Fischer Named Oklahoma Sports Hall Of Fame Class Of 2023 Inductee

STILLWATER – The winningest coach in Oklahoma State softball historical past is considered one of six to be inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame as a part of the category of 2023.
 
As the longest tenured head coach in program historical past, Sandy Fischer has lengthy been acknowledged as a trailblazer within the institution of school softball as a sport rising in reputation with every passing 12 months.
 
Fischer’s accomplishments in 23 years as the top coach at Oklahoma State, alongside along with her affect on the sport of softball on the nationwide degree, elevate her amongst a number of the most extremely revered within the historical past of the game.
 
She led the Cowgirls to 17 appearances in both the AIAW or NCAA Division I Regionals. Her groups superior to both the AIAW Nationals or NCAA Women’s College World Series 9 instances, ending as excessive as fourth in 1998.
 
The four-time Big Eight Conference Coach of the Year compiled 901 wins at OSU, coached the Cowgirls to fifteen Big Eight Conference championships ­– 9 common season titles and 6 convention event trophies – and coached 28 All-Americans.
 
Fischer has additionally been inducted into the Western Illinois University Hall of Fame – her alma mater – the place she performed from 1971-1975, in addition to the Oklahoma State Athletics Hall of Honor.
 
The Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame class of 2023 inductees shall be launched on the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame’s first quarterly management luncheon of 2023. Details are as follows:

February 23, 2023 

Jeaneen and Bob Naifeh Family & Bud Wilkinson Event Center

4040 N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73105

Press convention and interviews: 11:00 a.m. – 11:25 a.m. 

Luncheon: 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. 

 

The Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame class of 2023 inductees shall be formally acknowledged within the fall of 2023 on the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame’s Induction Ceremony. Details are as follows:

August 7, 2023

National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum

1700 NE 63rd St., Oklahoma City, OK 73111

Press convention and interviews held previous to banquet 

Banquet: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.