June 21, 2017
SILVER CITY, N.M. - Auburn softball assistant coach Scott Woodard will be inducted into the Western New Mexico University Athletic Hall of Fame, announced by the university. Woodard is set to be enshrined during the 2017 Homecoming festivities, Sept. 23.
Woodard enjoyed a successful 20-year career with the Mustangs, serving multiple roles such as the director of athletics, head softball coach, head baseball coach and an assistant football coach.
He also helped run the compliance office during the transition from NAIA to Division II and was involved in building a new softball field, football complex and an expansion to the tennis facility.
On the softball diamond, Woodard guided the Lady Mustangs to 191 victories in seven seasons, including three straight 30-win seasons in 1997-99.
Woodard coached four All-Americans at Western New Mexico and was an assistant on the 2004 NCAA West Region Championship squad that finished 5th at the NCAA Division II Championships.
Prior to starting the softball program at WNMU, Woodard was the head coach of the school's baseball team for two seasons.
In addition to overseeing Western New Mexico's 11 intercollegiate athletic teams, Woodard served as an assistant coach for the Mustangs' football team from 1992-1996. As the team's offensive coordinator in 1995, Woodard helped the Mustangs to a 7-4 record and an upset of Cal State Northridge.
A native of Carlsbad, N.M., Woodard was an all-star shortstop for Western New Mexico and was twice named to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference All-Conference Team.
Woodard graduated from Western New Mexico in 1985 with a bachelor of science in biology and earned his master of arts in administration in 1986.