![]() Loren Hibbs (49) meets with the umpires and opposing coach at a game in 2010. | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Wellington, Kansas, U.S. | May 17, 1961
Alma mater | Wichita State University |
Playing career | |
1982–1984 | Wichita State |
1984 | Everett Giants |
Position(s) | Outfield |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1985–1992 | Wichita State (asst.) |
1993–2019 | Charlotte |
2023 | Wichita State (Interim HC) |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
2020-2022 | Wichita State (Dir. of Operations) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 850–706–4 |
Tournaments | NCAA: 3–10 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2 Metro Conference Regular season Titles (1994, 1995) 4 Atlantic 10 Regular season Titles (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011) 1 Metro Conference Tournament championship (1993) 1 Conference USA Tournament championship (1998) 3 Atlantic 10 Tournament championships (2007, 2008, 2011) 5 NCAA Regional Appearances (1993, 1998, 2007, 2008, 2011) | |
Awards | |
C-USA Coach of the Year (1998) A-10 Coach of the Year (2007) AAC Coach of the Year (2023) | |
Loren Hibbs (born May 17, 1961) is an American baseball coach and former player, most recently serving as the interim head baseball coach for Wichita State for the 2023 season. [1] He previously has served as the head baseball coach at Charlotte.
Hibbs played college baseball for Wichita State. During his time as a player with the Shockers, he was on the all-tournament team at the 1982 College World Series and, in 1982, set the NCAA record for runs in a season. [2] After college, Hibbs played a short time in the San Francisco Giants farm system, appearing in 39 games for the Everett Giants in 1984. [3]
Hibbs served as an assistant with Wichita State from 1985–1992 before being hired by the Charlotte 49ers. [2] At Charlotte, Hibbs won the Metro Conference tournament and an NCAA tournament berth in 1993, the Metro regular season titles in 1994 and 1995, the Atlantic 10 regular season and conference tournament titles in 2007 and 2008, and the Atlantic 10 regular season title in 2010. In 1998 the Niners won a school-record 43 games and reached the NCAA tournament. Charlotte broke the 1998 mark for wins in 2007 with 49 wins, including two wins over NC State in the 2007 NCAA tournament. [4]
On June 14, 2019, Hibbs announced his retirement as head coach of Charlotte baseball to rejoin Wichita State as its director of baseball operations. [5] In December 2022, he was named interim head coach after the resignation of Eric Wedge. Despite taking the reins just months before the 2023 season, he was named the American Athletic Conference coach of the year after leading the Shockers to a 30-25 (13-10 AAC) record, an improvement of a 21-36 overall mark and 9-15 finish in league play in 2022. [6]
On May 30, 2023, Wichita State director of athletics Kevin Saal announced that Hibbs and the rest of the Shockers coaching staff would not be retained for the 2024 season, with the university opting to perform a national search for Wedge's permanent replacement. [7]
Below is a table of Hibbs's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach. [4] [8] [9]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Charlotte 49ers (Metro Conference)(1993–1995) | |||||||||
1993 | Charlotte | 26–32 | 6–11 | 5th | NCAA Regional | ||||
1994 | Charlotte | 31–25 | 12–5 | 1st | Metro Tournament | ||||
1995 | Charlotte | 36–21 | 11–7 | T–1st | Metro Tournament | ||||
Charlotte 49ers (Conference USA)(1996–2005) | |||||||||
1996 | Charlotte | 29–30 | 11–13 | 5th | C-USA tournament | ||||
1997 | Charlotte | 30–26–1 | 14–12 | 5th | C-USA tournament | ||||
1998 | Charlotte | 43–19 | 19–8 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
1999 | Charlotte | 26–26 | 13–14 | 7th | C-USA tournament | ||||
2000 | Charlotte | 32–25–1 | 15–11 | 4th | C-USA tournament | ||||
2001 | Charlotte | 24–31 | 10–17 | 8th | C-USA tournament | ||||
2002 | Charlotte | 19–35 | 9–21 | 11th | |||||
2003 | Charlotte | 21–28 | 11–15 | 8th | C-USA tournament | ||||
2004 | Charlotte | 20–32 | 9–21 | 10th | |||||
2005 | Charlotte | 32–23 | 13–17 | 9th | |||||
Charlotte 49ers (Atlantic 10 Conference)(2006–2013) | |||||||||
2006 | Charlotte | 35–20–1 | 18–9 | T–3rd | A-10 tournament | ||||
2007 | Charlotte | 49–12 | 23–4 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2008 | Charlotte | 43–16 | 19–8 | T–1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2009 | Charlotte | 33–22 | 16–11 | T–4th | A-10 tournament | ||||
2010 | Charlotte | 40–16 | 20–7 | 1st | A-10 tournament | ||||
2011 | Charlotte | 43–16 | 17–7 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2012 | Charlotte | 21–32 | 9–14 | 10th | |||||
2013 | Charlotte | 37–23 | 17–7 | T–1st | A-10 tournament | ||||
Charlotte 49ers (Conference USA)(2013–2019) | |||||||||
2014 | Charlotte | 19–31–1 | 10–19 | T–11th | |||||
2015 | Charlotte | 19–29 | 11–19 | 10th | |||||
2016 | Charlotte | 23–32 | 12–17 | 8th | C-USA tournament | ||||
2017 | Charlotte | 34–24 | 18–12 | T-3rd | C-USA tournament | ||||
2018 | Charlotte | 34–24 | 17–13 | 4th | C-USA tournament | ||||
2019 | Charlotte | 21–31–1 | 11–18–1 | 11th | |||||
Wichita State Shockers (American Athletic Conference)(2023) | |||||||||
2023 | Wichita State | 30–25 | 13–10 | 3rd | American tournament | ||||
Total: | 850–706–5 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
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