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Doug_Spears.JPG (9018 bytes)Doug Spears, who began the Lander softball program in 1982, is entering his 24th season as the Bearcats head coach.

A member of the 700-win club, Spears has amassed an overall 771-440-1 record at Lander for a .636 winning percentage. His record includes two NAIA District 6 titles (1990 and 1991) and a Palmetto State Conference title in 1990 and 1991. Seven times a Spears-coached team finished ranked in the NAIA Top 20.

Spears was the 1990 NAIA East Region Coach of the Year, the NAIA District 6 Coach of the Year in 1982, '85, '86, '87 and '90 and Palmetto State Conference Coach of the Year in 1990. He was also the Peach Belt Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 1994.

Spears was very active in the NAIA, serving as District 6 softball chairman from 1982-92. He also served as a National Tournament Committee Member from 1988-92. A member of the Softball Coaches Association Executive Committee from 1990-92, Spears served on the 1991 Pan-American Team Selection Committee in 1991.

He has coached All-Americans Kim Harper (NAIA 1985, '86, '87), Kristi Weed (NAIA 1990, '91), Ann Harbin (NAIA 1992), Kristi Johnson (NCAA 1994), Brantley Mack (NCAA 1996, '97) and Ashley Tomlinson (2001)

23-year career record

Year Wins Losses
1982 22 16
1983 20 15
1984 20 20
1985 38 13
1986 32 11
1987 46 7
1988 33 24
1989 27 22
1990 44 13
1991 38 20
1992 36 22
1993 28 20
1994 46 16
1995 38 15
1996 41 12
1997 30 26
1998 42 16
1999 38 21
2000 32 21
2001 28 28
2002 31 31
2003 31 20
2004 30 31
Total 771 440

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