Northwest Missouri State University Softball Camps

Bearcat Softball Camps

Head Coach Ryan Anderson

Ryan Anderson
Head Coach
Office: (660) 562-1783
E-mail: nwsball@nwmissouri.edu

Ryan Anderson, who led the Bearcats to their second NCAA regional tournament in three seasons, begins his third year at Northwest. Anderson has combined for 57 wins in his first two seasons – good for fourth all-time in program history. His winning percentage of .588 currently sits second.

Anderson enjoyed three winning streaks of six games or more in leading his team to a 32-22 record in 2008. Northwest tied for the MIAA lead in runs per game (5.2) and placed third in both the league’s regular season standings and postseason tournament. The Bearcats earned their fourth-ever bid to the NCAA tournament and picked up their third postseason win, defeating Central Missouri 1-0.

The Bearcats’ 32 wins in 2008 are the fourth-most in program history. Anderson posted 25 wins against 18 losses in his first season in 2007.

Prior to his arrival in Maryville, Anderson spent three seasons at the University of Missouri-Rolla, leading the Lady Miners to a 107-49 record – the best three-season stretch in program history. Anderson’s teams broke more than 20 records and achieved the school’s first recognition in nationwide rankings.

Anderson led UMR to a program-record 41 wins in 2004. The Lady Miners finished second in the regular season race and third in the MIAA Tournament. The team also had the MIAA’s most valuable player in pitcher Christy Daken, the first of four all-region players who performed for the Lady Miners under Anderson’s tutelage. That record-setting season was followed by a 33-25 campaign in 2005 and a mark of 33-10 in 2006, UMR’s first season as a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC).

Prior to Missouri-Rolla, Anderson was the head softball coach for the University of Minnesota-Crookston in 2003 when he led the team to a school record for conference wins in a season.

A native of Colby, Kan., Anderson received his bachelor’s degree in sports administration with a minor in business administration from the University of Nebraska-Kearney in 1999. He spent three years as an assistant softball coach at UNK upon graduation. During that time, he also served as marketing and promotions assistant for the Athletics Department.

Anderson and his wife, Ashley, reside in Maryville with their infant son, Owen.