Softball
- Title:
- Head Coach
- Email:
- adrian.gregory@ttu.edu
| BY THE NUMBERS | ||
| Texas Tech Under Gregory | ||
| 1 | All-American | |
| 5 | All-Region Selections | |
| 15 | All-Big 12 Selections | |
| 2 | National Player of the Weeks | |
| 9 | Big 12 Weekly Honors | |
| 37 | Academic All-Big 12 Selections | |
| 1 | CoSIDA Academic All-District Honorees | |
Gregory's 2019 campaign marked the best of her tenure, as well as one of the most successful runs in program history. She led the Red Raiders to their first NCAA Regional Tournament appearance since 2012 and helped Tech to a record 14 straight weeks ranked in the top 25. The Red Raiders received their first top-10 ranking in program history and also spent six weeks among the nation's top-15 teams.
The Red Raiders' 42-16 record tied for the second-highest win total in program history and six student-athletes garnered All-Big 12 recognition. Tech finished fourth in the Big 12 and earned its first three-game sweep over Baylor to date.
Tech thrived in 2019 and made major strides both offensively and defensively. The squad was one home run shy of tying the school record of 66 in a season and their 307 RBI mark ranks as the second-most in program history. The team held a .319 batting average at the plate, scored 352 runs, collected 483 hits and 203 walks while the Red Raider pitching staff tallied a combined 341 strikeouts – all coming in at No. 2 in the school record book. Defensively, Tech posted the fewest errors in program history and tied the school record of 27.0 consecutive shutout innings.
Gregory's Red Raiders stunned the nation with a 13-game win streak to start the year, which included statement wins over No. 13 Arizona State, No. 17 Oregon, No. 21 Auburn, Wisconsin and a pair of wins over Drake. Tech posted 12 shutouts in 2019 as well as 13 run-rules.
The 2018 Red Raiders compiled 31 wins, including its highest-ranked win since 2014, on its way to a fifth-place finish at the 2018 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship and an automatic berth into the National Invitational Softball Championship.
Starting as many as six freshmen in the lineup at times, the Red Raiders used their athleticism to set a school mark with 19 triples on the year while also leading the Big 12 in stolen bases. Tech made tremendous progress defensively throughout the year, posting a 35-inning errorless streak that was the best stretch since 2011.
The 2018 squad earned votes in the polls (twice) for the first time since 2013 and was just the second team in program history to win six straight road games. The team took home several individual accolades as well, including the program's first National Player of the Week honor (twice), four Big 12 weekly awards from three individuals and six All-Big 12 selections.
The 2017 season saw 19 wins, 51 home runs and 13 triples from the Red Raiders. Three student-athletes picked up All-Conference laurels while nine Red Raiders were named to Academic All-Big 12 teams. Jessica Hartwell earned the team's highest honor with an NFCA All-Region Third-Team award and one Red Raider earned CoSIDA Academic All-District distinction.
Gregory ground out 23 wins in 2016, which included wins over No. 22 California, UNLV, Illinois State, Iowa State and a series sweep of Oklahoma State in Big 12 action. The Red Raiders finished sixth in the league and four Red Raiders earned All-Big 12 nods. Former Red Raider Kierra Miles highlighted Gregory's crew with Second Team NFCA All-Region honors.
After being named head coach in June of 2014, Gregory guided the Red Raiders to a 25-26 record including a 9-9 mark in Big 12 play in her first year at the helm. Gregory's team finished strong down the stretch with three Big 12 series victories including taking two of three from Texas for the first time in a single season in Texas Tech history.
Two of Tech's four NFCA All-American's – Jessica Hartwell and Karli Hamilton – have come under the direction of Gregory and she has guided the Red Raiders to 12 NFCA All-Region nods as well as 21 All-Conference honors.
Gregory arrived at Texas Tech after spending four seasons as an assistant coach at Sam Houston State where she helped develop the Bearkats into one of the top offensive teams in the country.
Gregory oversaw Sam Houston's recruiting efforts where she developed solid contacts with several of the top travel ball teams in the state. She was also instrumental in Sam Houston's presence at the plate, turning the Bearkats into a dangerous lineup that regularly hit over .300 as a team.
In only her third season at Sam Houston in 2013, Gregory helped produce one of the more lethal lineups in the country as the Bearkats ranked 16th nationally in batting average and among the top 45 teams for home runs per game and slugging percentage.
The Bearkats hit .321 as a team that year, one of four single-season school records set as Sam Houston also snapped the previous marks for total hits (559), home runs (59) and RBI (290).
Sam Houston developed into one of the top mid-major programs nationally during Gregory's tenure as she helped lead the Bearkats to 115 victories in her four seasons. Sam Houston finished with just 21 wins in the season prior to her arrival.
The Bearkats picked up 37 victories during the 2013 season alone, marking the program's most since 2007 as Sam Houston advanced to the Southland Conference finals for the second-consecutive season.
Sam Houston recorded at least one win over a Big 12 or Southeastern Conference opponent in three of her four seasons, including an upset over a Baylor team earlier this year that eventually went on to finish in the semifinals of the Women's College World Series. Her offense pushed across two runs in extra innings to secure the victory over Baylor ace Whitney Canion, the eventual Big 12 Pitcher of the Year.
Gregory, a four-year starter and two-time captain at Texas A&M with extensive ties throughout the state of Texas, was hired at Sam Houston State following three seasons at the University of Utah. While with the Utes, she served as Utah's infield and outfield instructor while also overseeing hitting and recruiting as well.
Gregory entered the coaching field after a highly successful playing career at Texas A&M. As a team captain her junior and seniors seasons, Gregory help lead the Aggies to the 2005 Big 12 Championship and an appearance in the NCAA College Station Super Regional.
A natural middle infielder for the Aggies, Gregory earned All-Big 12 first team honors in 2004 en route to leading Texas A&M to its third of four NCAA Regional appearances during her playing career. Texas A&M recorded a pair of 40-win seasons (2002, 2005) during her career, including a 47-win campaign in 2005 that marked the program's most wins in over a decade.
Gregory wrapped her career hitting .284 overall with 197 hits, 29 home runs and 33 stolen bases. She remains among the all-time Aggie leaders in several offensive categories, ranking seventh for runs scored, ninth for triples and 10th for home runs.
Her successful collegiate career led to a stint in the National Pro Fastpitch League where she played shortstop for the Texas Thunder organization that was based in Stafford. Gregory received her first full-time coaching opportunity soon after as an assistant coach with the New England Riptide. She also spent a season as Texas A&M student assistant coach under longtime Aggie head coach Jo Evans.
Gregory was successful in the classroom as well, earning Academic All-Big 12 honors along with ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-Region accolades. She received her degree from Texas A&M in recreation, park and tourism sciences with a minor in business administration in 2006.
Gregory has one child, Luke.
THE GREGORY FILE
Hometown: Livingston, TexasBirthplace: Post, Texas
Alma Mater: Texas A&M `06
Degree: Recreation, Park & Tourism Sciences
High School: Livingston '01
COACHING EXPERIENCE
2014-Present: Texas Tech Head Coach2011-14: Sam Houston State - Assistant Coach
2008-10: Utah - Assistant Coach
2006-07: New England Riptide (NPFL)
2006: Texas A&M - Student Assistant
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
Texas A&M - 2002-05Texas Thunder (National Pro Fastpitch League) - 2005
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT COACH GREGORY...
"Adrian is one of the great young coaches in our game. She is a natural leader. In my 28 years of head coaching, she is the best leader I have ever coached. Her enthusiasm and love of the game is contagious. She is a players' coach and is able to connect with them and be a true teacher of the game. She is a person of high character and integrity and her team will reflect her character and integrity and respect for the game. She has a tremendous passion for the game of softball. I am thrilled for Adrian Gregory to be named the head coach at Texas Tech." - Jo Evans, head coach at Texas A&M"I remember Adrian when she was a shortstop at Texas A&M, and she was just a hard-nosed athlete that played with passion. She was a good leader, and I really respected her as an athlete. Those are the types of student-athletes you want to see go into the coaching profession. I was pleased when she started her coaching career at Texas A&M, and I know she went to Utah and had success there. I'm excited for her to get this opportunity because I think she can make an impact. She has an upbeat attitude and a feistiness about her that's going to be a nice shot in the arm for that program. I welcome her into the Big 12 and trust that she's going to help continue to keep this conference held in high regard." - Patty Gasso, head coach at Oklahoma
"I am excited for Adrian Gregory and Texas Tech. I believe this is a great hire! It is hard to find someone as knowledgeable, energetic and passionate as Adrian. I have no doubt she will make Texas Tech a national contender." - Amanda Lehotak, head coach at Penn State
"The one thing I have known about Adrian Gregory since the moment I first took the field with her is she was born to be a leader. Adrian will be a tremendous asset for the Texas Tech program not only because of her leadership abilities. Her passion and attention to detail of the ins-and-outs of the game are what fuel her and positively impacts the players she coaches." - Amanda Scarborough, former teammate at Texas A&M and current softball television analyst 
