Shane Bouman

Northwestern College Athletics

Title

Head Coach
Email

shane.bouman@nwciowa.edu
Phone

712-707-7298

Shane Bouman took over the Northwestern College softball program in August of 2018 and has collected over 200 wins leading the Red Raider softball program. He has been named the GPAC Coach of the Year in each of the last three seasons, leading the Raiders to three-straight GPAC regular season titles and back-to-back GPAC tournament titles. Bouman surpassed the 500 career wins mark in March 2025 across his 20+ years of coaching experience.

In the historic 2023 season for the Red Raiders, Bouman led the program to new heights, setting the single-season record for wins in a season (47). He coached the program's first Player of the Year since Renae Bahrke in 2002 in Gwen Mikkelsen. The five First Team All-GPAC honors tied the program-record for First Team selections in a season in the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) era, tying the mark with the 2002 team.

Northwestern once again raised the bar in 2024 as Bouman led the Raiders to their first 50-win season and highest ranking in school history. Northwestern finished the season 50-7 (19-3 GPAC), winning both the GPAC regular season and tournament titles, ranking No. 9 in the final NAIA Coaches' Poll, and earning a host bid for the NAIA Opening Round.

The Raiders reached the highest ranking in GPAC softball history in 2025, peaking at No. 4 on March 5. Northwestern also took down its highest-ranked opponent in program history, defeating No. 2 Science & Arts (Okla.) 7-1 on February 24.

Prior to coming to Orange City, Bouman led two National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I programs at his alma Mater South Dakota State (2002-07) and Indiana State (2012-17). In his coaching career, he has compiled over 400 career wins as a head coach.

Family: wife - Amy; children: Bradee, Baylor and Berkeley

College: graduated from South Dakota State University (SDSU) ('92)

Playing Career: four-year letter winner, three-year starter for SDSU football team
                      earned All-Conference honors at quarterback in 1991
4x Amateur Softball Association (ASA) All-American
                      2x North American Fastpitch Association (NAFA) All-American
                      led five teams to ASA National Championships
                      competed in nine International Softball Congress World Tournaments

Coaching Experience:
2019 - present: Head Coach at Northwestern
2012 - 2017: Head Coach, Indiana State University (118-72 5+ seasons)
2011: Head Coach, Iowa Lakes Community College (27-12)
2008 - 2010: Pitching Coach, University of Iowa
2002 - 2007: Head Coach, South Dakota State (142-194)

NWC COACHING HIGHLIGHTS:

3 NAIA National Tournament Appearances (2023-25)
3 GPAC Regular Season Titles (2023-25)
1 GPAC Player of the Year (Gwen Mikkelsen, 2023)
1 GPAC Pitcher of the Year (Kate Kralik, 2025)
2 NFCA All-Americans (Gwen Mikkelsen ('23), Kameryn Etherington ('23))
3 NAIA All-Americans (Gwen Mikkelsen ('23, '25), Kameryn Etherington ('24))
4x GPAC Tournament Pod Host (2022-25)
6 GPAC Tournament appearances (2019, 2021-25)
34 All-GPAC selections
19 First Team All-GPAC selections
11 Second Team All-GPAC selections
42 NAIA Scholar-Athletes
7 NAIA Scholar Teams (2019-25)

Hire Release

updated June 2025

Bouman Year-by-Year

Year	Overall	GPAC (Rank)	Postseason	Notes
2025	48-13	20-2 (1st)	8-4	NAIA Opening Round host; GPAC regular season/tournament champions
2024	50-7	19-3 (1st)	7-2	NAIA Opening Round host; GPAC regular season/tournament champions; ranked No. 9 in final poll
2023	47-10	18-4 (1st)	4-4	NAIA Tournament appearance; top-seed/host GPAC tournament
2022	38-11-1	15-6-1 (2nd)	2-2	Hosted GPAC tournament pod; 5th most wins in program history; 3rd best win % (.770)
2021	27-18	12-10 (t-5th)	1-2
2020	14-6	----	----	*Season cut short due to the Covid-19 pandemic
2019	18-25	11-11 (t-4th)	0-2
TOTAL	242-90	95-36	22-16