The 2019 season will be University of Detroit Mercy Coach John Conway’s final season with the Titan Softball program. Conway recently announced his intentions to retire at the conclusion of his fifth season as head coach in Motown.
Conway took over the program at Detroit Mercy before the 2015 season, and through his fifth campaign has amassed 74 victories while helping start the turn of a program that had seen little success in recent years. Conway had seen win improvements in each of his first three seasons with the Titans. During his time he has also produced numerous All-Horizon League Honorees over his five seasons.
Conway reflected on his time and felt fortunate to have had coaching career that spanned 25 years counting his time on the Elite Club Level
“I have been so fortunate to begin my career coaching as a club coach and then to transition into being an NCAA coach for the past 17 years.”, Conway commented. “I never imagined starting as a part-time Division III coach at Fontbonne University to then coach at the Division I and II levels. I have had so many wonderful experiences with all these young ladies who I have been fortunate to hopefully give them an enjoyable four year career each stop.” Conway went on to thank his family. “I want to thank my daughter Nicole for bringing me into this career by asking me to play catch with me as a five-year-old and then going on to play for me in club ball as well in college. Most of all my wife Kathy for putting up with me these past 17 years and always acting as a consultant in all I did.” Conway went on to say his time coaching might not be completely over just yet. “I plan to stay involved somehow with softball but no longer as a head coach.”
Conway also had stops as head coach at Saint Leo University, Saint Louis University, and the aforementioned Fontbonne University before coming to Detroit.
UDM currently sits 15-21 on the season and 7-5 in the Horizon League good for fourth place in the standings with 12 conference games remaining.