Head Coach | Donna Fields
Already a member of the St. Mary's Athletics Hall of Fame, Fields is the only Rattler in school history with a national championship as a player and coach. On December 10, 2021, Fields was also inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Hall of Fame.
Joining the powerful Lone Star Conference has made Fields only more intent on keeping up the successful ways of the St. Mary's softball program. In her 24 years, the Rattlers have won 18 conference titles, four NCAA Regionals and the 2002 NCAA title.
In 2021, playing during a pandemic, the Rattlers advanced to the Lone Star Conference Tournament in the team's first full season in the league, falling in the second game of the single elimination tournament to top-seeded Oklahoma Christian. The team was 15-15 in league play and 21-23 overall and senior pitcher Alex McLennan was named to the All-Academic team after earning her biomechanical engineering degree.
The 2020 team was just starting to find its stride when the remainder of the season was cancelled with Covid-19.