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Heather Tarr

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Heather Tarr
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamWashington
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record853–326–1 (.723)
Biographical details
Born (1974-10-05) October 5, 1974 (age 51)
Kirkland, Washington, U.S.
Playing career
1994–1997Washington
1997–1998Tampa Bay FireStix
PositionInfielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998Washington (student asst.)
1999–2003Pacific (asst.)
2004Pacific (AHC)
2005–presentWashington
National softball
2019–2020Team USA Women's Softball (asst.)
2022–2024Team USA Women's Softball
Head coaching record
Overall853–326–1 (.723)
TournamentsNCAA Division I: 76–35 (.685)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As player:

As head coach:

Awards
As player:
  • 3× honorable mention All-Pac-10 (1995–1997)
  • Second-team NFCA All-Pacific Region (1997)

As assistant coach:

  • NFCA West Region Coaching Staff of the Year (2001)

As head coach:

Heather Robyn Tarr (born October 5, 1974)[1] is an American former collegiate softball third baseman, and is the current head coach at Washington. Tarr become one of five coaches/athletes to have played and coached in the Women's College World Series, playing in the 1996 Women's College World Series as well the 1997 Women's College World Series, and coaching the Huskies at the 2009 Women's College World Series. She was the first coach to win a title with her alma mater when the Huskies won the national championship in 2009.[2] Tarr has also assisted Team USA and helped coach the team at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

Tarr is the winningest coach of any sport in University of Washington history. Her record as of May 2026 is 744-283-1.[4]

Early life and education

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Born in Kirkland, Washington, Tarr graduated from Redmond High School and played at infielder on the Washington Huskies softball team from 1994 to 1997 while attending the University of Washington.[1] Playing a total of 244 games at Washington,[1][5] Tarr was an honorable mention all-Pac-10 honoree from 1995 to 1997 and second-team NFCA All-Pacific Region honoree in 1997.[6] As a senior in 1997, Tarr batted .283 with 53 hits and 32 RBI.[5]

Professional softball career

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Tarr played professionally with the Tampa Bay FireStix of the Women's Professional Softball League in 1997 and 1998, playing 64 games with 26 hits and 10 RBI.[7][8][9]

Coaching career

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College assistant (1998–2004)

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In 1998, Tarr was an undergraduate assistant at Washington while completing her geography degree.[10]

From 1999 to 2004, Tarr was an assistant coach for the University of the Pacific Tigers in Stockton, California under head coach Brian Kolze. She later became associate head coach during the 2004 season. With Tarr on staff, UOP went 232–124 and 90–44 mark in the Big West Conference. In 2001, Tarr and Pacific head coach Brian Kolze were named 2001 NFCA West Region Coaching Staff of the Year after guiding the Tigers to within one win of the Women's College World Series and finished the year at No. 18 in the final national ranking.[11]

Washington (2005–present)

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After the 2004 season UOP as an assistant, Heather Tarr was named head coach of the Washington Huskies softball team. In her first UE season, Tarr led the Huskies to a 35–22 overall record and to the NCAA Super Regionals where they lost to eventual national champion Michigan. In 2009, Tarr led Washington 51–12 overall record and won the 2009 Women's College World Series, Washington's first title in program history. She became the first coach to win a title with her alma mater.

As of May 2026, Tarr is the winningest coach of any sport in University of Washington history. Her record is currently 744-283-1 and she has coached UW Softball in seven Women’s College World Series appearances.[12][13][14]

Tarr led the Huskies to a runner-up finish in the 2018 Women's College World Series. Tarr has been a mentor to athletes Danielle Lawrie, Ali Aguilar and Taran Alvelo and is head coach of the U.S. Under-19 National Softball Team.[15]

Team USA

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Tarr was named as an assistant coach for the United States women's softball team in 2019.[16] On October 25, 2021, Tarr became the head coach for Team USA.[17] As head coach of Team USA, Tarr led the team to win a gold medal in 2022 at the World Games. As assistant coach, she led the team to a silver medal win at the WBSC Softball World Cup and another silver medal at the 2020 Olympic Games.[18]

Statistics

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Washington Huskies
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
1994 35 67 10 13 .194 11 0 0 5 18 .268% 9 12 2 2
1995 73 193 35 61 .316 38 0 2 8 73 .378% 18 14 6 6
1996 68 174 34 54 .310 23 3 0 2 65 .373% 21 21 5 6
1997 69 187 31 53 .283 32 1 1 11 69 .369% 32 27 21 25
TOTALS 245 621 110 181 .291 104 4 4 26 225 .362% 80 74 34 39

Head coaching record

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Sources:[19][12]

Record table
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Washington Huskies (Pacific-10/Pac-12 Conference) (2005–2024)
2005 Washington 35–2210–116thNCAA Super Regional
2006 Washington 35–256–157thNCAA Super Regional
2007 Washington 42–1912–9T–3rdWomen's College World Series
2008 Washington 30–25–17–14T–5thNCAA Regional
2009 Washington 51–1214–72ndWCWS Champions
2010 Washington 50–917–41stWomen's College World Series
2011 Washington 37–169–12T–6thNCAA Super Regional
2012 Washington 39–197–168thNCAA Super Regional
2013 Washington 45–1712–5T–2ndWomen's College World Series
2014 Washington 37–1513–94thNCAA Super Regional
2015 Washington 42–1711–116thNCAA Regional
2016 Washington 39–1516–83rdNCAA Super Regional
2017 Washington 50–1416–83rdWomen's College World Series
2018 Washington 52–1015–84thWCWS Runners-Up
2019 Washington 52–920–4T–1stWomen's College World Series
2020 Washington 23–20–0Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Washington 45–1418–52ndNCAA Super Regional
2022 Washington 38–1714–103rdNCAA Regional
2023 Washington 41–1316–82ndWomen's College World Series
2024 Washington 32–1513–103rdNCAA Regional
Washington Huskies (Big Ten Conference) (2025–present)
2025 Washington 35–1912–97thNCAA Regional
Washington: 853–326–1 (.723)258–183 (.585)
Total:853–326–1 (.723)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Other

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In 2019 she was inducted into the Little League Hall of Excellence.[20]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Heather Tarr". University of Washington. Archived from the original on June 18, 1997. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Washington WCWS Stats". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Husky Softball Records & History" (PDF). Gohuskies.com. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  4. ↑
  5. 1 2 "FINAL 1997 Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on July 14, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  6. ↑ "National & Regional Awards" (PDF), Washington Softball 2018, University of Washington, pp. 55–56, 2018
  7. ↑ "Firestix Slip Past Wahoos, 3–1". Orlando Sentinel. July 2, 1998. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Softball's Kim DePaul Picked Eighth In The Women's Pro Softball League Senior Draft". University of Washington. December 5, 2000. Archived from the original on February 23, 2001. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Assistant Coach: Heather Tarr". University of the Pacific. Archived from the original on December 29, 2003. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Heather Tarr Bio". gohuskies.com. University of Washington. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Heather Tarr Named Washington Softball Coach". University of Washington. July 6, 2004. Archived from the original on August 15, 2004. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  12. 1 2 "NCAA Statistics: Heather Tarr". NCAA. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  13. ↑
  14. ↑
  15. ↑
  16. ↑ "Heather Tarr Named To USA Olympic Coaching Staff". GoHuskies.com. University of Washington Athletics. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  17. ↑ "HEATHER TARR NAMED HEAD COACH FOR THE 2022 WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  18. ↑
  19. ↑ "Year-by-year finishes" (PDF), Washington Softball 2018, University of Washington, p. 78, 2018
  20. ↑ https://www.littleleague.org/world-of-little-league/hall-of-excellence
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