Loren Hibbs
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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.
Playing career
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]
Coaching career
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[1] 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.
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.[1] In 2025, Hibbs was announced as the new head coach of the Cotuit Kettleers, a collegiate summer baseball team in the Cape Cod Baseball League.[6]
Head coaching record
Below is a table of Hibbs's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[4][7][8]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| 2023 | Wichita State | 30–25 | 13–10 | 3rd | American tournament | ||||
| Total: | 850–706–5 | ||||||||
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Personal
Hibbs's wife, Lisa, is the director of the Athletic Academic Center at UNC Charlotte. His son Tyson Hibbs played for his father as a utility player and pinch runner with the 49ers.[9] He is also the father of two daughters, Erin and Lanie.[10]
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