Sports
, May 3, 1994
The Battalion
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Itir and firm is the ideology
Bob Brock, head coach for
llth-ranked Texas A&M soft-
team, has used to elevate his
jram as one of the top pro-
sin the nation.
Irock came to Texas A&M in
!2 from Baylor University
:re he had taken the Bears to
Division II College World Se-
in 1980 and 1982. He re
ted Bill Galloway who left for
isiana Tech after directing the
ies to three-straight AIAW
ege World Series in a row.
idid not take long for Brock
lake his mark at A&M.
b 1982, Brock directed the
lies to a 84-9 record and their
« AIAW national champi-
ihip. He would continue his
less a NCAA national champi-
ihipin 1983.
liter runner-up finishes in
Hand 1986, Brock added an-
ier national title with a team
ais particularly dear to him. It
a the first championship team
it was entirely filled with play-
he recruited.
All teams are special,” Brock
"The team that sticks out in
mind is the 198 7 champi-
ship team.
"When I first came here, I was
)te known as 'he was using so
Iso’s players,' but everybody
that team was people I had re
nted and people that stayed
me the whole four years
i teams’ continued success
at with the increased parity at
tcollegiate level has given
:ock, 661-25 1 overall in his
%hyear as a head coach, the
'tognition of being one of the
sitry’s best coaches,
fit the beginning of the season,
he ranked No. 4 among active Di
vision I coaches in victories and
was also in the top 10 in winning
percentage.
Brock s formula for success is
being “firm and fair” toward his
players, a philosophy that goes
back to the days he worked in the
criminal justice program.
But, he said, he does not want
to frighten his players. Brock,
who admits to having high goals,
does not want to be known as a
coach that intimidates players.
“You should be firm and fair,”
Brock said. “I might be more
firm than some people would like
for me to be, but that is the way I
am. I don’t want to be known as
a coach that teaches by fear.”
With great teams, the list of
great players that have played un
der Brock is long. Those players
that have gone through the pro
gram know his road is a tough
one, but one that produces wins
and brings the best to A&M.
“He’s tough and he sticks to
what he believes in,” said Jennifer
McFalls, A&M’s senior All-Ameri
can shortstop. “It takes a lot of
dedication and hard work. You
have to give him 110 percent; he
expects it out of you.”
“He’s pretty strict and very in
tense,” said assistant coach Shawn
Andaya, former three-time All-
American pitcher who played for
Brock on his 1987 national cham
pionship team. “One thing about
A&M, girls know softball-wise
they will come here and win.”
At 50-years young, Brock is
taking his program into a new
ball park, and the merged Big
Eight conference with a new look.
Over the last year, he has lost 50
pounds in an effort to stay on top
of the team.
Brock gives no real answer to
when he will give up the reigns
Women’s sports banquet
honors McFalls, seniors
By Nick Georgandis
The Battalion
A year of shining individual
performances and record-setting
achievements was lauded Monday
night, as Texas A&M University
held the Women’s All Sports Ban
quet at the College Station Hilton.
Senior softball player Jennifer
McFalls received the night’s top
honor, taking home the Dillard’s
PaceSetter Award for exemplifying
the essence of what a Lady Aggie
should be, including excellence in
athletics, academics and commu
nity work.
Special honors were given to
each of the senior athletes, 25 in
all, from the basketball, softball,
golf, soccer, swimming, tennis,
volleyball and track teams. Each
senior was given a music box,
hand-crafted by Robert Brooks.
Women’s athletic director and
head women’s basketball coach
Lynn Hickey called the year the
best in the school’s history.
A highlight video to end the
evening lauded the second-place
conference finishes of the basket
ball, tennis and volleyball teams.
Particular highlights of the video
were the basketball team’s stun
ning upset of national power Texas
Tech at G. Rollie White Coliseum
in February, and the volleyball’s
team first NCAA tournament ap
pearance since 19 86. The team
knocked off George Mason
See Banquet/Page 8
Kent, Krause honored as
Coach, Rookie of Year
Kyle Bumett/yVztf Battalion
A&M's head softball coach Bob Brock looks over the No. 11 Lady Ag
gies before a game.
to the team, but he jokes that it
will come after he wins his
1,000th game.
The joke is that the 1,000th
win will probably come very
quickly so he says he probably
will be the coach until he turns
65.
“Experience has taught me that
you can’t always win,” Brock said.
“But that doesn’t mean you can’t
keep trying.”
From Staff and Wire Reports
The Texas A&M men’s tennis
team, in the midst of its best season
in school history, garnered a pair of
regional awards from the Intercol
legiate Tennis Association.
Aggie head coach David Kent, in
his 16th year at A8tM, was named
the Wilson Coach of the Year, while
freshman Robbie Krause earned
Tennis Match Rookie of the Year
honors.
“This is a very pleasant sur
prise,” Kent said. “This is a big
honor for the team and myself, es
pecially when you consider all the
great coaches in the Southwest
Conference. I’m very honored and
humbled by the award.”
Kent said he felt the ITA made a
good choice for the Rookie award.
“Robbie is very deserving of this
honor,” Kent said. “He made the
difference for our team. He made a
good team into a Top 20 team.
Robbie is simply a pleasure to
coach. He’s a hard worker, and no
body competes harder on the
court.”
Kent was named the Southwest
Region’s top coach after leading the
Aggies to a 22-3 overall record and
a share of the Southwest Confer
ence championship, A&M’s first.
The team’s .880 winning per
centage is the best in school history.
Among die highlights for the team
was a 15-match winning streak to
begin the season and taking the
team championship at the H.E.B.
Team Collegiate Championships.
Krause, who is from Roodeport,
South Africa, compiled a-2 1-4
overall singles record and was 19-3
in dual matches.
The No. 18 Aggies will be vying
for the automatic berth into the
NCAA Championships at the South
west Region Champioships May
13-15. The site of the competition
is still to be determined.
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