Bobby Reeves Named Head Softball Coach
June 26, 2000 | Softball
June 26, 2000
LUBBOCK, Texas - After an exhaustive national search to find a head coach for the Texas Tech softball program, athletic department officials today announced the selection of Bobby Reeves as the new head coach for the Red Raiders.
Reeves comes to Texas Tech after a one-year stint as the head coach at Southwest Texas State University. Reeves enjoyed a high level of success in his one season at Southwest Texas, leading the team to a school record .619 winning percentage and a No. 3 ranking in the Midwest Region. Prior to his head coaching job at Southwest Texas, Reeves served as an assistant coach at Texas Tech from 1996 to 1999.
"I'm very pleased to get Bobby Reeves aboard," Texas Tech athletic director Gerald Myers said. "After a national search we have a top quality coach to lead our program. Bobby did a great job here as an assistant and did great work at Southwest Texas, leading that program to it's most successful season ever. I feel Bobby will lead Texas Tech softball back to a top level in the conference and nationally. "
Reeves attended Lubbock Christian University where he earned a bachelor's degree in Kinesiology. He served as an assistant coach for the LCU baseball team from 1995 to 1996 before accepting the assistant softball coach position at Texas Tech. In his three-and-a-half years at Tech Reeves helped to build a fledgling program into a respected power in the Big 12. Texas Tech teams finished with a No. 17 national ranking in 1998 and qualified for the NCAA tournament in 1999.
"This is like a homecoming for me," Reeves said. "I grew up around here (Shallowater) and I'm very happy to be back. It's an exciting time for the program and it's evident with the new facility being built that the administration is committed to the program. The opportunity to get Texas Tech softball recognized again and back on top is great for me."