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Sam Houston head softball coach Bob Brock was honored in a special pregame ceremony at Friday's Bearkat game against Texas State.

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