Oklahoma City University Athletics

Phil McSpadden has built the nation's finest small-college soft­ball program and most storied program in the NAIA at Okla­homa City University, capturing eight national cham­pionships, the most in NAIA history.

After becoming an National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Famer in December, McSpadden took the lead in college softball wins against four-year schools. McSpadden has directed OCU to 1,478 victories.
Among many accolades, McSpadden owns membership in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame, NAIA Hall of Fame, Oklahoma Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame and the OCU Athletics Hall of Fame.
McSpadden has been recog­nized as national coach of the year by the NFCA three times, NAIA coach of the year eight times, region coach of the year once and five-time Sooner Athletic Conference coach of the year. He and his staff have been NFCA NAIA coaching staff of the year seven times.
In 28 years at OCU, McSpadden has posted a 1,478-363 record for an .804 winning percentage. He has guided OCU to 12 national championship games, four national runner-up finishes, 26 trips to the NAIA Championships, 19 50-win seasons, 11 55-win seasons and four 60-win seasons. McSpadden's 1999 team won more games than any NAIA team has ever with 69. OCU has captured 10 regional titles, five bi-district titles, five district titles and 19 SAC titles un­der McSpadden.
In 2015, the Stars notched a 55-6 record with the SAC regular-season title while holding the No. 1 ranking in the NAIA for eight consecutive weeks. OCU led the NAIA in runs scored (547) and runs driven in (502). OCU gave McSpadden his 1,458th and 1,459th career wins on April 10 at Ann Lacy Stadium to surpass NCAA victory leader Margie Wright.

McSpadden has coached 83 all-Americans, 41 NAIA scholar-athlete award winners, 13 CoSIDA academic all-Americans, five NAIA players of the year, three NAIA pitchers of the year, four NAIA catchers of the year and three four-time all-Americans. Four former OCU players have helped their country win Olympic medals.
In 1988, McSpadden came to OCU and started a tradition of dominance with a bang by guiding the team to three consecutive national tournaments. After missing the tournament in 1991, McSpad­den's teams have qualified for the national tournament every year.
Prior to 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.
A native of Vinita, McSpadden played baseball at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College and Oral Roberts. He graduated from ORU in 1977 with a business management degree. He earned his master's degree in business education from Oklahoma State in 1980.
McSpadden has two sons, Matthew and Aaron.