Wes Landrum heads into his 13th year as the head coach of the Frostburg State softball program in the spring of 2018.
Landrum has guided the Bobcats to six conference tournament finals in the last 10 seasons, including runner-up showings in the CAC from 2011-13. Frostburg State advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2010 and captured the 2013 ECAC South Region Championship, both for the first time in school history.
Under Landrum’s guidance, FSU has won 20 or more games in nine of his 12 previous seasons, including a school record 33 victories in 2013 a then school record 30 wins in 2010. Frostburg State has also posted a 119-51 record at Bobcat Field during his tenure, including a remarkable 80-33 mark in the last six seasons.
Last season, Landrum was named the CAC Coach of the Year and the ECAC South Coach of the Year while guiding the Bobcats to second-place in the CAC regular-season standings for the first time. The Bobcats finished 24-15 overall and posted an 11-3 conference record.
Frostburg ranked 11th nationally and first in the CAC in fielding percentage at .973 and also led the CAC in fewest hits (270), runs (109), and earned runs allowed (91). The Bobcats had four First Team All-CAC honors, three ECAC South All-Stars and one First Team NFCA All-Region honoree.
In 2016, Frostburg earned the third seed in the CAC Tournament for the sixth-consecutive season following a 28-16 overall record including a win over #8 Christopher Newport, 13-6. The Bobcats came within one game of earning a spot in the CAC Championship game and finished third in the conference in batting average (.323), slugging percentage (.448), homeruns (25) and RBI (230). In the field, Frostburg topped the CAC with a .969 fielding percentage.
Landrum coached utility player Hannah Tavik to the program’s second-ever NFCA All-American , as she earned national rankings for her performance at the plate and as a pitcher for the Bobcats. FSU also had seven players earn All-Conference honors as well as two players receive All-Region recognition.
In 2015, Frostburg earned the third seed in the CAC Tournament and finished 24-12 overall that included a shutout of #7 Salisbury, 4-0, in the second game of the CAC Tournament. FSU added three All-CAC selections and finished second in the league in batting average (.337) and third in fielding percentage (.961), home runs per game (.72), scoring (6.22) and slugging percentage (.485).
In 2014, Frostburg earned the third seed in the CAC Tournament following a 16-9 regular-season mark. The Bobcats placed five players on the All-CAC teams and finished third in the league in home runs (38), RBIs (180), walks (104) and slugging percentage (.468). The Bobcats, who also struckout the third most hitters in the league (134), capped their season with a 19-16 overall record.
Over its first three years in the CAC from 2011-13, Frostburg advanced to the CAC Tournament Finals in each season and posted 75 wins during that stretch.
In 2013, Frostburg posted a school-record 33 wins (33-12) and rolled to the ECAC South Region Tournament Championship. Taylor Vandegrift also became the program’s first-ever NFCA All-American.
The Bobcats established themselves as one of the best hitting teams in the country, finishing fourth in the nation in home runs per game (1.04), fifth in slugging percentage (0.526), 10th in scoring (7.29) and 14th in batting average (0.351).
Frostburg finished with a total of 42 wins in 2011 and 2012 and finished second in the CAC in several offensive categories in each season. Frostburg hit a combined 50 home runs, scored 371 runs, finished with 318 RBIs and smacked 616 hits during the two years. Caitlin Lovend became the program’s first Capital One Academic All-American in 2012.
Landrum guided the Bobcats to new heights in 2010 as the Bobcats finished 30-16 overall, 16-4 in their final year in the AMCC and won 13 of 15 games prior to entering the NCAA Tournament. As the No. 2 seed, FSU breezed through the AMCC Tournament with shutouts over La Roche (3-0) and top seed Mt. Aloysius (1-0) before downing Medaille in the title game (7-1).
Four players were placed on the All-AMCC teams and Landrum was named the league’s Coach of the Year. FSU set school records in games played (46), at-bats (1,241), hits (377), stolen bases (56) and fielding percentage (.953). Frostburg also tied school marks for ERA (2.25) and complete games (42).
In his first five years at the helm, Landrum led Frostburg to 104 overall victories, 54 wins in the AMCC and five appearances in the AMCC Tournament. The Bobcats advanced to the tournament championship game in both 2008 and 2009 and made the program’s second-ever appearance in the ECAC Tournament in 2009. FSU also had 22 All-AMCC honorees during that stretch.
Landrum began his coaching career as FSU’s top assistant in the fall of 2002 and helped the Bobcats quickly become one of the top teams in the AMCC. In two seasons as an assistant, FSU won 39 games and set 28 school records in 2004.
In ‘04, the Bobcats claimed their first-ever regular-season AMCC title, hosted the AMCC Tournament for the first time and earned a berth in the Eastern College Athletic Conference Tournament, the first post-season invitation in the program’s history.
Landrum has coached 29 All-AMCC selections, including the 2010 Pitcher of the Year, 2003 and 2007 Newcomer’s of the Year and the 2004 and 2010 (Co-) Player’s of the Year.
FSU has also enjoyed great success in the classroom during Landrum’s coaching tenure, ranking among the top National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III academic squads in 2004. The Bobcats have also had four NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete selections over the past few years and two Capital One Academic All-American selections.
