▁win ▁the ▁honor . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁VS U ▁made ▁its ▁first ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁Division ▁II ▁National ▁So ft ball ▁Tournament ▁and ▁fell ▁ 4 – 3 ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁championship ▁to ▁Hawai i ▁Pacific , ▁finishing ▁their ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁ 5 1 – 9 ▁record . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁Lady ▁Bla z ers ▁finished ▁with ▁a ▁ 5 7 – 8 ▁season ▁and ▁broke ▁ 1 6 ▁school ▁records , ▁including ▁most ▁wins ▁in ▁a ▁season , ▁most ▁runs ▁( 5 0 3 ), ▁hits ▁( 6 3 8 ), ▁runs ▁batt ed ▁in ▁( 4 5 2 ), ▁and ▁home ▁runs ▁( 9 8 ). ▁ ▁Val d osta ▁State ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁soft ball ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁G ulf ▁South ▁Conference ▁to ▁win ▁five ▁consecutive ▁champion ships ▁( 2 0 0 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ). ▁ ▁The ▁Lady ▁Bla zer ▁So ft ball ▁Team ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁under ▁head ▁coach ▁Ron ▁Durante . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁Mac era ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁head ▁soft ball ▁coach ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Mac era ▁attended ▁Val d osta ▁State ▁and ▁was ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ▁at ▁VS U ▁under ▁Durante ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁ ▁Mac era ▁became ▁the ▁winning est ▁coach ▁in ▁Val d osta ▁State ▁soft ball