Bob Brock honored for 1,000th Win
5/4/2012 9:52:00 PM | Softball
On April 18, in a road doubleheader victory, Brock reached a career milestone as he became the 15th head coach in NCAA Division I softball history to amass 1,000 victories.
Sam Houston State University president Dr. Dana Gibson, director of athletics Bobby Williams and associate athletic director Chris Thompson made the presentation to coach Brock and his wife Mary in front of more than 462 fans at the Bearkat Softball Complex.
Brock now ranks 10th among NCAA Division I active softball head coaches with a record of 1,007-605-1 in his 27 seasons at Sam Houston, Texas A&M, and Baylor.
He has won three national championships and is a former Women's Professional Fastpitch League head coach.
Now in his 10th season at his alma mater, Brock was voted 2005 Southland Conference "Coach of the Year." He director the team to the 2007 Southland Conference tournament championship and an NCAA Regional appearance.
Brock served as head coach at Baylor from 1980 to 1981 and at Texas A&M from 1982 to 1996. Six times he directed teams to the College World Series, winning national titles in 1982, 1983 and 1987 and finishing as runner-up in 1984 and 1986.
WINNINGEST ACTIVE NCAA DIVISION I SOFTBALL COACHES
Rank
Head Coach
University
Years
Wins
Losses
Ties
Pct.
1
Margie Wright
Fresno State
31
1452
539
3
.729
2
Mike Candrea
Arizona
25
1304
291
1
.817
3
Carol Hutchins
Michigan
28
1263
266
2
.826
4
Eugene Lenti
DePaul
31
1160
545
3
.680
5
Eliane Sortino
Massachusetts
32
1159
481
6
.706
6
Diane Ninemire
California
26
1104
512
3
.683
7
Margo Jonker
Central Michigan
32
1063
645
5
.622
8
Ralph Weekly
Tennessee
25
1059
332
2
.761
9
Donna Papa
North Carolina
28
1049
565
5
.649
10
BOB BROCK
SAM HOUSTON
28
1007
605
1
.625
11
Pete Manarino
UNLV
27
953
560
2
.630
12
Jo Evans
Texas A&M
27
935
512
2
.646
13
Melinda Fischer
Illinois St
28
917
613
4
.599
NCAA DIVISION I HEAD COACHES WITH 1,000 CAREER SOFTBALL VICTORIES
| Rank | Head Coach | University | Years | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct. |
| 1 | Margie Wright | Fresno State | 31 | 1452 | 539 | 3 | .729 |
| 2 | Mike Candrea | Arizona | 25 | 1304 | 291 | 1 | .817 |
| 3 | Yvette Girouard | LSU | 31 | 1285 | 421 | 1 | .753 |
| 4 | Carol Hutchins | Michigan | 28 | 1263 | 266 | 2 | .826 |
| 5 | Gayle Blevins | Indiana | 31 | 1245 | 588 | 5 | .679 |
| 6 | JoAnne Graf | Florida State | 25 | 1186 | 425 | 6 | .735 |
| 7 | Eliane Sortino | Massachusetts | 32 | 1159 | 481 | 6 | .706 |
| 8 | Joyce Compton | South Carolina | 28 | 1066 | 563 | 3 | .654 |
| 9 | Eugene Lenti | DePaul | 31 | 1160 | 545 | 3 | .680 |
| 10 | Diane Ninemire | California | 26 | 1104 | 512 | 0 | .683 |
| 11 | Margo Jonker | Central Michigan | 32 | 1063 | 645 | 5 | .622 |
| 12 | Ralph Weekly | Tennessee | 25 | 1059 | 332 | 2 | .761 |
| 13 | Donna Papa | North Carolina | 28 | 1049 | 565 | 5 | .649 |
| 14 | BOB BROCK | SAM HOUSTON | 28 | 1007 | 605 | 1 | .625 |
| 15 | Jay Miller | Purdue | 29 | 1004 | 668 | 0 | .600 |
