Gordon Eakin
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| current_title = Head coach
| current_team = BYU
| current_conference = Big 12 Conference
| current_record = {{winpct|800|372|record=y}}
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1958}}
| birth_place = Sandy, Utah
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| alma_mater = University of Utah
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| player_team1 = Utah
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| coach_sport1 = Softball
| coach_years2 = 2000–2002
| coach_team2 = BYU (asst.)
| coach_years3 = 2003–present
| coach_team3 = BYU
| coach_years4 = 2009–2010
| coach_team4 = USA Women's Softball (asst.)
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Gordon R. Eakin (born 1958){{cite web |title=Gordon Eakin Minor Leagues Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=eakin-001gor |website=Baseball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=14 June 2025 |language=en}} is an American college softball coach and the current head coach of the BYU Cougars softball team. Eakin is a graduate of the University of Utah and is a former Minor League Baseball player for the Oakland Athletics. Eakin also serves as the USA National Team Hitting Coach.{{cite web|accessdate=2010-04-02 |url=http://www.la.com/music/ci_14812361 |title=BYU coach Eakin will continue to assist USA Softball |website=Salt Lake Tribune |date=2010-04-02 |author=Oram, Bill |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512231046/http://www.la.com/music/ci_14812361 |archivedate=2014-05-12 }}
Career
Eakin was hired as an assistant coach to Mary Kay Amicone in 2001. After the 2002 season Amicone decided to resign, and Eakin became the coach of BYU Softball.{{cite web |accessdate=2003-01-31 |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/962206/New-start-in-softball-excites-the-Cougars.html?pg=all |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512215336/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/962206/New-start-in-softball-excites-the-Cougars.html?pg=all |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 12, 2014 |title=New start in softball excites the Cougars |website=Deseret News |date=2003-01-31 |author=Call, Jeff }} During his span as BYU coach, Eakin has coached the Cougars to 6 consecutive conference titles in four separate leagues. He led BYU to their first super regional appearance in 2008{{cite web |accessdate=2010-06-14 |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700039883/Five-questions-with-BYU-softball-coach-Gordon-Eakin.html?pg=all |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513011053/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700039883/Five-questions-with-BYU-softball-coach-Gordon-Eakin.html?pg=all |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 13, 2014 |title=Five questions with BYU softball coach Gordon Eakin |website=Deseret News |date=2010-06-14 |author=Olson, Jason }} and has coached 12 All-Americans. Two of Eakin's players have gone on to play professionally. Eakin has won conference coach of the year four times (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013) and has never finished lower than third in the conference. Eakin has guided BYU to top-ten national finishes in slugging percentage six times, home runs per game six times, batting average four times and scoring four times.{{cite web |accessdate= |url=http://byucougars.com/staff/w-softball/gordon-eakin |title=Gordon Eakin Coaching Profile at BYU |website=BYU athletics |date= |author= }}
Coaching record
Eakin has won 6 straight conference titles, 7 of 8, and 8 of 10 since 2005. He has also won the two conference tournaments that he has had a chance to win since 2005. The MWC last held a conference tournament in 2005, and the PCSC and WCC didn't have conference tournaments.
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|name=BYU Cougars
|startyear=2003
|conference=Mountain West Conference
|endyear=2011
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2003
| name = BYU
| overall = 36–17
| conference = 10–7
| confstanding = 3rd
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2004
| name = BYU
| overall = 34–18
| conference = 11–8
| confstanding = 3rd
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| championship = confboth
| season = 2005
| name = BYU
| overall = 45–14
| conference = 16–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = 2005 Regionals
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2006
| name = BYU
| overall = 43–22
| conference = 15–5
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = 2006 Regionals
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2007
| name = BYU
| overall = 43–20
| conference = 16–4
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = 2007 Regionals
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| season = 2008
| name = BYU
| overall = 44–20
| conference = 14–6
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = 2008 Regionals
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2009
| name = BYU
| overall = 40–18
| conference = 12–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = 2009 Regionals
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2010
| name = BYU
| overall = 46–13
| conference = 12–3
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = 2010 Super Regionals
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2011
| name = BYU
| overall = 40–18
| conference = 11–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = 2011 Regionals
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|name=BYU
|startyear=2012
|conference=Western Athletic Conference{{cite press release|url=http://universe.byu.edu/2012/03/22/wac-debut-for-byu-softball/ |title=BYU Softball makes WAC debut |publisher=The Digital Universe|date=March 22, 2012 |accessdate=March 22, 2012}}
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2012
| name = BYU
| overall = 45–15
| conference = 15–4
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = 2012 Regionals
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|name=BYU
|startyear=2013
|conference=Pacific Coast Softball Conference{{cite press release|url=http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/byu/other/after-a-year-in-the-wac-byu-softball-is-switching/article_4d255732-b3ef-11e1-bd6d-0019bb2963f4.html |title=After a year in the WAC, BYU Softball is switching conferences, again |publisher=Provo Daily Herald|date=June 11, 2012 |accessdate=June 11, 2012}}
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2013
| name = BYU
| overall = 33–25
| conference = 19–5
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = 2013 Regionals
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=BYU Cougars
|startyear=2014
|conference=West Coast Conference
|endyear= 2023
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2014
| name = BYU
| overall = 34–23
| conference = 12–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = 2014 Regionals
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2015
| name = BYU
| overall = 40–14
| conference = 13–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = 2015 Regionals
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2016
| name = BYU
| overall = 34–18
| conference = 11–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = 2016 Regionals
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2017
| name = BYU
| overall = 46–13
| conference = 14–1
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Regional
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2018
| name = BYU
| overall = 36–22
| conference = 13–1
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Regional
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2019
| name = BYU
| overall = 30–26
| conference = 12–3
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Regional
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| season = 2020
| name = BYU
| overall = 14–9
| conference = 0–0
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = Season canceled due to COVID-19
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2021
| name = BYU
| overall = 38–17
| conference = 11–1
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Regional
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2022
| name = BYU
| overall = 42–10
| conference = 13–2
| confstanding = T-1st
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2023
| name = BYU
| overall = 35–17
| conference = 11–4
| confstanding = 2nd
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|name=BYU Cougars
|startyear=2024
|conference=Big 12 Conference
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2024
| name = BYU
| overall = 0–0
| conference = 0–0
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = BYU
| overall = {{winpct|800|372|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|262|67|record=y}}
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References
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