Kim Ly Maher (born September 5, 1971, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese-American, former collegiate All-American, Olympic champion, right-handed softball player and current Head Coach originally from Fresno, California. She competed in college for the Fresno State Bulldogs in both the Big West and Western Athletic Conference from 1991 to 1994, ranking in the latter for career batting average (.401) for her last two years and leading them in two semifinal finishes at the 1991 and 1992 Women's College World Series, being named All-Tournament for both events. Maher won gold at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics with Team USA. Maher is head of the SWOSU Bulldogs softball team.
Career
She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where she received a gold medal with the American team.
Maher played NCAA Division I softball for the Fresno State Bulldogs. She is the former head coach of the Purdue University softball team. Maher resigned after her Boilers posted a 23–32 record during the 2013 season and failed to qualify for postseason play for the fourth consecutive season.
Statistics
Fresno State Bulldogs
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA 1991 68 223 34 59 .264 32 4 1 11 84 .376% 18 15 0 0 1992 68 208 34 67 .322 36 3 6 14 102 .490% 21 8 2 2 1993 62 189 44 72 .381 49 14 3 8 128 .677% 26 13 1 2 1994 65 202 50 85 .421 64 10 5 16 141 .698% 21 11 1 2 TOTALS 263 822 162 283 .344 181 31 15 49 455 .553% 86 47 4 6
+Team USA Olympic Games YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB 1996 9 32 7 7 .218 3 1 0 1 11 .343% 2 5 0
College
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