Verne Barreau was named the 20th head coach of the TIU softball program in February of 2019.
In four seasons as head coach, Barreau has led the Trojans to a 44-78 record, including an 20-45 record against CCAC opponents.
Late April of 2022, Barreau was inducted into the USA Softball of Wisconsin Hall of Fame, as part of their annual induction ceremony as one of seven inductees in the class of 2021 for his accomplishments in the field of Men's Fast Pitch softball and as a coach of Junior Olympic Girls FastPitch.
Barreau came to TIU after a highly successful coaching and playing career. After playing collegiate baseball at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Barreau continued his playing career as a professional fastpitch softball player, playing in multiple international tournaments as well as being named an All-American during his career.
After his playing career, Barreau started his own travel softball program, the Badger Blitz, and has been coaching at the U-16 and U-18 level since 2007. As a coach Barreau has had great success, coaching and developing multiple Division I players, two National Championships as well as three National Runner Up finishes.
A native of Cazenovia, Wisconsin, Barreau currently resides in Wisconsin.
The Barreau File
| YEAR |
SCHOOL |
OVERALL |
CONFERENCE |
POSTSEASON |
| 2019 |
TIU |
19-26 |
8-14 |
CCAC Tournament Qualifiers |
| 2020* |
TIU |
4-7 |
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| 2021 |
TIU |
17-22 |
8-13 |
CCAC Tournament Qualifiers |
| 2022 |
TIU |
4-23 |
4-18 |
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CAREER TOTALS
| YEARS |
SCHOOL |
OVERALL |
CONFERENCE |
| 2019-pres. |
TIU |
40-55 |
16-27 |
| 2019-pres. |
TOTALS |
44-78 |
20-45 |
* The 2020 season was cancelled on March 16, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. CCAC conference games were not played.
