Marietta College Athletics

For the last three decades, there has been one consistent face within the Marietta College coaching ranks. That person is head softball coach Jeanne Arbuckle. Arbuckle posted a career record of 571-529-3 (.519).

During her tenure at Marietta, Arbuckle has had the privilege of coaching 37 All-Region players and 76 All-Ohio Athletic Conference players. In addition to her duties as softball coach, Arbuckle serves as an Associate Athletics Director and is chairperson of the Physical Education department.

Arbuckle reached another career milestone on April 6, 2015. The Pioneers swept rival Muskingum University in New Concord giving Arbuckle her 500th career coaching victory. She is just the third OAC softball coach to reach 500 wins.

In 2009, Arbuckle picked up her 400th career victory as part of a doubleheader sweep at Otterbein on April 4. In 2007, she helped lead the squad, which was ranked as high as No. 14 nationally, into the team's second NCAA Tournament appearance in school history, a second place finish in the OAC Tournament and an overall record of 34-12. In 2006, Arbuckle guided her squad, to a 33-11 record and a runners-up finish at the 2006 OAC Tournament. Her staff earned the OAC Staff of the Year award at the end of the 2006 season.

In 1996, Arbuckle's squad won the OAC Championship and went on to the NCAA Tournament, the first time a women's team reached the NCAA regional in Marietta College history. Arbuckle was named the NCAA Regional Coach of the Year in 1996 and OAC Coach of the Year in 1995 and 1996.

Arbuckle has been active as a camp clinician and coach. She serves as the director of the Pioneers FastPitch Camps and has done clinics and camps throughout Ohio and West Virginia. She is also an active member of the National FastPitch Coaches Association. In addition, Arbuckle has also spent time as a member of the NCAA Central Regional Advisory Committee.

Arbuckle earned her bachelor's degree in Health and Physical Education from Slippery Rock (Pa.) and served as a graduate assistant at Ithaca (N.Y.) College before joining the staff at Marietta. She taught elementary physical education for six years, during which time she coached basketball, softball and volleyball at the high school level. She joined the coaching ranks at Marietta in the fall of 1987 when she was hired as the head coach of both the volleyball and softball programs.

Arbuckle's Coaching Honors:
Ohio Athletic Conference Coach of the Year: 1995, 1996
Ohio Athletic Conference Softball Coaching Staff of the Year:  2006
NCAA Division III Region Coach of the Year: 1996
 

Year	School	Overall Record	OAC Record
1988	Marietta	11-13-0	6-10
1989	Marietta	17-13-0	8-7
1990	Marietta	16-14-0	6-11
1991	Marietta	11-18-0	6-12
1992	Marietta	10-18-0	3-11
1993	Marietta	15-16-0	8-10
1994	Marietta	15-21-0	6-12
1995	Marietta	21-12-2	13-3 OAC Tourn.
1996	Marietta	25-9-0 NCAA Regional	15-3 OAC Champs
1997	Marietta	19-13-0	10-8
1998	Marietta	15-22-0	9-9
1999	Marietta	21-19-0	10-8 OAC Tourn.
2000	Marietta	11-26-0	2-14
2001	Marietta	18-22-1	4-14
2002	Marietta	18-15-0	9-9
2003	Marietta	18-20-0	5-13
2004	Marietta	18-19-0	8-10
2005	Marietta	16-25-0	9-9 OAC Tourn.
2006	Marietta	33-11-0	12-6 OAC Tourn.
2007	Marietta	34-12-0 NCAA Regional	13-5 OAC Tourn.
2008	Marietta	21-13-0	9-9
2009	Marietta	23-13-0	10-8
2010	Marietta	21-14-0	9-9
2011	Marietta	19-14-0	9-9
2012	Marietta	20-18-0	8-10
2013	Marietta	21-17-0	11-7 OAC Tourn.
2014	Marietta	21-17-0	11-7 OAC Tourn.
2015	Marietta	12-22-0	5-13
2016	Marietta	21-19-0	10-8
2017	Marietta	14-24-0	6-12
2018	Marietta	16-20-0	8-10
Career	31 years	571-529-3 .519	258-286 .474