2010 OCU Softball Media Gui
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
CONTENTS INSIDE OCU quick facts 1 Head Coach 2 Coaching Staff 3 Baseball Outlook 4 Baseball Profiles 5-8 Roster 9 2009 Statistics 10-11 2009 Results 12 Conference 13 Records 14 Honors 15-16 Championships 17-18 Ann Lacy Stadium 19 Jay Miller 20-21 Administration 22 Sports Information 23 OCU President 24 This is OCU 25 Jen Davis Ashley Wilburn DIRECTORY ABOUT OCU SOFTBALL TEAM INFO. Athletic Director Jim Abbott. (405) 208-5301 Location: Oklahoma City 2009 Record: 53-9 Assistant Athletic Director Founded: 1904 National Finish: NAIA Championships, Fourth Greg Kersgieter . (405) 208-5317 President: Tom J McDaniel (Northwestern Conference Record: 23-5, second Administrative Assistant Oklahoma State, 1960) Starters Returning/Lost: 5/4 Liz Richards. (405) 208-5309 Athletic Director: Jim Abbott (Huntingdon, 1986) Letter Winners Returning/Lost: 8/4 Softball Assistant Athletic Director: Greg Kersgieter Top Returnees: Jen Davis, Laurin Hess, Amanda Phil McSpadden. (405) 208-5308 (Missouri Southern, 1990) Howard, Lily LaVelle, Ashley Wilburn Bobbi Bridges. (405) 208-5976 Faculty Representative: Dr David May Top Newcomers: Kelby Roberson, Nathalie Timmermans Baseball Athletic Academic Compliance Denney Crabaugh . (405) 208-5156 Coordinator: James Downer SPORTS INFO. Keith Lytle . (405) 208-5157 Enrollment: 3,810 Men’s Basketball Affiliation: NAIA Director of athletic communications: Kevin Morrissey. (405) 208-5310 Conference: Sooner Athletic Conference Rich Tortorelli - (405) 208-5304 Quinn Wooldridge. (405) 208-5375 Nickname: Stars Assistant sports information director: Women’s Basketball Colors: Royal Blue and White Jeremy Stevens - (405) 208-5431 Rob Edmisson . (405) 208-5868 Baseball Facility: Jim Wade Stadium (400 Office Fax: (405) 208-5816 Stephanie Shaw. (405) 208-5307 capacity, dimensions 335-400-325) Athletic Hotline: (405) 208-5400 Men’s Golf Softball Facility: Ann Lacy Stadium (350 E-mail Address: rtortorelli@okcu edu Kyle Blaser. (405) 208-5303 capacity, dimensions 200-215-200) Web site: www ocusports com Women’s Golf Address: Oklahoma City University M J Desbiens. (405) 208-5302 2501 N Blackwelder Ave Cross Country/Track and Field Oklahoma City, OK 73106 Michael Houston. (405) 208-5319 Chris Ward. (405) 208-5389 SOFTBALL COACHING STAFF Rowing Head Coach: Phil McSpadden (Oral Roberts, 1977) Mike Knopp. (405) 208-5300 Record at OCU: 1,177-282, 23 years Melanie Borger . (405) 208-5521 Overall Record: 1,304-322, 28 years Linas Smailys. (405) 208-5521 Office Phone: (405) 208-5308 Soccer E-mail Address: pmcspadden@okcu edu Brian Harvey . (405) 208-5165 Assistants: Bobbi Bridges, Guy Cook, Billy Martin . (405) 208-5800 Harold Copas Volleyball Jen Gomez . 405) 208-6205 ABOUT THE MEDIA GUIDE Bailey Coleman . (405) 208-5431 Written and edited by: Rich Tortorelli and Jeremy Stevens. Designed by: Kevin Miller and Kevin Bright. Wrestling Photography: Hugh Scott Jr. University Archives: Christina Wolf. Archie Randall. (405) 208-5379 On the cover: Seniors Amanda Howard and Ashley Wilburn. Wayne James. (405) 606-4826 Link Davis . (405) 606-4826 Home of Champions: www.ocusports.com 1 HEAD COACH McSpadden’s year-by-year record Year, school ...................................... W-L Pct. 1988, Oklahoma City ........................ 46-24 .657 1989, Oklahoma City ........................ 47-23 .621 1990, Oklahoma City ........................ 50-8 .862 1991, Oklahoma City ........................ 42-17 .707 1992, Oklahoma City ........................ 50-17 .746 1993, Oklahoma City ........................ 57-12 .826 1994, Oklahoma City ........................ 52-8 .867 1995, Oklahoma City ........................ 49-9 .845 1996, Oklahoma City ........................ 59-5 .922 1997, Oklahoma City ........................ 57-12 .826 1998, Oklahoma City ........................ 63-10 .863 1999, Oklahoma City ........................ 69-12 .852 2000, Oklahoma City ........................ 63-12 .840 2001, Oklahoma City ........................ 56-12 .824 Phil McSpadden 2002, Oklahoma City ........................ 58-10 .853 2003, Oklahoma City ........................ 38-25 .603 Head coach 2004, Oklahoma City ....................... 66-13 .835 2005, Oklahoma City ........................ 47-16 .746 23rd year at OCU 2006, Oklahoma City ........................ 53-7 .883 (Oral Roberts) 2007, Oklahoma City ........................ 53-6 .898 28th year as head coach 2008, Oklahoma City ........................ 49-14 .778 2009, Oklahoma City ........................ 53-9 .855 1,177-282 at OCU 1,304-322 in 27 years overall Totals ................................................. 1,124-273 .805 Eight National Championships NAIA championships 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007 Phil McSpadden has built the nation’s best small-college consecutive national tournaments. After missing the softball program and most storied program in the NAIA tournament in 1991, McSpadden’s teams have qualified at Oklahoma City University, capturing eight national for the national tournament every year. McSpadden has a championships. 1,177-282 record in that span. McSpadden has compiled myriad accolades, including Prior to coming to OCU, McSpadden coached at Ponca becoming an NAIA hall of famer in 2007. He has been City and Dewey high schools, compiling an impressive 127- recognized as national coach of the year by the National 40 record in five years while leading teams at both schools Fastpitch Coaches Association three times, NAIA coach of to state tournaments. While at Dewey, his teams won the the year eight times, region coach of the year once and school’s first three crowns in any sport. three-time Sooner Athletic Conference coach of the year. A native of Vinita, Okla., McSpadden played baseball at He and his staff have been NFCA NAIA coaching staff of the Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College and Oral Roberts. He year twice. graduated from ORU in 1977 with a business management In his 23rd year at OCU, McSpadden has guided OCU to degree. He earned his master’s degree in business education eight national championships, the most in NAIA history, from Oklahoma State in 1980. McSpadden has two sons, and two national runner-up finishes in 21 trips to the NAIA Matthew and Aaron. Championships. He has coached 39 individuals who became all-American, 25 first-team all-Americans and 23 NAIA scholar-athletes, as well as five NAIA players of the year, two NAIA pitchers of the year, three NAIA catchers of the year and three four-time all-Americans. Four former OCU players have helped their country win Olympic medals. OCU has captured 10 regional titles, five bi-district titles, five district titles and 13 Sooner Athletic Conference titles under McSpadden. OCU has won 13 of 15 conference championships. McSpadden came to OCU in 1988 and started a tradition of dominance with a bang by guiding the team to three 2 2010 Oklahoma City University Softball Media Guide COACHING STAFF Assistants/Support staff BOBBI BRIDGES Assistant coach Eighth year (Oklahoma City) Bobbi Bridges, in her eighth season as assistant softball coach, has been a part of NAIA title teams as a coach and a player at Oklahoma City University. She assists coach Phil McSpadden in all aspects of the program. In her seven years coaching at OCU, the Stars have averaged 51 wins per year Guy Cook and have advanced to the NAIA Championships each year, winning the national Strength and title in 2007. conditioning coach Prior to her return to the OCU softball program, Bridges spent two years as the assistant coach at Blinn College in Brenham, Texas. She played for McSpadden at OCU from 1994-98, helping OCU win four con- secutive NAIA championships. She was selected as a first-team NAIA all-Ameri- can catcher in 1997 and 1998. A native of Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, Bridges set NAIA Championships re- cords with two home runs in a game and eight total bases in a game. She set those records against Mobile (Ala.) in 1997. Bridges once played for the Team Canada softball program. Harold Copas Bridges is married to Prince Bridges. Pitching coach Home of Champions: www.ocusports.com 3 OUTLOOK Oklahoma City University enters the 2010 softball season looking to out. I hope I am not expect- match last year’s results and return to the NAIA Championships. ing too much from her, but I The Stars finished 53-9 last season and advanced to the semifinals of the think she is going to be one national tournament. OCU has advanced to the national tournament 18 of our better players.” years in a row. Melanie Mobley, a junior OCU has captured eight national championships in softball with its last from Spokane, Wash., joins coming in 2007. the Stars after spending two “We will have more seniors in this class than we have ever had,” OCU seasons at Wenatchee Valley coach Phil McSpadden said. “We think we can fill in the right pieces and (Wash.). come up with the right combination with the improvement of last year’s “She is a hard worker sophomores and juniors.” that seems to be very intel- The Stars will be led by all-Americans Amanda Howard and Ashley Wil- ligent,” McSpadden said. “I burn. think she is going to help us Howard, a senior from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, had a breakout season just from a good teammate for OCU last year on her way to becoming NAIA and Sooner Athletic Confer- standpoint. You always need ence player of the year. Howard hit .436 with 26 home runs, 58 RBIs and 13 those players who are willing stolen bases. to fill in wherever you need “She has improved so much over her career,” McSpadden said about them to.” Howard. “Last year we threw her into the leadoff spot, and I guess the con- Shari Misuraca, a fresh- fidence we were showing in her allowed her to have that much more con- man from Oklahoma City, fidence in herself.” was originally part of Mc- Wilburn, a senior from Gilmer, Texas, is a veteran pitcher for the Stars Spadden’s first recruiting with good velocity. Wilburn earned second-team all-American honors with a class at OCU. She joins the 24-4 record and a 1.12 earned run average a year ago.