Eugene Lenti (born June 18, 1957) is an American softball coach who is currently an assistant coach at Auburn. He was the head coach for the DePaul Blue Demons softball team for 35 years, starting in the position in 1980. He has compiled a record of 1,236-604-6 at DePaul and has had four seasons (1999, 2001, 2002, and 2008) in which his teams have won more than 50 games. As of May 2015, he ranked seventh in wins in the history of college softball.

Eugene Lenti
Current position
TitleAssistant Coach
TeamAuburn
ConferenceSEC
Biographical details
Born (1957-06-18) June 18, 1957 (age 67)
Chicago, Illinois
Alma materDePaul
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1979–1987
1990–2018
DePaul Blue Demons
DePaul Blue Demons
2020–presentAuburn (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall1,300-656-6 (.664)

He has been inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame.[1][2] Lenti and his staff were named National Fastpitch Coaches Association Mideast Region Staff of the Year in 2017.[3]

Coaching career

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Auburn (asst.)

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On June 14, 2019, Lenti was announced as an assistant coach of the Auburn softball program.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "DePaul Softball Coach Eugene Lenti to be Inducted into the NFCA Hall of Fame". DePaul Blue Demons. December 10, 2008.
  2. ^ "NCAA Career Statistics Coaches". NCAA. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  3. ^ "NFCA website". Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  4. ^ "Hall-of-Famer Eugene Lenti Joins Auburn Coaching Staff". AuburnTigers.com. Auburn University Athletics. June 14, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.