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Owner/Instructor - Judy Favor, Ph.D.
Career Highlights:
- 12 yrs as NCAA Division I and II college coach: Wichita State University,
- 336-188 (64%) career college coaching record
- Named Coach-of-the-Year four times
- Led teams to NCAA National Tournament 5 consecutive years
- Teams claimed 2 conference championships; runners-up 5 times
- Teams consistently ranked among NCAA statistical leaders in
- Developed 6 All-Americans, 28 All-Region, and 27 All-Conference Athletes
- Developed 2 Women's Professional Fastpitch League athletes
- Developed 1 player on Canadian Olympic Team; silver medalist in Pan Am Games
- Served on 1996 Olympic Softball Planning Committee; 1996 NCAA Division I National
- All-Conference, All-Region, and Academic All-American college pitcher
Veteran educator and coach, Dr. Judy Favor began her career with a 3-year stint at Wellsville-
Middletown high school where she served as head varsity basketball and softball coach and taught 8th
grade English. She then landed her first college coaching position at Southeast Missouri State University
where she helped guide the Otahkians to a 4th place finish in the 1991 NCAA Division II National
Tournament.
Favor was named head coach at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, in 1992 and quickly
developed one of the premier NCAA Division II teams in the nation. After only 3 years, CSU earned
their first NCAA national ranking and first birth to the NCAA Tournament. The previously unknown
CSU softball program quickly became one of the most highly respected fastpitch programs in NCAA
Division II, finishing the 1999 season as the #1 ranked team in the nation and claiming 2 conference
championships and five 2nd place finishes during her 7-year tenure.
In 2000, Favor took the reigns at Wichita State University and led the dismal 9th place Shockers to a
6th place finish in the Missouri Valley Conference in only two years. Under Favor's guidance, the
Shockers finished in the top 3 in the conference in hitting, improved in every statistical category, set a
new WSU homerun record, and defeated Big 12 rivals Kansas and Oklahoma State University.
Respected among college colleagues for her ability to develop and get the most out of her players, Favor
has conducted softball lessons, camps, and clinics for over 25 years. She is a member of the National
Fastpitch Coaches Association and holds bachelor’s degrees in physical education and English, a
master’s degree in School Guidance and Counseling, and earned a Ph.D. in Education with a major in
Sport Management and minor in Higher Education from the University of Kansas.
Favor-coached athletes have played for:
● Orlando Wahoos Professional Fastpitch
● Virginia Roadsters Professional Fastpitch
● 2000 Canadian Olympic Team
● University of Georgia
● Auburn University
● Florida Southern University
● Valdosta State University
● Fort Hays State University
Favor-coached athletes have earned these awards:
● 1993 NCAA Statistical Champion for Lowest ERA
● 1993 Peach Belt Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year - pitcher
● 1994 NCAA Statistical Champion for Most Saves
● 1997 Peach Belt Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year - pitcher
● 1998 Peach Belt Athletic Conference Player of the Year
● 1999 Peach Belt Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year - pitcher
● 1999 Peach Belt Athletic Conference Player of the Year - pitcher
● 1999 CSU Athlete of the Year - pitcher
● 6 NCAA All-Americans
● 28 All-Region Athletes
● 27 All-Conference Athletes
● 2 Women’s Professional Fastpitch Athletes
● 2 inductees to the Columbus State University Hall of Fame
Middletown high school where she served as head varsity basketball and softball coach and taught 8th
grade English. She then landed her first college coaching position at Southeast Missouri State University
where she helped guide the Otahkians to a 4th place finish in the 1991 NCAA Division II National
Tournament.
Favor was named head coach at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, in 1992 and quickly
developed one of the premier NCAA Division II teams in the nation. After only 3 years, CSU earned
their first NCAA national ranking and first birth to the NCAA Tournament. The previously unknown
CSU softball program quickly became one of the most highly respected fastpitch programs in NCAA
Division II, finishing the 1999 season as the #1 ranked team in the nation and claiming 2 conference
championships and five 2nd place finishes during her 7-year tenure.
In 2000, Favor took the reigns at Wichita State University and led the dismal 9th place Shockers to a
6th place finish in the Missouri Valley Conference in only two years. Under Favor's guidance, the
Shockers finished in the top 3 in the conference in hitting, improved in every statistical category, set a
new WSU homerun record, and defeated Big 12 rivals Kansas and Oklahoma State University.
Respected among college colleagues for her ability to develop and get the most out of her players, Favor
has conducted softball lessons, camps, and clinics for over 25 years. She is a member of the National
Fastpitch Coaches Association and holds bachelor’s degrees in physical education and English, a
master’s degree in School Guidance and Counseling, and earned a Ph.D. in Education with a major in
Sport Management and minor in Higher Education from the University of Kansas.
Favor-coached athletes have played for:
● Orlando Wahoos Professional Fastpitch
● Virginia Roadsters Professional Fastpitch
● 2000 Canadian Olympic Team
● University of Georgia
● Auburn University
● Florida Southern University
● Valdosta State University
● Fort Hays State University
Favor-coached athletes have earned these awards:
● 1993 NCAA Statistical Champion for Lowest ERA
● 1993 Peach Belt Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year - pitcher
● 1994 NCAA Statistical Champion for Most Saves
● 1997 Peach Belt Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year - pitcher
● 1998 Peach Belt Athletic Conference Player of the Year
● 1999 Peach Belt Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year - pitcher
● 1999 Peach Belt Athletic Conference Player of the Year - pitcher
● 1999 CSU Athlete of the Year - pitcher
● 6 NCAA All-Americans
● 28 All-Region Athletes
● 27 All-Conference Athletes
● 2 Women’s Professional Fastpitch Athletes
● 2 inductees to the Columbus State University Hall of Fame
Phone: (913) 626-6751 Email: In the ZONE Training, Inc.
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