Laura Berg". Amateur Softball Association. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Laura Berg". United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on February 25, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Laura Berg Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
  4. ^ "FRESNO ST. WCWS STATS" (PDF). Fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  5. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Softball". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2010.

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