“[There are] probably only a handful of coaches in the whole NFCA that have won 1,000 games, but this is a big deal,” Joyce said.
Joan Joyce is entering her 28th season as head coach of FAU’s softball team. 15 wins away from her 1,000th career win, the Waterbury, Conn. native is excited about the upcoming season.
The 81-year-old is a well-known legend around the FAU campus, but also in the softball world. She was inducted into the National Softball Hall of Fame in 1983 and the International Softball Federation Hall of Fame in 1999.