Al White enters his 10th season in 2007-08 as head coach
of Madonna softball. In 2007, he led the
Crusaders to a 34-16 overall mark and their
sixth overall season
with at least 30 wins under White. The
Crusaders finished the year in second place in
the WHAC standings with a 14-6 record in league
play, but went on to become the first softball
team in school history to win the conference
tournament with a 9-4 win over Aquinas College.
Following the WHAC Tournament championship,
White and the Crusaders clinched the number one
seed in the NAIA Region VIII Tournament and came
within one game of advancing to the NAIA
National Tournament after falling to Bethel
College in the championship round.
Currently,
White has a .574 winning percentage at Madonna
and is the winningest softball coach in Madonna
history, compiling an overall record of
276-185-3 in nine seasons.
White has led the Crusaders to a
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference regular
season title in 2004 and was also named WHAC and
NAIA Region VIII Coach of the Year. The
Crusaders recent success includes three
consecutive trips to the regional tournament,
including a regional runner-up finish in 2006.
In 2005, White guided the MU softball team to a
35-15 overall record and a 10-9 record in league
play, which saw the Crusaders finish third
overall in the WHAC standings.
White has worked as an assistant to the team
since the program's inception in 1990, including
the team that attended the 1994 NAIA National
Tournament. He was largely responsible for
working with the Crusaders’ pitching staff.
Prior to joining the Madonna coaching staff,
White assisted at Ladywood High School (Livonia,
MI) during the 1988 and 1989 seasons.
As a softball player, White was a member of the
1985 and 1991 national championship teams in
Amateur Softball Association of America Major
Open Fastpitch, both out of Miami, Florida. In
1998, White was inducted in to the
Michigan/Detroit ASA Hall of Fame as a pitcher.
Prior to his Hall of Fame fastpitch career,
White starred as a pitcher and shortstop at
Scott High School in Madison, West Virginia,
earning All-State honors for the Skyhawks.
Following his high school career, White was
recruited to play at Morris Harvey College in
West Virginia.
White is a retired commercial sheet metal worker
of 37 years and resides in Canton, with his
wife, Maryln and will be celebrating 40 years of
marriage this year. The
couple have one daughter, Shannon (35)
and one son Curtis (35), who is also a member of
the Madonna softball coaching staff. White is a
proud grandparent of four grandchildren; Allee,
Avery, Dyland and Drew.
White's Coaching Accomplishments
- Head coach at Madonna since 1999
- Is Madonna's all-time winningest softball
coach with 276 wins
- Named WHAC and NAIA Region VIII Coach of the
Year in 2004
- Has led the Crusaders to four straight NAIA
Region VIII Tournaments
- Led MU to first ever WHAC Tournament Title in
2007
- Has led Crusaders to at least 30 wins in six
of his nine seasons as head coach
White's Year-by-Year Head Coaching Record at
Madonna
| Year |
W |
L |
PCT |
CW |
CL |
PCT |
Postseason |
| 1999 |
34 |
26 |
.567 |
15 |
13 |
.536 |
|
| 2000 |
31 |
24 |
.564 |
15 |
13 |
.536 |
|
| 2001 |
19 |
35 |
.352 |
9 |
19 |
.321 |
|
| 2002 |
25 |
24 |
.510 |
15 |
12 |
.556 |
|
| 2003 |
31 |
15 |
.670 |
17 |
10 |
.625 |
|
| 2004 |
38 |
17 |
.684 |
17 |
7 |
.708 |
Region
VIII Runner-up |
| 2005 |
29 |
13 |
.690 |
16 |
4 |
.800 |
Region
VIII Tournament
Appearance |
| 2006 |
35 |
15 |
.700 |
10 |
9 |
.526 |
Region
VIII Runner-up |
| 2007 |
34 |
16 |
.680 |
14 |
6 |
.700 |
WHAC
Tournament Champs, Region VIII Runner-up |
| TOTALS |
276 |
185 |
.574 |
128 |
93 |
.579 |
|
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