Oklahoma City – Oklahoma City head softball coach Phil McSpadden accomplished something that has never been done in collegiate softball on Friday as he garnered his 2,000^th career victory as a head coach when the Stars claimed a 4-0 win over British Columbia at the Southern Collegiate Sports Invitational in Mesquite, Texas.
 
Currently, there are only three active coaches in the United States at any level of any sport, including professional, who have been at their respective posts longer than McSpadden: Andy Yosinoff is in year 49 with the Emmanuel College Saints women's basketball team, Geno Auriema has been at the helm of women's basketball for the University of Connecticut since 1985, and on the men's side, Oakland's coach Greg Kampe is in his 42nd year with the Golden Grizzlies. 
 
McSpadden has built the nation's finest small college softball program and most storied program in the NAIA at Oklahoma City University, capturing 11 national championships, the most in NAIA history, while becoming college softball's leader in wins. The next closest college softball coach in wins is Carol Hutchins, who coached the University of Michigan to 1,709 wins during her career. 
 
During his tenure, McSpadden has coached 113 All-Americans, eight NAIA players of the year, two NAIA pitchers of the year, eight NAIA catchers of the year, five four-time All-American and 62 academic All-Americans. Four former OCU players have helped their country win Olympic medals.
 
In 1988, coach McSpadden came to OCU and started a tradition of dominance. Before coming to OCU, McSpadden coached at Ponca City and Dewey High Schools, compiling an impressive 127-40 record in five years while leading teams at both schools to state tournaments. While at Dewey, his teams won the school's first three crowns in any sport.