Entering his 19th season as head coach at Bridgewater College, Donnie Fulk has compiled a record of 457 wins and 247 losses.
Under his direction, the Eagles won ODAC regular season titles
in 1994, 2006 and 2007.
He was named the ODAC Coach of the Year in 1996 and 2006 and VaSID
State Coach of the Year in 2006, 2007 and 2009.
The 2000 team finished with a 32-10 record and received the program’s first-ever national ranking, reaching as high as No. 19 in the Division III poll.
In 2006, the Eagles finished with a 34-9 record and were ranked in the South Region poll for much of the season. The 2006 team finished the year with a .386 batting average to rank No. 1 in the nation in the final Division III statistical rankings.
In 2007, the program reached new heights with a BC record 40 victories against just eight losses. The Eagles placed first in the ODAC regular season standings with a 17-1 record and advanced to the conference tournament championship game. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III tournament, the program’s first-ever bid to the national playoffs.The Eagles advanced to the round of 16, losing in the regional title game to DePauw.Bridgewater was ranked No. 19 in the final 2007 NFCA Division III poll. The Eagles also won another statistical title, leading Division III in runs scored with 8.48 runs per game.
Last season, the Eagles finished with a solid 36-11 mark and earned an NCAA Division III playoff berth. BC defeated the ODAC champions Lynchburg to go to the NCAA tournament before falling 2-1 to Salisbury in the Sweet 16. Fulk led the Eagles towards numerous individual postseason awards.
In addition to coaching softball, Fulk is the director of the
Bridgewater College Eagle Club.
Fulk resides in Bridgewater with his wife Jane. They have two
married daughters and one granddaughter and two grandsons.
Danny Conley begins his fifth season as an assistant coach with
softball program. He has 29 years coaching experience in baseball
and softball.
In 1996 and 1997, Conley served as assistant coach for the Briery
Branch Braves of the Rockingham County Baseball League.
In addition to recruiting duties with the Eagles, Conley works
with hitters, outfielders and middle infielders.
Conley has worked for Pepsi-Cola Bottling of Central Virginia for
34 years and is currently Assistant Sales Manager.
Skip Eger has 19 years of coaching experience in softball and
baseball. He is a retired teacher in the Augusta County School
System.
