Gettysburg College Athletics

Kirkpatrick set the standard as coach of two sports, finding success on both the basketball court and softball diamond. After his 26 seasons patrolling the women’s basketball sidelines, he remains the all-time winningest coach in program history with a record of 379-271 (.583). Following 18 of those basketball seasons, he went right to the softball field as soon, where he posted a 358-178-1 (.668) record. He guided both programs to conference championships, claiming the 2013 basketball title and crowns in softball three times (1994, 1999, 2007). In basketball, Gettysburg posted winning seasons in 21 of his 26 year and qualified for the Centennial Conference (CC) tournament 12 times. He was twice named the conference’s Coach of the Year and mentored 41 all-conference honorees and three All-Americans. On the diamond, he had 11 straight 20-win campaigns that included a 31-10-1 record and regular-season conference title in 2005. He coached 55 all-conference softball players, including players who brought home three Player of the Year trophies.