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Rich Paulhus,
all-time winningest softball coach for
the Rams, is entering his
seventh year at the helm of the Rams softball
team. He took over the softball program in 2003 after serving as an
assistant coach for the previous three seasons. Paulhus picked up his
100th career victory this season on April 23rd as the Rams defeated Brandeis
University by a score of 5-2. Paulhus is only the fourth head coach in
any sport at Framingham State to achieve the 100 win milestone with the
Rams.
In his first six seasons,
his team has made four appearances in the conference tournament advancing
to the finals three times while capturing one MASCAC Tournament
Championship (2007) and appearing in one NCAA Division III Softball Regional
(2007). In 2007 the Rams finished the season 21-21 overall and 9-5 in the
conference.
Coach Paulhus’s teams have had five consecutive winning
season in the conference and back to back 20 win seasons in 2006 & 2007. During his
six
seasons at the helm of FSC's softball program, Paulhus has had 15 players voted to the
All-Conference Team.
In addition to their success on the field under Coach
Paulhus, the Rams have also excelled in the classroom. In 2006 the
Framingham State College Softball team was ranked #66 in the country for
team GPA by National Fast Pitch Coaches Association (NFCA) and two athletes
were selected NFCA All-America Scholar Athletes.
In addition to coaching at Framingham State, he is
currently coaching the U18 Mass Pressure travel team based out of the
Merrimack Valley. In 2007 his Mass Pressure team finished 5th at the
FAST National Championship Tournament in Orlando, FL. Prior to joining the Rams, Paulhus coached the Mass
Pressure travel softball team for 6 years and in 1999 placed 9th at the PONY
Nationals. He also guided the team to the 1998 FAST New England Regional
Championship. He has worked at GE Water for the past 11 years and currently
resides in Whitinsville with his wife, Lisa.
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