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Tim Gormley (St. Mary's '87) will enter his 11th season as the Augsburg College softball coach in 2017. For the first 10 seasons, he served as head coach, and will transition into an assistant coach role in 2017. Gormley also serves the Augsburg athletic department by working with athletic concessions and merchandise.

During his tenure at Augsburg, Gormley has been responsible for leading one of the most dramatic turnarounds in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. After inheriting a team that had finished out of the top half of the MIAC regular season standings for nearly a decade, Gormley guided the program to its first ever MIAC post-season appearance during his second season as head coach. In his nine seasons as head coach, Gormley has led the Auggies to four 20-win seasons and two top-four finishes in the MIAC regular season standings. 

Augsburg Coaching Highlights:
2012: Led team to third-consecutive 20-win season, including a 13-9 conference record and third-place finish in the MIAC regular season standings; third-place finish marked the highest an Augsburg team has finished in the MIAC since 1992; claimed second MIAC post-season berth in school history; finished the regular season by winning six out of the final eight games, including a 6-3 victory over MIAC runner-up Gustavus Adolphus College on April 25, 2012; senior KyleePersing and junior Allyson Ruedy were named to the MIAC All-Conference and NFCA All-Region teams.
2011: Led the team to an overall record of 20-20 and a seventh-place finish in the MIAC final regular season standings; the teams 20 wins marked the second consecutive season and third time during Gormley's tenure that the team reached the 20-win plateau; team recorded ten consecutive wins from March 14- April 5, which equaled the longest winning streak during Gormley's tenure as head coach
2010: Led team to an overall record of 21-19 and a sixth-place finish in the MIAC regular season standings; the teams 21 wins marked the programs highest win total since 1992
2009: Led team to a 10-12 record in MIAC play; marked the first time since 2000-01 that the program recorded back-to-back 10 win seasons in conference play; finished the season with a 10-6 record over the last 16 games, including a win over St. Mary's that snapped a 29-game, 15-season losing streak to the Cardinals
2008: Led the program to a 20-23 overall record including a 15-7 conference record and an MIAC post-season playoff appearance for the first time since the 1984; named MIAC Coach of the Year
2007: Named as the third head coach in Augsburg school history

No stranger to success at the division three level, Gormley previously served as an assistant coach under John Tschida for nine seasons -- three seasons (1996-98) at St. Mary's University and six seasons (2001-06) at the University of St. Thomas. The Tommies won NCAA Division III national titles in the 2004 and 2005 seasons and finished second nationally in 2006 with Gormley as part of the coaching staff, while winning five of the last six Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular-season titles. He was also a part of MIAC title teams at St. Mary's in 1997 and 1998. Gormley has been a part of seven NCAA Division III national tournament teams in his nine years of collegiate coaching. His college teams have produced a 343-59 overall record, 183-15 in MIAC play.

Gormley also spent two seasons (1999-2000) as head coach at Mounds View (Minn.) High School. He has served as head coach of the Northern Lights 18-under fastpitch softball team for the past two seasons, and has served as a clinician for the past decade. He also served as an ice hockey official at the high school and collegiate levels. 

Previous Coaching Experience:
Assistant Coach- University of St. Thomas (2001-06)
Head Coach- Mounds View High School (1999-00)
Assistant Coach- Saint Mary's University (1996-98)

Other Duties/Campus Involvement at Augsburg:
Gormley serves on the Augsburg athletics staff in athletic concessions and merchandise. 

Tim Gormley's Softball Coaching Record at Augsburg Since 2007: