Joan Joyce

Joan Joyce (August 18, 1940 – March 26, 2022) was the softball coach at Florida Atlantic, for 28 years until her death in 2022. She previously was a softball player for the Raybestos Brakettes and the Orange Lionettes. She also had set records on the LPGA Tour as a golfer and on the USA women's national basketball team, and was a player and coach for the Connecticut Clippers volleyball team. Softball Playing career Joyce played for the Brakettes from 1954 to 1963, the Lionettes from 1964 to 1966, and again the Brakettes from 1967 to 1975, In her career, she racked up many of the sport's records, which have yet to be broken: Most consecutive all-star team selections (18) Eight-time MVP in the National Tournament (1961, 1963, 1968, 1971 (co-MVP), 1973, 1974, and 1975) Most victories in a season (42) (in 1974) Two no-hit, no-run games in National Tournament (four times) Shutouts in a season (38 in 1974) Most innings pitched in a game (29 in 1968 against Perkasie) Career doubles (153) Doubles in a season (22 in 1968) Career triples (67) Brakettes team batting champion (1960, 1962, 1967–69, 1973) Highest batting average (.467 in 1971)