Sam Houston State Bearkats softball

Sam Houston State Bearkats

University	Sam Houston State University
Head coach	Bob Brock (14th season)
Conference	Southland
Location	Huntsville, TX
Home stadium	Bearkat Softball Complex (Capacity: 400)
Nickname	Bearkats
Colors	White and Orange^[1]
NCAA championshipships
NAIA: 1981 NCAA DII: 1982 DI NIT: 1993
NCAA WCWS appearances
NAIA: 1981 NCAA DII: 1982 • 1983 • 1984
NCAA Tournament appearances
NCAA DII: 1982 • 1983 • 1984 NCAA DI: 2007
Conference Tournament championships
1988 • 2007
Conference championships
1988 • 1990 • 1993

The Sam Houston State Bearkats softball team represents Sam Houston State University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Southland Conference. The Bearkats are currently led by head coach Bob Brock. The team plays its home games at the Bearkat Softball Complex located on the university's campus.^[2]

History

Early history (1980–1990)

Sam Houston State softball first began in 1980. The team was immediately successful as it saw a 19-5 record in its very first season. In only its second season, the team captured its first of three national titles in the 1981 NAIA national softball championship with a 1-0 victory over the Emporia State Lady Hornets.^[3] Beginning with the 1982 season, the Bearkats moved up to NCAA Division II but saw no signs of slowing down as they earned three straight DII College World Series berths, with another national title in 1982.^[4]^[5] Following their third consecutive WCWS season in 1983, SHSU softball continued to win, and reached DII regionals the next two years.^[4] In 1987, the team failed to make a regional appearance despite a successful 34-26 campaign. This was the first season the softball team did not reach the playoffs since the team's first year. In the 1988 season, the Bearkats were invited to play in the Southland Conference, where the softball team reached the conference tournament in the next three years, including two conference championship seasons.

Rebuilding (1991–2001)

Throughout the early part of the '90s the softball team continued to be a force, earning at least a top 2 conference finish through the 1993 season. In 1993, Sam Houston State would win the last of its three claimed national titles, winning the Women's NIT softball tournament.^[3] After this successful season, however, the program would begin its run of mediocrity and never saw a top 4 conference finish again until current head coach Bob Brock took over in 2002.

The Bob Brock era (2002–present)

Bearkat Softball has never seen as much stability in the head coach position as it has since 2002, as Bob Brock is the most tenured coach in Sam Houston's short history. In Bob Brock's 14 seasons, he has coached the softball team to 9 Southland Tournament berths. The 2012 season was his most successful as the Bearkats lost a thriller to Northwestern State in the conference title game.^[6]

Year-by-year results

Year	Head Coach	Collegiate Record	Conference Record	Notes
Independent (Lone Star Conference in Other Sports)
1980	Wayne Daigle	19–5	–
1981	Wayne Daigle	32–11	–	NAIA Women's College World Series Champions
1982	Wayne Daigle	40–6	–	Women's DII College World Series Champions
1983	Wayne Daigle	43–17	–	NCAA Division II Women's College World Series (2nd Place)
Gulf Star Conference - NCAA Division II
1984	Brenda Marshall	32–22	0–0
1985	Brenda Marshall	37–11	10–4	NCAA Division II Regionals
1986	Brenda Marshall	39–16	14–6	NCAA Division II Regionals
Gulf Star Conference - Begin NCAA DI Play
1987	Kalum Haack	34–26	13–7
Southland Conference
1988	Annie Westfall	49-17	13–1	Conference Regular Season Champions SLC Tournament Champion
1989	Annie Westfall	37–20	9–3	2nd, Conference Regular Season, SLC Tournament, 3rd Place National NIT (8th place)
1990	Annie Westfall	25–34	9–3	Conference Regular Season Champions SLC Tournament, 3rd Place
1991	Marty Blowers	37–23	18–6	2nd, Conference Regular Season
1992	Marty Blowers	41–21	18–10	2nd Conference Regular Season (T)
1993	Marty Blowers	39–15	24–4	Conference Regular Season Champions National NIT Champions
1994	Marty Blowers	18–35–1	13–18–1	6th Regular Season
1995	Marty Blowers	19–33	15–17	5th Regular Season
1996	Marty Blowers	23–25	12–12	5th Regular Season
1997	Laniegh Clark	14–32	9–15	7th Regular Season
1998	Laniegh Clark	14–35	4–22	10th Regular Season
1999	John Garris	18–38	6–21	10th Regular Season
2000	John Garris	18–38	4–22	9th Regular Season
2001	John Garris	20–34	2–25	10th Regular Season
2002	Bob Brock	11–31	9–18	8th Regular Season
2003	Bob Brock	23–33	12–15	6th Regular Season, SLC Tournament, 3rd Place
2004	Bob Brock	29–23	17–9	3rd Regular Season, SLC Tournament, 3rd Place
2005	Bob Brock	29–25	19–7	2nd Regular Season, SLC Tournament Finalist
2006	Bob Brock	18–30	11–16	7th Regular Season
2007	Bob Brock	38–26	20–10	2nd Regular Season, SLC Tournament Champion NCAA Division I Regional (1 win–2 losses)
2008	Bob Brock	30–31	15–15	7th Regular Season, SLC Tournament, 1st Round
2009	Bob Brock	28–26	15–14	6th Regular Season, SLC Tournament, 3rd Place
2010	Bob Brock	21–28	13–16	9th Regular Season
2011	Bob Brock	22–32	14–15	7th Regular Season
2012	Bob Brock	29–21	14–6	2nd Regular Season, SLC Tournament Finalist
2013	Bob Brock	37–34	17–10	3rd Regular Season, SLC Tournament Finalist
2014	Bob Brock	27–27	15–11	3rd Regular Season, SLC Tournament, 3rd Round
2015	Bob Brock	19–28	10–15	9th Regular Season
2016	Bob Brock	–	–

Post season appearances

Conference tournaments

Sources:^[7]

Southland Conference Tournament Results
Year	Head Coach	Record	%	Notes
1988	Annie Westfall	4–0	1.000	Tournament Champion
1989	Annie Westfall	2–2	.500	Semi-Finalist
1990	Annie Westfall	2–2	.500	Semi-finalist
1991-95 No Conference Tournament
2003	Bob Brock	2–2	.500	3rd Round
2004	Bob Brock	2–2	.500	3rd Round
2005	Bob Brock	3–2	.600	Finalist
2007	Bob Brock	4–1	.800	Tournament Champion
2008	Bob Brock	0–1	.000	1st Round
2009	Bob Brock	2–2	.500	2nd Round
2012	Bob Brock	3–2	.600	Finalist
2013	Bob Brock	5–2	.714	Finalist
2014	Bob Brock	1–2	.333	2nd Round
Total		31–20	.608	12 Appearances

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Bearkats have appeared in one NCAA Division I Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
NCAA Division I Tournament Results
2007	First Game Second Game Third Game	Texas A&M Louisiana–Lafayette Texas A&M	L 5–9 W 2–1 (8) L 0–11

Source:^[7]

NIT Division I Tournament results

In 1993, the Bearkats appeared in the Division I NIT Softball Tournament. They won the tournament championship with a record of 3–0.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
NCAA Division I Tournament Results
1993	First Game Second Game Third Game	DePaul Princeton Chicago–Illinois	W 7–2 W 3–0 W 3–2

Source:^[7]

References

↑ The SHSU Brand (PDF). Retrieved April 2, 2016.
↑ "Sam Houston State Softball Stadium". GoBearkats.com. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
1 2 "Important Dates in SHSU history". GoBearkats.com. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
1 2 "Sam Houston State Softball Record Book: Year-by-Year" (PDF). Sam Houston State Athletics. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
↑ "Sam Houston State Bearkats National Titles". GoBearkats.com. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
↑ Jimmy Watson (2013-05-11). "NSU claims SLC softball tournament crown". Shreveport Times. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
1 2 3 "Southland Conference 2015 Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. pp. 28–38. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

External links

Official website

Sam Houston State Bearkats softball
Venues	Bearkat Softball Complex
Culture & lore	History Sammy Bearkat The Famous Bearkat Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Sam Houston State University

Academics

Colleges	College of Business Administration College of Criminal Justice College of Education College of Fine Arts and Mass Communication College of Humanities and Social Sciences College of Sciences
Research	Newton Gresham Library

Athletics

Teams	Football Baseball Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Softball Other Sports
Facilities	Don Sanders Stadium Bowers Stadium Johnson Coliseum
Rivalries	Battle of the Piney Woods (Stephen F. Austin)

Campus

Student Life

People

Traditions

Southland Conference softball
Teams	Abilene Christian Wildcats Central Arkansas Sugar Bears Houston Baptist Huskies Incarnate Word Cardinals Lamar Lady Cardinals McNeese State Cowgirls Nicholls State Colonels Northwestern State Lady Demons Sam Houston State Bearkats Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders
Championship	Southland Conference Softball Tournament

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