Kristi Lansford returned to her alma mater to become the first full–time assistant coach in CSUB Softball history in 2008.
Lansford spent the previous eight seasons as head coach at San Francisco State, where she built the perennial cellar dwellers into an NCAA title contender. She led the Gators to three consecutive 40–plus win seasons from 2004–06, including a West Region title in 2005. In leading the Gators to 208 victories, Lansford coached six All–Americans, 13 all–region performers and two Academic All–Americans®. In all, she compiled a 208–217 record at SFSU.
Lansford’s career as a head coach began at Northwood University in 2000. In her lone season on the Cedar Hill, Texas, campus she led the Knights to the NAIA Regional tournament, producing four all–region and six all–conference performers.
But it all started for Lansford with five seasons in CSUB blue and gold. She compiled a .286 career batting average in 111 appearances as a two–time, first team All–CCAA outfielder in 1995 and 1996.
She led the Roadrunners to a pair of CCAA titles as a player before spending her next three seasons as an assistant coach. In that capacity, she helped CSUB earn three more CCAA crowns and the 1998 NCAA West Region title.
Lansford earned her bachelor’s degree from CSUB with a double major in physical education and communications. She earned her master’s in education from CSUB in 1999.
