The Cal State Northridge Matadors softball program is a college softball team that represents California State University, Northridge in the Big West Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The team has had 8 head coaches since it started playing organized softball in the 1977 season. The current coach is Jodie Cox, who took over the head coaching position in 2026.
Gary Torgeson holds all major coaching records, having claimed four national championships at the NCAA Division II level, and made six other appearances in the final rounds at both the Division I and II level, including an NCAA Division I runner-up in 1994.
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+General # Number of coaches GC Games coached
+ Overall OW Wins OL Losses OT Ties O% Winning percentage
+ Conference CW Wins CL Losses CT Ties C% Winning percentage
+ Postseason PA Total Appearances PW Total Wins PL Total Losses WA Women's College World Series appearances WW Women's College World Series wins WL Women's College World Series losses
+Championships CC Conference regular season NC National championships
Coaches + List of head softball coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards # Name Term 1 166 83 83 0 13 12 0 3 2 — — 2 857 636 213 8 179 35 0 9 8 9 4 3 396 245 148 3 132 55 0 7 — 2 — 4 380 202 177 1 81 83 0 3 — — — 5 53 31 22 0 15 6 0 — — 1 — 6 522 259 263 0 93 99 0 1 — 1 — 7 237 109 126 0 63 69 0 — — — — 8 First season
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