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Entering his 23rd season as head coach at Bridgewater College, Donnie Fulk has compiled a record of 578 wins and 299 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.
Two seasons ago, the Eagles finished with a 33-12 overall record and earned a berth in the championship round of the ODAC tournament. Fulk's Eagles opened the season by winning 26 of their first 30 games including victories over a pair of top 10 teams in Cortland State and Coast Guard.
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.
In 2009, 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, Mandi and Misti, both Bridgewater College graduates. Fulk also has a granddaughter Jana and two grandsons Hayden and Cole.
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