DALLAS, Texas – Kutztown softball head coach Judy Lawes has been named as one of four representatives to be inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame, class of 2025.
 
The induction ceremony will be held Friday, Dec. 12, in Las Vegas, Nev.
 
Lawes is entering her 38th season in charge of the KU program. She holds a record of 1,132-645-2, ranking fourth among active Division II head coaches and is ninth overall heading into the 2025 season. The Golden Bears have registered 35 winning seasons during her time in Kutztown, including a school-record 52 in 2012 and six more with 40-plus victories. A nine-time PSAC East Coach of the Year, Lawes has guided the Maroon and Gold to 23 PSAC playoff appearances, nine division titles, and two tournament championships. They have reached the NCAA Tournament 22 times, winning three Atlantic Region crowns and playing in two National Championships, finishing as the national runner-up in 2013 and national semifinalist in 2022. Under her tutelage, 13 Golden Bears have earned NFCA All-America honors and 76 more have earned NFCA All-Region recognition.
 
Lawes also garnered the KU Female Coach of the Year award in 1994, 1995, 2000, 2007, 2009, 2012 and 2022 - presented to the KU Coach of the Year for women's athletics.