Craig Moore (baseball)

Craig Moore is an American baseball coach and former shortstop, who is the current head baseball coach of the Ohio Bobcats. He played college baseball at Nebraska. He then served as the head coach of the Western Texas Westerners (2007–2010).

Craig Moore
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamOhio
ConferenceMAC
Record76–79
Biographical details
Alma materLake Erie College
Playing career
1996–1999Nebraska
Position(s)Shortstop
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002–2003Lake Erie (GA)
2004–2006Tennessee Tech (H)
2007–2010Western Texas College
2011–2012Creighton (P/AHC)
2013–2020Ohio (INF)
2021–presentOhio
Head coaching record
Overall76–79
TournamentsNCAA: 0–0

Playing career

Moore attended Archbishop Bergan High School and played college baseball at Nebraska.[1]

Coaching career

Moore began his coaching career as the hitting coach at Tennessee Tech under head coach, Matt Bragga.[2] After three years as the top assistant to Bragga, Moore was named the head baseball coach at Western Texas College. Moore would lead the Western Texas program for four seasons.[3] His stint in Texas ended when he accepted an assistant coaching position for the Creighton Bluejays, returning to his home state.[4] After two season at Creighton, Moore joined the coaching staff of the Ohio Bobcats.

On January 21, 2021, Ohio head coach Rob Smith retired, and Moore was named the interim head coach of the Bobcats.[5] On July 20, 2021, Moore was promoted to the full time head coach of the Bobcats.[6]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Ohio Bobcats (Mid-American Conference) (2021–present)
2021 Ohio 28–2519–216th
2022 Ohio 29–2421–154thMAC Tournament
2022 Ohio 19–3015–155th
Ohio: 76–7955–51
Total:76–79

      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. "17 Craig Moore". www.huskers.com. University of Nebraska Athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  2. "Tennessee Tech Golden Eagle Baseball Archives". www.ttusports.com. Tennessee Tech Athletics. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  3. "2009-2010" (PDF). www.wtcathletics.com. Western Texas College. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. "Creighton Baseball Hires Craig Moore as Assistant Coach". www.gocreighton.com. Creighton University. September 3, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  5. "Ohio's Smith announces retirement". www.athensmessenger.com. Athens Messenger. January 21, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  6. Eli Feazell (July 20, 2021). "Baseball: Craig Moore promoted to Ohio's full-time coach". www.athensmessenger.com. Athens Messenger. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
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