Ray Seymour, Head Softball Coach

Ray Seymour is currently in his 19th season as head coach of the Hawks Fastpitch Softball Team. During his tenure his overall record is 503 wins, 444 losses and 1 tie. His past teams have won the Suncoast Conference Championship twice and placed second on three other occasions. The most successful season was in 2005 when the Hawks won the Suncoast Conference setting a school record of 51 wins and 18 losses. The Hawks also won 3 tournaments and placed second in another. The Hawks finished as Regional Runner- Up.

Coach Seymour is the director of the Tampa Mustang Fastpitch Softball Organization, which he and his wife Cathy founded in 1981 to promote softball for local youths. The organization currently has 8 teams between the ages of 10 and 18. The Tampa Mustangs have won national championships in all age groups for a total of 21 national championships including the first ever International Softball Junior World Cup 16-u Championship defeating China 4-0. Over 300 former Mustangs have attended over 50 different colleges on athletic scholarships.

Coach Seymour played quarterback for local Chamberlain High School, which won the 1961 State Championship. He attended the University of Texas El Paso on a football scholarship. After college he played tournament fastpitch softball.