Bio

Rich Paulhus, the all-time winningest softball coach for the Rams, is entering his 10th year at the helm of the Rams softball team.  He took over the softball program in 2003 after serving as an assistant coach for the previous three seasons.  Paulhus picked up his 100th career victory on April 23rd, 2008 as the Rams defeated Brandeis University by a score of 5-2.  Paulhus is only the fourth head coach in any sport at Framingham State to achieve the 100 win milestone with the Rams.

In his first nine seasons, his team has made six appearances in the conference tournament advancing to the finals three times while capturing one MASCAC Tournament Championship (2007) and appearing in one NCAA Division III Softball Regional (2007). 

Coach Paulhus's teams have had eight consecutive winning seasons in the conference and back-to-back 20 win seasons in 2006 & 2007.  During his nine seasons at the helm of FSU's softball program, Paulhus has had 19 players voted to the All-MASCAC teams.  

The Rams play one of the toughest schedules in the region. In 2009 the softball team played seven teams that participated in the NCAA regionals, including three teams that reached its regional championship game. In 2010 they once again played three teams that participated in the NCAA Regionals.  

In addition to their success on the field under Coach Paulhus, the Rams have also excelled in the classroom.  In 2006 the Framingham State College Softball team was ranked 66^th in the country for team GPA by the National Fast Pitch Coaches Association (NFCA) and two student-athletes were selected NFCA All-America Scholar Athletes.  In 2010, the team placed five student-athletes on the MASCAC All-Academic team.

In addition to coaching at Framingham State, he is currently coaching the U18 Mass Pressure travel team.  In 2007 his Mass Pressure team finished 5th at the FAST National Championship Tournament in Orlando, FL.  Prior to joining the Rams, Paulhus coached the Mass Pressure travel softball team for six years and in 1999 placed 9^th at the PONY Nationals.  He also guided the team to the 1998 FAST New England Regional Championship. 

He has worked at GE Water for the past 16 years and currently resides in Whitinsville with his wife, Lisa, son, Shane, and daughter, Lexie.