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Softball's Maureen Barron to Resign to Relocate with Family
May 06, 2007 | Softball
PRINCETON, N.J. -- Maureen Barron, Princeton's head softball coach, will resign to
relocate with her husband, Princeton head women's basketball coach
Richard Barron, as he assumes the role of associate head coach at
Baylor University.
"On behalf of the Princeton Department of Athletics, I want to thank Richard and Maureen for their outstanding service," Walters said. "They have both given a great deal to their programs while at the same time balancing their ever-growing family. I wish them all the best as they move forward in their personal and professional lives."
The Barrons have three children, including three-year-old twin girls, Lane and Rae, and a son, Billy, born in August 2006.
Maureen Barron won four Ivy League titles during her seven seasons as head coach. All seven NCAA tournament appearances for the Princeton softball team have featured Barron as a coach or player.
"Princeton is an incredibly special place and I am so fortunate to have had the opportunity to experience it as an undergraduate, working in admissions and most recently as a coach," Maureen Barron said. "My entire Princeton experience truly has been the best years of my life and our decision to move on was extremely difficult. I want to thank Gary Walters for giving me the opportunity to coach at my alma mater. I have been surrounded by extraordinary people who have been immensly influential in my life."
Maureen Barron, then Maureen Davies, helped pitch Princeton into the 1995 and 1996 Women's College World Series, following the program's first NCAA tournament appearance in 1994.
A 1997 Princeton graduate, Maureen Barron became the head coach of the Tigers for the 2000-01 season after serving as a Princeton admissions officer and working as a graduate student at the University of Virginia following her undergraduate career. She was an assistant coach at Princeton for the 2000 season before becoming the head coach with the retirement of longtime mentor Cindy Cohen.
"While we are very excited about our move to Texas and the great opportunity for Richard at Baylor, I am very sad to say goodbye," Maureen Barron said. "This Princeton team, the program and everyone I've worked closely wilth are very special to me and will remain close to my heart. You won't find a bigger Princeton Tiger softball fan than me."
In 2002, Maureen Barron helped lead Princeton to the NCAA tournament for the first time since she was on the team in 1996. The Tigers returned to the NCAAs in 2003, 2005 and 2006.
During her seven-season tenure as head coach, Maureen Barron has helped Princeton players win the Ivy League Player of the Year award twice, the Ivy League Rookie of the Year award three times and the Ivy League Pitcher of the Year award four times. In 2005 and 2006, Princeton pitchers have captured both first-team All-Ivy pitching spots, with Erin Snyder '06 and Kristen Schaus '08.
Following Princeton's recent completion of the 2007 season, Maureen Barron's record as head coach was 196-149-1.
A national search for Richard and Maureen Barron's successors will begin immediately.