Ken Eriksen

Ken Eriksen
Eriksen in 2018
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamSouth Florida
ConferenceAAC
Record1,006–521–1 (.659)
Biographical details
BornNew York, New York
Alma materSouth Florida
Playing career
1981–1984South Florida
1986–1992Clearwater Bombers
1993–1995Larry Miller-Toyota
1996–1997Tampa Smokers
Position(s)Catcher, Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
College Softball
1989–1996South Florida (asst.)
1997–presentSouth Florida
National Softball
2002–2011Team USA Women's Softball (asst.)
2011–2021Team USA Women's Softball
Head coaching record
Overall1,181–543–1 (.685)
TournamentsWith South Florida:
NCAA: 26–27 (.491)
Conference: 23–24 (.489)
With Team USA:
Total record: 175–22 (.888)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As Player:
2x Sun Belt Conference (1982 regular season and tournament)
1x ASA Men's Fastpitch (1997)
As Coach:
With South Florida:
2x Conference USA (1997, 1998)
2x Big East (2008, 2013)
3x American Athletic Conference (2016, 2018, 2019)
With Team USA:
2x ISF World Championship (2016, 2018)
6x World Cup of Softball (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019)
2x Pan American Games (2011, 2019)
Awards
As Player:
First team All-world (1992)
As Coach:
3x American Athletic Conference coach of the year (2016, 2018, 2019)
Records
Winningest coach in University of South Florida history (all sports)
Medal record
Player for Men's Softball at the Pan American Games
1991 Santiago
Head Coach for Women's Softball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoTeam competition
Head Coach for ISF Women's World Championship
2012 Whitehorse
2014 Haarlem
2016 South Surrey
2018 Chiba
Head Coach for World Cup of Softball
2011 Oklahoma City
2012 Oklahoma City
2013 Oklahoma City
2014 Irvine, CA
2015 Irvine, CA
2016 Oklahoma City
2017 Oklahoma City
2018 Irvine, CA
2019 Columbus, GA
Head Coach for Softball at the Pan American Games
2011 Guadalajara
2015 Toronto
2019 Lima
Assistant Coach for Women's Softball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
2004 AthensTeam competition
Assistant Coach for ISF Women's World Championship
2002 Saskatoon
2010 Caracas
Assistant Coach for World Cup of Softball
2005 Oklahoma City
2009 Oklahoma City
2010 Oklahoma City
Assistant Coach for Softball at the Pan American Games
2003 Santo Domingo

Ken Eriksen is an American softball coach who is the current head coach of the University of South Florida Bulls and former manager of the United States women's national softball team.