James McClanahan
Fort Bend Elkins High School
Impact Statement
McClanahan’s team holds the longest winning steak in Texas, and fourth nationally, with 76 straight wins.
Biography
At press time McClanahan’s Elkins High squad was four victories away from a second consecutive 39-0 season record, a second consecutive Class 5A state title and a second consecutive finish in the No. 1 spot in the USA Today/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) High School Top 25.
McClanahan and his assistant coaches were named the Speedline/NFCA High School National Coaching Staff of the Year in 2004. Should Elkins repeat, McClanahan, completing his 11th season, would be 143-10 in his last four seasons. His 2003 team was a state semifinalist.
McClanahan’s team holds the longest winning steak in Texas, and fourth nationally, with a 76 game winning streak as of 2005.
Since his honoring in 2005, McClanahan coached at Elkins until 2011 when he took over at Fort Bend Ridge Point.
In 2015, McClanahan took Ridge Point to the state championship, a first for any team sport, and won his 500th game.
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