Wes Landrum enters his fifth year as head coach of the Frostburg State women's softball program in the spring of 2010.
Landrum has guided the Bobcats to back-to-back AMCC Tournament Championship runner-up finishes in 2008 and 2009 and a berth in the ‘09 ECAC Tournament. He has led FSU to 20 or more wins in three of his four previous seasons including tying the school record for wins in a season last spring (26). Frostburg State has also posted a 39-18 record at Bobcat Field under Landrum’s guidance.
Last season, Landrum led the team to a 26-18 overall record, a 10-8 slate in the AMCC and a 9-3 record at home at Bobcat Field. The Bobcats earned the sixth and final seed in the AMCC Tournament and knocked off No. 4 Pitt-Greensburg (3-1), No. 3 Medaille (5-2) and No. 2 Mt. Aloysius (3-0) on their way to the championship contest.
The team led the AMCC in homeruns (25) and walks (151) and finished third in runs scored (216) and fourth in both hits (304) and triples (14). On defense, the Bobcats were second in the league ERA (2.25), wins (26) and strikeouts (221) and were fifth in fielding percentage (.947).
In 2008, Frostburg State made an improbable run through the AMCC Tournament as the No. 5 seed. FSU, which finished the year 21-22 and 9-9 in the conference, advanced all the way to the league championship before falling to Penn State Behrend in two games.
The Bobcats, who finished the season with seven wins in their final 10 games and placed three players on the All-AMCC teams, finished second in the league in homeruns (23) and third in runs scored (228), wins (21) and ERA (3.82).
The 2008 squad set several school records including games played (43), at bats (1,174), hits (331), homeruns, walks (137) and put outs (846).
In 2007, Landrum guided the Bobcats to a 16-19 overall record and an 11-7 AMCC slate. FSU was 9-1 at home but struggled away from Bobcat Field posting a 7-18 record. Frostburg State finished the regular season fifth in the AMCC (11-7) and was eliminated in the conference tournament opening round, with a 3-2 setback to Medaille.
Five players earned All-AMCC honors including the league's Co-Newcomer of the Year, Katelyn Coffey.In 2006, FSU finished 24-18 overall and 13-5 in the AMCC. The Bobcats opened the season with a 3-7 record before winning 12 of the next 14 contests.
Frostburg State entered the AMCC Tournament as the No. 4 seeded team and defeated No. 5 seed La Roche in the opening round. The Bobcats won game one 4-3 and game two 1-0. In the conference finals, FSU was eliminated with losses to top-seeded Penn State Behrend (3-0) and third seeded Lake Erie (3-1).
FSU placed four players on the all-conference team including three first-team selections. Amanda Baldwin was named to the NFCA All-Region team and Bethany Seyler earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors.
In 2005, Landrum led the Bobcats to 17-19 overall record and an 11-7 mark in the AMCC. FSU finished fourth in the AMCC regular-season standings and was also fourth at the AMCC Tournament.
Landrum took over the Bobcats with a 5-8 record and guided the team to 11 victories in its next 14 games, including six straight wins to close out that stretch, which pushed FSU to 16-11 overall and 11-1 in the AMCC.
Bad weather forced the Bobcats to close out the regular season with three key AMCC road doubleheaders in a four-day span, and FSU dropped all six contests, including four by just a single run, to fall to 16-17 overall and 11-7 in the league.
FSU earned the No. 4 seed in the AMCC Tournament and downed No. 5 Hilbert 14-0 in a single-elimination play-in game before dropping 4-2 contests to No. 1 La Roche and No. 6 Penn State Behrend in the double-elimination championship round.
Seven Bobcat players earned All-AMCC honors, including three who were named to the first team.
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.
After a 13-12 showing in 2003, FSU enjoyed record-breaking success in 2004, finishing 26-14 overall and 11-1 in the AMCC. The Bobcats set 28 school records, including marks for overall and conference victories.
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 17 All-AMCC selections, including the 2003 Newcomer of the Year and the 2004 Co-Player 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 three years.
