Becky Hilgert

Biography

Becky Hilgert heads into her tenth season as head softball coach at Calvin University, where she also serves as Assistant Director of Athletics. In nine years as head coach, she has amassed a 230-102 record that includes four NCAA III Tournament appearances and seven MIAA Team GPA Awards. Her 2024 team set a school record with 34 victories and reached the NCAA III Regional Finals. She coached Brooke Hunderman to 2024 MIAA Pitcher of the Year and reached her 200th collegiate coaching win in 2024. Her 2023 team compiled a 29-11 record with a trip to the MIAA Tournament Championship finals, where she coached Hannah Biddlecome to MIAA MVP and NFCA Division III All-America honors. In 2021, Hilgert led Calvin to an MIAA Tournament title and the NCAA III Regional Tournament semifinals while reaching her 100th collegiate coaching victory. She led the Knights to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 20 years in 2018 with a 32-10 record and NCAA Regional Finals appearance. A native of Bloomington, Minnesota, Hilgert is a University of St. Thomas graduate where she was a four-year starter in the infield. As a senior in 2002, she was team captain and helped lead St. Thomas to the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional Championship and World Series, finishing fifth nationally, earning World Series All-Tournament team honors. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science with a communications minor and earned a Master's degree in recreation and sports sciences from Ohio Unive