Josh Taylor (softball)

Josh Taylor

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Louisiana Tech
Conference	Conference USA
Record	71–44 (.617)
Biographical details
Alma mater	Nevada
Playing career
1993–1994	Nevada
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Baseball
2004–2007	Feather River College (asst.)
Softball
2007–2008	San Joaquin (AHC/RC)
2008–2011	Marysville Gold Sox (AHC)
2009–2012	Feather River College
2013–2016	Nevada (asst.)
2017–2021	Nevada
2022–Present	Louisiana Tech
Head coaching record
Overall	304–212 (.589)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Golden Valley Champions (2010) CUSA Regular Season Champions (2022)
Awards
Golden Valley Coach of the Year (2010) CUSA Coach of the Year (2022)

Josh Taylor is an American softball coach who is the current head coach at Louisiana Tech. ^[1] He is the previous head coach at his alma mater, Nevada. ^[2]

Coaching career

Nevada

On August 17, 2016, Taylor was announced as the new head coach of the Nevada softball program. ^[3]

Louisiana Tech

On June 7, 2021, Taylor was announced as the new head coach of the Louisiana Tech softball program. ^{[4] [5]} On June 8, 2022, Taylor signed a one-year extension with Louisiana Tech to keep him through 2027. ^[6]

Head coaching record

Community College

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Feather River Golden Eagles (Golden Valley Conference)(2009–2012)
2009	Feather River	21–22	9–11	3rd
2010	Feather River	30–11	15–5	1st
2011	Feather River	32–12	15–5	3rd
2011	Feather River	30–14	14–6	2nd
Feather River:		113–59 (.657)	53–27 (.663)
Total:		113–59 (.657)
National champion        Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

Sources: ^{[7] [8]}

NCAA

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Nevada Wolf Pack (Mountain West Conference)(2017–2021)
2017	Nevada	30–25	13–11	5th
2018	Nevada	27–27	12–12	5th
2019	Nevada	29–27	11–13	7th
2020	Nevada	10–14	0–0
2021	Nevada	24–16	16–8	3rd
Nevada:		120–109 (.524)	52–44 (.542)
Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters (Conference USA)(2022–Present)
2022	Louisiana Tech	39–20	18–6	1st (West)
2023	Louisiana Tech	32–24	13–11	7th
2024	Louisiana Tech	0–0	0–0
Louisiana Tech:		71–44 (.617)	31–17 (.646)
Total:		191–153 (.555)
National champion        Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

1. "Josh Taylor". LATechSports.com. Louisiana Tech Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
2. "Josh Taylor". NevadaWolfPack.com. Nevada Wolf Pack Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
3. "Josh Taylor takes over Nevada softball program". SparkTrib.com. Nevada Central Media, LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
4. "SB: Louisiana Tech Names Josh Taylor Head Coach". ConferenceUSA.com. Conference USA. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
5. "LA Tech Names Taylor Head Softball Coach". LATechSports.com. Louisiana Tech Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
6. Healy, Emma. "Josh Taylor signs one-year contract extension with Louisiana Tech softball". TheNewsStar.com. www.TheNewsStar.com. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
7. "MWC Softball Record Book" (PDF). Storage.Googleapis.com. MWC. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
8. "2024 CUSA Softball Record Book" (PDF). ConferenceUSA.com. Conference USA. Retrieved February 19, 2024.

External links

• Louisiana Tech Profile